2015 Event Prince Charles shakes hands with Gerry Adams, president of the Sinn Fein party, which was formerly part of the militant Irish Republican Army; Prince Charles is the first member of the British royal family to meet him 1997 Event Sinn Fein accepts Mitchell Principles on para-military disarmamen 1995 Event Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein 1995 Event Sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in U.S. 1994 Event Northern Ireland Sinn Fein proclaims ceases-fire 1967 Birthday Pearl Sinn, born in Seoul, Korea, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning Classic-35th 1926 Event Eamon da Valera ends leadership of Sinn Fein 1922 Death Arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies 1919 Event British regime forbids Sinn Fein Dail 1919 Event Sinn Fein proclaims parliament of Free Ireland 1905 Event Arthur Griffith forms Sinn Fein in Dublin 1872 Birthday Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist, founder of Sinn Fein
