1820 Henry Grattan (74), politician and orator who unsuccessfully introduced a bill for Catholic Emancipation in the Irish parliament (1794), died.
1989 Protesters demanding greater democratic freedoms were fired on by police and troops in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Several thousand were killed.
1820 Henry Grattan, outstanding orator and dominant figure in the Irish parliament (1782–1800), died.
1798 Lord Edward Fitzgerald, United Irishman, died in Dublin’s Newgate Jail.
1944 Rome was liberated by the Allies under General Mark Clark
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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