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Beginning of the Hunger Strike by seven Republican prisoners in the H Blocks at Long Kesh. They are later joined by three female prisoners at Armagh Prison
Beginning of the Hunger Strike by seven Republican prisoners in the H Blocks at Long Kesh. They are later joined by three female prisoners at Armagh Prison …

Birth in Dublin of Bryan Guinness, 2nd Lord Moyne; brewer and writer
Birth in Dublin of Bryan Guinness, 2nd Lord Moyne; brewer and writer …

Between October 24 and this date, Fenians propose a New Departure - an alliance with the Parnellites
Between October 24 and this date, Fenians propose a New Departure - an alliance with the Parnellites …

William Smith, founder of the Boys Brigade, born.
William Smith, founder of the Boys Brigade, born. …

James Macpherson Scottish translator of Ossianic poems born.
James Macpherson Scottish translator of Ossianic poems born. Macpherson is remembered for one of the most spectacular literary hoaxes of all time; the epic of Ossian. He was born on 27 October 1736 at Ruthven, Badenoch, the son of a farmer. He was educated at Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, and in 1756 he b …

James Cook, circum-navigator of the globe, born to Scottish parents in Yorkshire.
James Cook, circum-navigator of the globe, born to Scottish parents in Yorkshire. …

A proclamation declares the banishment of Catholic bishops and priest and the closure of religious houses and schools under Charles IIs reign
A proclamation declares the banishment of Catholic bishops and priest and the closure of religious houses and schools under Charles IIs reign …

Surrender of Limerick
Surrender of Limerick …