1821 Jane Francesca Elgee, Lady Wilde, poet and writer, widely known by her pen-name, Speranza, and mother of Oscar Wilde (1856–1900), born in Dublin.
1969 Dan Breen (75), IRA veteran, the first Fianna Fáil TD to take the oath of allegiance (April 1927), died.
1997 Billy Wright (36), notorious leader of the Loyalist Volunteer Force, was assassinated in the Maze prison by the INLA
1849 James Fintan Lalor, Young Irelander whose theories on the land question were later taken up by the Land League (1879), died.
1973 Thomas Niedermayer (45), manager of the Grundig electronics factory in Dunmurry, was abducted from his Belfast home by the IRA. He died just days later in captivity.
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Personal Histories
Personal Histories is an initiative by History Ireland,
which aims to capture the individual histories of Irish
people both in Ireland and around the world. It is hoped
to build an extensive database reflecting Irish lives,
giving them a chance to be heard, remembered and to
add their voice to the historical record.
Click Here to go to the Personal Histories page
1811 The Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in Ireland, better known as the Kildare Place Society, was founded to promote non-denominational schools throughout Ireland.