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Birth of journalist and BBC political editor, John Cole
Birth of journalist and BBC political editor, John Cole John Morrison Cole (23 November 1927 – 7 November 2013) was a Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster, best known for his work with the BBC. Cole was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1927 to George Cole, an electrical engineer, and his wife Alice. The family were Ulster Protestants, and Cole identified himself as British. …

Irish Citizen Army is formed
Irish Citizen Army is formed The Irish Citizen Army (ICA) was formed in 1913, and it played a significant role in the events leading up to the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland. The Irish Citizen Army was established as a result of the social and labor unrest in Dublin during the early 20th century, particularly around the 1913 Dublin Lockout. …

Sir Richard Dawson Bates, unionist politician and minister in Northern Ireland is born in Belfast
Sir Richard Dawson Bates, unionist politician and minister in Northern Ireland is born in Belfast Sir Richard Dawson Bates, 1st Baronet OBE PC JP DL (23 November 1876 – 10 June 1949), known as Dawson Bates, was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland. …

Manchester Martyrs, 3 Fenians are executed - Michael Larkin, William Philip Allen, and Michael O'Brien
Manchester Martyrs, 3 Fenians are executed - Michael Larkin, William Philip Allen, and Michael O'Brien The Manchester Martyrs (Irish: Mairtirígh Mhanchain) were three Irish nationalists – William Philip Allen, Michael Larkin, and Michael O’Brien – who were hanged in 1867 following their conviction of murder after an attack on a police van in Manchester, England, in which a police officer was accidentally shot dead, an incident that was known at the time as the Manchester Outrages. …

Herbert Trench, poet, dramatist and theatre producer, in Avonmore, Co. Cork, is born
Herbert Trench, poet, dramatist and theatre producer, in Avonmore, Co. Cork, is born Herbert Trench, the Irish poet, dramatist, and theatre producer, was born on November 30, 1865, in Avonmore, County Cork, Ireland. Trench was part of a literary and artistic family; his brother, George Chenevix Trench, was a poet and writer as well. …

Historian Walter Biggar Blaikie born.
Historian Walter Biggar Blaikie born. …

Charlotte Grace O'Brien, social reformer who campaigned against conditions on emigrant ships, is born
Charlotte Grace O'Brien, social reformer who campaigned against conditions on emigrant ships, is born Charlotte Grace O’Brien (23 November 1845 – 3 June 1909) was an Irish author and philanthropist and an activist in nationalist causes and the protection of female emigrants. She is known also as a plant collector. She was the Irish social reformer and campaigner against poor conditions on emigrant ships, …

Richard Croker, Boss of Tammany Hall, NY, born in Cork
Richard Croker, Boss of Tammany Hall, NY, born in Cork Richard Welstead Croker, (November 24, 1843 – April 29, 1922) an influential American politician and a key figure in the history of Tammany Hall, was born on November 24, 1843, in the village of Stillorgan, County Dublin, Ireland. He was the son of Eyre Coote Croker (1800–1881) and Frances Laura Welsted (1807–1894). …

Margaret Aylward, founder of the Sisters of the Holy Faith, born in Waterford
Margaret Aylward, founder of the Sisters of the Holy Faith, born in Waterford Margaret Aylward, was an Irish Catholic nun, philanthropist, and founder of the Sisters of the Holy Faith, was born on November 23, 1810, in Thomas Street, Waterford, Ireland. …

Spranger Barry, actor, is born in Dublin
Spranger Barry, actor, is born in Dublin Spranger Barry, (23 November 1719 – 10 January 1777) the renowned Irish actor, was born on November 23, 1719, in Skinners Row (Christ Church Place), Dublin. …