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John Sheahan, fiddle player with the Dubliners, is born
John Sheahan, fiddle player with the Dubliners, is born …

Sir Isaac Butt invents the term Home Rule
Sir Isaac Butt invents the term Home Rule …

Birth of Henry Dixon, botanist
Birth of Henry Dixon, botanist …

Máire Ni Aodáin (Mary Hayden), Irish historian, is born
Máire Ni Aodáin (Mary Hayden), Irish historian, is born …

Standish Hayes O'Grady, scholar, is born in Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Standish Hayes O'Grady, scholar, is born in Castleconnell, Co. Limerick …

Anna Maria O'dell, the 2nd wife of William O'dell gives birth to a stillborn child in the Marshalsea debtors prison, where she had accompanied her husband
Anna Maria O'dell, the 2nd wife of William O'dell gives birth to a stillborn child in the Marshalsea debtors prison, where she had accompanied her husband …

Lord Edward Fitzgerald, a leader of the United Irishmen, is betrayed by Francis Magan; is arrested and is shot while being apprehended
Lord Edward Fitzgerald, a leader of the United Irishmen, is betrayed by Francis Magan; is arrested and is shot while being apprehended …

James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson- died.
James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson- died. James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the eldest son of a judge, Alexander Boswell, 8th Laird of Auchinleck and his wife Euphemia Erskine, Lady Auchinleck. He is best known as the biographer of Samuel Johnson. His name has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer. …

Death in Auchinleck of James Boswell, biographer of Dr Johnston.
Death in Auchinleck of James Boswell, biographer of Dr Johnston. …

John Forster is unanimously elected Speaker of the House of Commons, replacing Alan Brodrick
John Forster is unanimously elected Speaker of the House of Commons, replacing Alan Brodrick …