1998 Twenty nine murdered by Irish terrorists in Omagh, Northern Ireland
1998 Negotiators from various factions sign the Good Friday Agreement, a plan for peace in Northern Ireland.
1996 Ireland beats Netherlands in 1st European Championship Final
1996 29th Curtis Cup: Great Britain and Ireland, 11 -6
1995 Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland
1995 Ireland votes to end 70-year-old ban on divorce (50.28% to 49.72%)
1994 John Bruton becomes Ireland's premier
1994 Northern Ireland Sinn Fein proclaims ceases-fire
1993 British premier Major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination
1993 Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67
1992 Jan G Toonder, writer (Castle in Ireland), dies at 78
1992 John Ireland, actor (Rawhide), dies of leukemia at 78
1990 Mary Robinson elected as 1st female president of Ireland
1990 Jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54
1988 William V Shannon, U.S. ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), dies at 61
1988 Sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83
1987 IRA-bomb attack in Enniskillen North Ireland, 11 killed
1985 Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland
1985 Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die
1984 Actress Jill Ireland has a radical mastectomy
1983 Edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA
1983 Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance
1982 Bomb attack on Londonderry, North Ireland disco, 17 killed
1982 11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland
1979 Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns
1979 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland
1979 18 British militia die in ambush/bomb attack in Northern Ireland
1977 Ireland sets fishing zone at 50 mile
1977 Ronan Keating, born in Bayside Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer for Boyzone
1976 10,000 Northern Ireland women demonstrate for peace in Belfast
1976 Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British ambassador to Ireland, assassinated
1976 Shane Lynch, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone
1976 Stephen Gately, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone
1975 Kidnapped AKZO director Herrema freed in Ireland
1975 Ireland AKZO director Tiede Herrema kidnap
1974 Keith Duffy, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone
1974 Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster
1974 78th Boston Marathon won by Neil Cusack of Ireland in 2:13:39
1973 Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland
1973 Fiona Mullally, Miss Ireland Universe 1997
1973 Liam Cosgrave appointed president of Ireland
1973 Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th-9th members of Common Market
1972 Mikey Graham, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone
1972 Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland
1972 Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single
1972 BBC bans "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" by Wings
1972 Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK
1971 Jack Barnhill, Northern Ireland senator, assassinated
1971 Darwin Ireland, NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears
1969 Sonia O'Sullivan, Ireland, 5k runner, Olympics-4th-92, 96
1969 British troops intervene militarily in Northern Ireland
1969 Ireland bowl out WI for 25 at Londonderry, win by 9 wkts
1967 Derek Porter, Belfast Ireland, Canadian rower, Oly-gold/silver-92/96
1967 Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark apply for EG membership
1966 Sinead O'Connor, Dublin Ireland, singer, Nothing Compares 2 U
1965 Christopher Nolan, born in Ireland, handicapped writer, Under Eye of Clock
1964 Rolling Stone concert in Ireland halts after 12 minutes due to riot
1963 President Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland
1963 Kathy Ireland, model and actress, Alien From, Louisiana, Side Out
1962 John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82
1961 Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow
1961 Enya, [Eithne Ni Bhraonain], Gweedore, Ireland, vocalist, Watermark
1961 Mark Kelly, born in Dublin, Ireland, keyboardist, Marillion-Real to Reel
1960 Bono Vox, [Paul Hauson], Dublin, Ireland, rocker, U2-Joshua Tree
1959 Eamon de Valera elected President of Ireland
1958 Great Britain issues regional stamps (N Ireland, Scotland and Wales)
1958 KLM Superconstellation crashes west of Ireland, killing 99
1958 David W. Feherty, Bangor N Ireland, PGA golfer, 1994 New England-2nd
1958 Maureen Madill, Coleraine No Ireland, golfer, Brit Open Amateur 1979
1957 Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland
1956 Emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes
1955 Joe Doherty, Ireland, IRA activist, jailed in U.S.
1954 John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland
1952 Eamonn Coghlan, Ireland, 1500m runner, Oly-4th-76
1952 Liam Neeson, born in Northern Ireland, actor, Schindler's List, Les Miserables
1951 Berty Ahern, Dublin Ireland, PM of Ireland, 1997-
1951 Phil Lynott, Dublin Ireland, rock bassist, Thin Lizzy
1950 Gabriel Byrne, Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hello Again, Cool World
1950 Neil Jordan, born in Sligo, Ireland, novelist, Dream of a Beast, Past
1949 British government recognizes Republic of Ireland
1949 Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth
1949 Rory Gallagher, born in Donegal, Ireland, rock guitarist, See Here
1948 Ireland votes for independence from UK
1948 Sinead Cusack, Ireland, actress, Waterland, Revenge
1948 John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland
1947 Sam Neill, Northern Ireland, actor, Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, Piano
1947 Eric Bell, rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy Belfast, N Ireland
1947 John Bruton, Prime Minister, Republic of Ireland
1947 Anthony Corlan, Cork City Ireland, actor, Something for Everyone
1946 Jackie McCauley, North Ireland, rock pianist, Them Coleraine
1946 Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, singer, Alone Again Naturally
1946 Alasdair Fraser, QC/director, Public Prosecutions for N Ireland
1945 Patricia Ireland, feminist/president, National Organization of Women
1945 Brenda Fricker, Dublin Ireland, actress, My Left Foot
1944 Mary Robinson, President of Republic of Ireland, Labour, 1990-
1944 Pat McCauley, N Ireland, rock drummer, Them
1944 U-264 sinks off Ireland
1944 U-424 sunk off Ireland
1944 U-666/U-545/U-283 sink off Ireland
1944 U-734/U-238 sunk off Ireland
1944 U-762 sunk off Ireland
1944 U-592 sunk off Ireland
1944 U-271 and U-571 sunk off Ireland
1942 Billy Harrison, Belfast Ireland, rock guitarist, Them
1942 Danny Hutton, Ireland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night
1942 1st U.S. force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland
1941 Fionnula Flanagan, Dublin Ireland, actress, Rich Man Poor Man
1939 James Galway, born in Belfast. Ireland, flutist, 18k gold flute, Royal Phil
1939 German U-boat torpedoes tanker Sliedrecht near Ireland
1938 Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves New York for LA, wound up in Ireland
1938 Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer 1956 Olympics bronze
1937 Ireland adopts constitution (Irish Free State becomes Eire)
1936 Jill Ireland, born in London, actress, Breakout, Assassination, Chino
1935 Jack Charlton, soccer manager, Rep of Ireland
1935 Ronnie Delaney, born in Ireland, 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1956
1933 Terence Cooper, born in Northern Ireland, actor, Casino Royale
1933 Shani Wallis, Ireland, singer and actress, Oliver
1932 Edna O'Brien, born in Ireland, writer, Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace
1932 Peter O'Toole, born in Ireland, actor, Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia
1932 Eamon De Valera becomes president of Ireland
1931 Brit Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd
1931 Kenneth Bloomfield, BBC governor, Ireland
1930 Colin Blakely, Bangor N Ireland, actor, Shattered, Equus, King Lear
1930 Andy Ireland, Rep-R-FL, 1977-
1930 David Staple, joint President, Council of Churches for British and Ireland
1929 T[homas] P[atrick] McKenna, Ireland, actor, Rivals, Holocaust
1927 William V Shannon, journalist/ambassador to Ireland, 1977-81
1927 Norman Ireland, CEO, Bowater
1927 John McDermott, Lord Justice of Appeal, Northern Ireland
1926 Milo O'Shea, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Barbarella, Romeo and Juliet
1926 Lord Fitt, MP, Belfast Ireland
1926 Ian Paisley, North Ireland, clergyman and MP
1926 Ray McAnally, born in Ireland, actor, My Left Foot, Empire State, Sicilian
1926 Garret FitzGerald, Prime Minister of Ireland
1924 Sean McClory, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur
1923 Patricia Phoenix, County Galway Ireland, actress, L Shaped Room
1923 Siobhan McKenna, Ireland, stage actress, Saint Joan
1923 Edward Mulhare, Cork, Ireland, actor, Daniel Gregg-Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1923 Brendan Behan, born in Dublin, Ireland, author and poet, Hostage
1922 Last British troops leave Ireland Freestate
1922 Patrick J G McGee, born in North Ireland, actor, Clockwork Orange
1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland
1921 Brian Moore, Ireland, novelist, Catholics, Doctor's Wife
1921 1st parliament for Northern Ireland elected
1920 Ireland divided into 2 parts, each with its own parliament
1920 Basil Kelly, Lord Justice of Appeals, Northern Ireland
1919 Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland)
1919 Iris Murdoch, born in Dublin, Ireland, novelist, Severed Head, Unicorn
1919 1st nonstop Atlantic flight, Alcock and Brown, lands in Ireland
1919 Richard Todd, born in Ireland, actor, Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident
1919 Dan O'Herlihy, Ireland, actor, Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop
1919 Sinn Fein proclaims parliament of Free Ireland
1919 Anti-British uprising in Ireland
1918 Jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor, King Lear, Exorcist
1918 U.S. ship Otranto sinks between Scotland and Ireland, 425 die
1918 John Ireland, Irish/US archbishop of St. Paul, dies at 80
1918 Peter O'Sullevan, born in Ireland, horse racing commentator
1918 1st WW I U.S. Army troop ship torpedoed and sunk by Germany, off Ireland
1917 Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress, Great Expectations
1915 German U-20 sinks Centurion SE of Ireland
1914 Ship rams Canadian ship Empress of Ireland on St. Lawrence R; 1024 die
1914 John Ireland, Vancouver BC, actor, Rawhide, Gunfight at OK Corral
1913 Niall MacGinnis, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Curse of the Demon
1913 British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule for Ireland
1912 Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals
1912 Titanic leaves Queenstown, Ireland for New York
1912 Wilfrid Brambell, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hard Day's Night
1911 Maureen O'Sullivan, Boyle Ireland, actress, Tarzan, Pride and Prejudice
1909 Francis Bacon, born in Ireland, painter, Study for a Pope
1908 Greer Garson, born in North Ireland, actress, Pride and Prejudice, Chips
1907 Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler 1932 Olympics gold
1905 Lord Carew, born in Ireland, judge, dressage
1904 George Brent, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, 42nd St, Jezebel
1903 Max Adrian, Enniskillen Northern Ireland, actor, Devils, Music Lover
1903 Veronica Turleigh, County Donegal Ireland, actress, Promoter
1901 Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"
1901 Brian Donlevy, Ireland, actor, Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island
1900 Eileen Percy, Belfast Ireland, silent film actress, Let's Go
1896 Arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor, River, Enchanted Island
1896 Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor and director, Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre
1893 Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase
1892 Patricia Collinge, Dublin Ireland, actress, Tender Comrade
1891 Charles Stewart Parnells, remains buried in Ireland
1889 Barry Macollum, born in Northern Ireland
1889 Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor, Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway
1888 Cathleen Nesbitt, Belfast Ireland, actress, Agatha-Farmer's Daughter
1888 Barry Fitzgerald, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Acad Award-Going My Way
1888 Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor, Coquette, Deluge
1886 Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor, She Done Him Wrong
1884 Forrester Harvey, born in Ireland, actor, Tarzan, Chump at Oxford
1882 Eamon DeValera, New York, President of Ireland, 1937-48, 51-54, 57-59
1882 Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor, Gorilla Man, Way Down East
1880 Una O'Connor, Belfast Ireland, actress, David Copperfield
1880 Sean O'Casey, born in Ireland, playwright, Playboy of the Western World
1879 Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Blackmail, Storm in a Teacup
1879 John N Ireland, English composer/pianist, Mai-Dun
1875 Lumsden Hare, Ireland, actor, Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess
1874 Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer, Endurance, Antarctica
1871 John Millington Synge, Ireland, dramatist/poet, Riders to the Sea
1867 John Robert Gregg, Ireland, inventor, shorthand
1867 Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland
1867 Lionel Pigot Johnson, born in England, poet and critic, Ireland and Other Poems
1865 William Butler Yeats, born in Ireland, poet, Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923
1859 Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer, Babes in Toyland
1854 Tom Felix Horan, cricketer, Ireland Pioneering Aust all-rounder
1852 Augusta Gregory, born in Ireland, playwright and poet, Yates mistress
1852 Isabella Gregory, born in Ireland, writer and playwright, Golden Apple
1852 George A. Moore, Ireland, painter/novelist, Esther Waters
1850 Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die
1847 Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence
1847 Pope Pius IX encyclical "On aid for Ireland"
1844 Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland
1840 John Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building
1838 John Ireland, Irish/US archbishop of St. Paul
1835 William Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies
1832 Charles Boycott, Ireland, estate manager
1830 Justin M'Carthy, Ireland, Irish politician/novelist, Miss Misanthrope
1821 William Allingham, Irish poet, Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland
1817 1st flower show held, Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland
1813 Thomas Andrews, Belfast Ireland, chemist/physicist, ozone
1801 Ireland and Great Britain (England and Scotland) form United Kingdom
1798 Battle at Castelbar, Ireland: French army hunts The English
1784 1st balloon flight in Ireland
1782 John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer, Nocturnes
1766 Frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies
1766 James III Edward, Old Pretender/king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies at 77
1761 Dorothea Jordan, Ireland, French comedic actress
1730 Oliver Goldsmith, Ireland, novelist/dramatist, She Stoops to Conquer
1721 Francis Ireland, composer
1713 Laurence Sterne, Ireland, novelist/satirist, Tristram Shandy
1701 Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom
1695 Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
1691 English and Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland
1690 Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland
1690 King Willem III's army lands at Carrickfergus Ireland
1690 English king Willem III departs to Ireland
1690 French king Louis XIV sends troops to Ireland
1689 Orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland
1689 Former English King James II lands in Ireland
1685 George Berkeley, born in Ireland, philosopher and bishop of Cloyne
1685 Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54
1654 England, Ireland and Scotland united
1651 English troops occupy Limerick Ireland
1649 Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda Ireland, most inhabitants massacred
1641 Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48
1625 Charles I, King Of England, Scotland and Ireland, ascends English throne
1602 Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish
1602 Spanish force in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale
1599 Robert Devereux becomes lt-general of Ireland
1596 Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland
1593 Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland
1580 Spanish troops lands in Ireland
1579 Anti-English uprising in Ireland
1546 England signs Peace of Andres with Scotland/Ireland
1541 Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland
1014 King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf
1014 Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87
461 St. Patrick, patron St. of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)
432 St. Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave
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