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Most of United Free Church merged with Church of Scotland.
Most of United Free Church merged with Church of Scotland. …

Lennox Robinson, playwright and one-time Abbey Theatre manager, is born in Douglas, Co. Cork
Lennox Robinson, playwright and one-time Abbey Theatre manager, is born in Douglas, Co. Cork …

Boys Brigade founded in Glasgow.
Boys Brigade founded in Glasgow. …

Birth of heavyweight bare-knuckle boxer Jim Dunne in Co. Kildare. Dunne won the American heavyweight title from fellow Irishman Jim Elliot - the pair were jailed after the illegal event
Birth of heavyweight bare-knuckle boxer Jim Dunne in Co. Kildare. Dunne won the American heavyweight title from fellow Irishman Jim Elliot - the pair were jailed after the illegal event …

Death of John Rennie, engineer who constructed the Crinan Canal.
Death of John Rennie, engineer who constructed the Crinan Canal. …

African explorer Alexander Laing, born.
African explorer Alexander Laing, born. …

William Bligh, Cornish man, Mutiny on the Bounty fame was born.
William Bligh, Cornish man, Mutiny on the Bounty fame was born. William Bligh (9 September 1754 - 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. He is best known for the famous mutiny that occurred against his command aboard HMAV (His Majestys Armed Vessel) Bounty. After the Bounty mutiny he became Governor of New South Wales, where his stern administration engendered another insurrection, the Rum Rebellion led by John Macarthur. …

Edmund Malone, editor and Shakespearian scholar, is born in Dublin
Edmund Malone, editor and Shakespearian scholar, is born in Dublin …

Henry Boyle, the future Earl of Shannon, is unanimously elected Speaker of the Irish parliament. He will serve till 1756 - the longest-serving Speaker of the 1692-1800 parliaments
Henry Boyle, the future Earl of Shannon, is unanimously elected Speaker of the Irish parliament. He will serve till 1756 - the longest-serving Speaker of the 1692-1800 parliaments …

Irish Brigade of France fights in the battle of Marsaglia
Irish Brigade of France fights in the battle of Marsaglia …