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David Steel, (Lord Steel of Aikwood), politician and former leader of the Liberal party, born.
David Steel, (Lord Steel of Aikwood), politician and former leader of the Liberal party, born. David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a retired Scottish politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the final leader of the Liberal Party, from 1976 to 1988. His tenure spanned the duration of the alliance with the Social Democratic Party, which began in 1981 and concluded with the formation of the Liberal Democrats in 1988. …

British parliament accepts Irish Home Rule-law
British parliament accepts Irish Home Rule-law The Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for self-government (or “home rule”) for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was the dominant political movement of Irish nationalism from 1870 to the end of World War I. …

A census on this date shows the population of Ireland to be 4,458,775; this is the last census to be taken on the basis of baronies
A census on this date shows the population of Ireland to be 4,458,775; this is the last census to be taken on the basis of baronies In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county, analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. Baronies were created during the Tudor reconquest of Ireland, replacing the earlier cantreds formed after the original Norman invasion. …

Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Féin and co-signatory of Anglo-Irish treaty, born Arthur Joseph Griffith (31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922) was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin. …

The independent Irish party splits and the Tenant League breaks up
The independent Irish party splits and the Tenant League breaks up The Independent Irish Party (IIP) was the designation chosen by the 48 Members of the United Kingdom Parliament returned from Ireland with the endorsement of the Tenant Right League in the 1852 general election. The League had secured their promise to offer an independent opposition (refusing all government favour and office) to the dominant landlord interest, and to advance an agrarian reform programme popularly summarised as the “three F’s”: fair rent, fixed tenure and free sale. …

Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre, dies during pregnancy
Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre, dies during pregnancy Charlotte Brontë (21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of English literature. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which she published under the gender neutral pen name Currer Bell. …

Seven women from Island Magee, Co. Antrim are imprisoned and pilloried for bewitching a woman
Seven women from Island Magee, Co. Antrim are imprisoned and pilloried for bewitching a woman The Islandmagee witch trials were two criminal trials in Carrickfergus in 1711 for alleged witchcraft at Islandmagee. It is believed to have been the last witch trial to take place in Ireland. …

Scottish Regalia were saved from Cromwell's invading army after being smuggled from Dunnottar Castle
Scottish Regalia were saved from Cromwell's invading army after being smuggled from Dunnottar Castle The Scottish Honours are the oldest Royal Regalia in Britain and can be seen in Edinburgh Castle. The Honours of Scotland, also known as the Scottish regalia and the Scottish crown jewels, dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, are the oldest set of Crown Jewels in the British Isles. They were used in the coronations of Scottish monarchs until and including Charles II in 1651. They have not since been used. …

Robert Bruce, The Great Competitor and grandfather of King Robert the Bruce, died.
Robert Bruce, The Great Competitor and grandfather of King Robert the Bruce, died. Robert V de Brus (Robert de Brus), 5th Lord of Annandale (ca. 1215 – 31 March or 3 May 1295), was a feudal lord, justice and constable of Scotland and England, a regent of Scotland, and a competitor for the Scottish throne in 1290/92 in the Great Cause. He is commonly known as “Robert the Competitor”. His grandson Robert the Bruce eventually became King of Scots. …