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2008 Conor Cruise O'Brien, dies at 91, in his home overlooking Dublin Bay
1993 "Les Miserables," opens at Point Theatre, Dublin 1990 Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa," premieres in Dublin 1989 Ray McAnally, actor (My Left Foot, Empire State), dies in Dublin at 63 1979 Hugh Leonards "Life," premieres in Dublin 1977 Ronan Keating, born in Bayside Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer for Boyzone 1976 Shane Lynch, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1976 Stephen Gately, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1974 Keith Duffy, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1974 Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated 1972 Mikey Graham, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1968 Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles 1967 Brendan Behans "Norstal Boy," premieres in Dublin 1966 Sinead O'Connor, Dublin Ireland, singer, Nothing Compares 2 U 1966 An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin 1963 "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater New York City for 4 performances 1961 Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Mark Kelly, born in Dublin, Ireland, keyboardist, Marillion-Real to Reel 1960 Bono Vox, Paul Hauson, Dublin, Ireland, rocker, U2-Joshua Tree 1960 Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1957 Siobhan Fahey, born in Dublin, rocker, Bananarama-Venus, Shakespear's Sister 1951 Bob Geldof, born in Dublin, Ireland, rocker, member of The Boomtown Rats, singer, songwriter, actor, played Pink in "The Wall" 1951 Bertie Ahern, Dublin Ireland, Prime Minister of Ireland, 1997 - 2008 1951 Phil Lynott, Dublin Ireland, rock bassist, Thin Lizzy 1950 Gemma Craven, Dublin, actress, Wagner, Story of Slipper and Rose 1950 Gabriel Byrne, Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hello Again, Cool World 1945 Brenda Fricker, Dublin Ireland, actress, My Left Foot 1941 Fionnula Flanagan, Dublin Ireland, actress, Rich Man Poor Man 1932 Christy Brown, born in Dublin, novelist, My Left Foot, Down All the Days 1928 ESL Robinson's "Far-Off Hills," premieres in Dublin 1926 Hugh Leonard, born in Dublin, Ireland, writer, winner, Jacob's Award, for 'Wuthering Heights', wrote Sunday Independent column 'The Curmudgeon' 1926 Milo O'Shea, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Barbarella, Romeo and Juliet 1926 Sean O'Casey's "Plough and Stars" opens at Abbey Theater Dublin 1924 White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend 1924 Sean McClory, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur 1924 Sean O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock," premieres in Dublin 1923 Sean O'Casey's "Shadow of a Gunman," premieres in Dublin 1923 Brendan Behan, born in Dublin, Ireland, author and poet, Hostage 1922 Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin 1922 Irish author Liam O'Flaherty and others occupy Rotunda in Dublin 1921 Maureen O'Hara, Fitzsimmons, Dublin, actress, Miracle on 34th St 1921 British troops occupy Dublin 1919 Iris Murdoch, born in Dublin, Ireland, novelist, Severed Head, Unicorn 1918 Jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor, King Lear, Exorcist 1917 Conor Cruise O'Brien, born in Dublin, politician, writer, academic, author, civil servant, Irish government minister 1916 Esme Stuart Lennox Robinsons premieres in Dublin 1916 Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin 1915 St. John Ervine's "John Ferguson," premieres in Dublin 1913 Niall MacGinnis, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Curse of the Demon 1912 Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dublin Ire, actress, Pawnbroker, Easy Money 1912 Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53 1912 Wilfrid Brambell, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hard Day's Night 1910 JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin 1907 Lady Gregory's "Rising of the Moon," premieres in Dublin 1905 Arthur Griffith forms Sinn Fein in Dublin 1905 Brian Coffey, born in Dublin, Ireland, poet, publisher, influenced by Catholicism, science and philosophy, surrealism, published in the University Review, established Advent Press 1905 Denis O'Dea, born in Dublin, actor, Esther and the King, Treasure Island 1904 W B Yeats/Lady Gregory's "On Baile's Strand," premieres in Dublin 1904 George Brent, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, 42nd St, Jezebel 1904 John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin 1904 Sean MacBride, Dublin, statesman/Amnesty International co-founder, Nobel '74 1904 J. M. Synge's "Ruders to the Sea," premieres in Dublin 1903 J. M. Synge's "In the Shadow of the Glen," premieres in Dublin 1903 WB Yeats and Lady Gregory's "Hour-glass," premieres in Dublin 1899 Elizabeth Bowen, born in Dublin, novelist, Death of the Heart, Encounters 1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin) 1896 Arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor, River, Enchanted Island 1896 Jane Wilde, born in Dublin, Ireland, writer, poet, activist, nationalist movement supporter, advocate of women's rights 1894 G W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min 1893 Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase 1892 Patricia Collinge, Dublin Ireland, actress, Tender Comrade 1889 Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor, Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway 1888 Barry Fitzgerald, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Academy Award-Going My Way 1882 Frederick Cavendish, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin 1882 Thomas Henry Burke, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin 1879 Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Blackmail, Storm in a Teacup 1863 City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years 1860 Annie EF Horniman, England, theater owner, Abbey Theatre, Dublin 1859 Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer, Babes in Toyland 1856 George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist, Pygmalion-Nobel 1925 1854 Oscar Wilde, Fingal O'Flahertie Wills, Dublin, Pic of Dorian Gray 1803 Robert Emmett's insurrected in Dublin 1798 Benjamin Lee, Baronet Guinness, Irish brewer/Dublin mayor 1794 Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer 1782 John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer, Nocturnes 1778 Catherine McAuley, born in Dublin, Ireland, founder, the Sisters of Mercy, established 12 foundations in Ireland, 2 in England, inherited fortune from father, used money to care for, educate, homeless women and children 1742 George Frederic Handel's "Messiah" performed for 1st time (Dublin) 1741 George Frederick Handel's "The Messiah," premieres in Dublin 1487 Imposter Lambert Simnel ceremony crowned as King Edward VI of Dublin |
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