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General Strike began at midnight, the first in British history
General Strike began at midnight, the first in British history …

IRA troops under Tom Maguire fight off 600 English troops in Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo
IRA troops under Tom Maguire fight off 600 English troops in Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo …

Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail
Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail …

Walter Macken, novelist, born in Galway
Walter Macken, novelist, born in Galway …

Bing Crosby, descendant of Irish immigrants, is born in Tacoma, Washington
Bing Crosby, descendant of Irish immigrants, is born in Tacoma, Washington …

Welsh Thomas Coke, a Methodist cleric and missionary, died
Welsh Thomas Coke, a Methodist cleric and missionary, died …

The Irish Academy, later to become the Royal Irish Academy, meets for the first time
The Irish Academy, later to become the Royal Irish Academy, meets for the first time …

Sir Wentworth Harman, MP for Lanesborough, dies
Sir Wentworth Harman, MP for Lanesborough, dies …

John Knox began the Reformation in Scotland.
John Knox began the Reformation in Scotland. John Knox (1505, 1513 or 1514 – 1572) was a Scottish religious reformer who played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner. He is widely regarded as the father of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, and of the Church of Scotland. He died in Edinburgh on November 24, 1572. …