2012 Event In Dublin, an estimated crowd of 10,000 protesters demonstrated against austerity and called for a general strike to shut down the country 2012 Event A children's story by James Joyce is published for the first time in Dublin; the story, 'The Cats of Copenhagen' is called an 'outrage' 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II visits Ireland's Croke Park in Dublin, where the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1920 occurred during the Irish War of Independence 2010 Event At an auction in Dublin, a handwritten poem written by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney sells for 4,800 euro 2010 Event Iceland's volcano causes Britain's two busiest airports to close in addition to Dublin Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 2008 Death Conor Cruise O'Brien, dies at 91, in his home overlooking Dublin Bay 1993 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Point Theatre, Dublin 1990 Event Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa," premieres in Dublin 1989 Death Ray McAnally, actor (My Left Foot, Empire State), dies in Dublin at 63 1983 Birthday Samantha Mumba, born in Dublin, Ireland, singer, actress, song, 'Gotta Tell You' reached number one in the Irish charts, appeared in movie, 'The Time Machine' 1979 Event Hugh Leonards "Life," premieres in Dublin 1977 Birthday Ronan Keating, born in Bayside Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer for Boyzone 1976 Birthday Shane Lynch, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1976 Birthday Stephen Gately, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1974 Birthday Keith Duffy, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1974 Death Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated 1972 Birthday Mikey Graham, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1971 Birthday Kenny Cunningham, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, defender, won 70 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team 1968 Birthday Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles 1967 Event Brendan Behans "Norstal Boy," premieres in Dublin 1966 Birthday Sinead O'Connor, Dublin Ireland, singer, Nothing Compares 2 U 1966 Event An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin 1963 Event "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 Event "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater New York City for 4 performances 1961 Birthday Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Birthday Mark Kelly, born in Dublin, Ireland, keyboardist, Marillion-Real to Reel 1960 Birthday Bono Vox, Paul Hauson, Dublin, Ireland, rocker, U2-Joshua Tree 1960 Birthday 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 Birthday Siobhan Fahey, born in Dublin, rocker, Bananarama-Venus, Shakespear's Sister 1956 Birthday Liam Brady, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, midfielder, assistant manager, Republic of Ireland senior team 1951 Birthday Bob Geldof, born in Dublin, Ireland, rocker, member of The Boomtown Rats, singer, songwriter, actor, played Pink in "The Wall" 1951 Birthday Bertie Ahern, Dublin Ireland, Prime Minister of Ireland, 1997 - 2008 1951 Birthday Phil Lynott, Dublin Ireland, rock bassist, Thin Lizzy 1950 Birthday Gemma Craven, Dublin, actress, Wagner, Story of Slipper and Rose 1950 Birthday Gabriel Byrne, Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hello Again, Cool World 1945 Birthday Brenda Fricker, Dublin Ireland, actress, My Left Foot 1941 Birthday Fionnula Flanagan, Dublin Ireland, actress, Rich Man Poor Man 1932 Birthday Christy Brown, born in Dublin, novelist, My Left Foot, Down All the Days 1928 Event ESL Robinson's "Far-Off Hills," premieres in Dublin 1926 Birthday Hugh Leonard, born in Dublin, Ireland, writer, winner, Jacob's Award, for 'Wuthering Heights', wrote Sunday Independent column 'The Curmudgeon' 1926 Birthday Milo O'Shea, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Barbarella, Romeo and Juliet 1926 Event Sean O'Casey's "Plough and Stars" opens at Abbey Theater Dublin 1924 Event White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend 1924 Birthday Sean McClory, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur 1924 Event Sean O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock," premieres in Dublin 1923 Event Sean O'Casey's "Shadow of a Gunman," premieres in Dublin 1923 Birthday Brendan Behan, born in Dublin, Ireland, author and poet, Hostage 1922 Event Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin 1922 Event Irish author Liam O'Flaherty and others occupy Rotunda in Dublin 1921 Birthday Maureen O'Hara, Fitzsimmons, Dublin, actress, Miracle on 34th St 1921 Event British troops occupy Dublin 1919 Birthday Iris Murdoch, born in Dublin, Ireland, novelist, Severed Head, Unicorn 1918 Birthday Jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor, King Lear, Exorcist 1917 Birthday Conor Cruise O'Brien, born in Dublin, politician, writer, academic, author, civil servant, Irish government minister 1916 Event Esme Stuart Lennox Robinsons premieres in Dublin 1916 Event Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin 1915 Event St. John Ervine's "John Ferguson," premieres in Dublin 1913 Birthday Niall MacGinnis, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Curse of the Demon 1912 Birthday Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dublin Ire, actress, Pawnbroker, Easy Money 1912 Birthday Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53 1912 Birthday Wilfrid Brambell, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hard Day's Night 1910 Event JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin 1907 Event Lady Gregory's "Rising of the Moon," premieres in Dublin 1905 Event Arthur Griffith forms Sinn Fein in Dublin 1905 Birthday Brian Coffey, born in Dublin, Ireland, poet, publisher, influenced by Catholicism, science and philosophy, surrealism, published in the University Review, established Advent Press 1905 Birthday Denis O'Dea, born in Dublin, actor, Esther and the King, Treasure Island 1904 Event W B Yeats/Lady Gregory's "On Baile's Strand," premieres in Dublin 1904 Birthday George Brent, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, 42nd St, Jezebel 1904 Event John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin 1904 Birthday Sean MacBride, Dublin, statesman/Amnesty International co-founder, Nobel '74 1904 Event J. M. Synge's "Ruders to the Sea," premieres in Dublin 1903 Event J. M. Synge's "In the Shadow of the Glen," premieres in Dublin 1903 Event WB Yeats and Lady Gregory's "Hour-glass," premieres in Dublin 1899 Birthday Elizabeth Bowen, born in Dublin, novelist, Death of the Heart, Encounters 1897 Event Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin) 1896 Birthday Arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor, River, Enchanted Island 1896 Birthday Jane Wilde, born in Dublin, Ireland, writer, poet, activist, nationalist movement supporter, advocate of women's rights 1894 Event G W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min 1893 Birthday Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase 1892 Birthday Patricia Collinge, Dublin Ireland, actress, Tender Comrade 1889 Birthday Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor, Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway 1888 Birthday Barry Fitzgerald, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Academy Award-Going My Way 1882 Death Frederick Cavendish, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin 1882 Death Thomas Henry Burke, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin 1879 Birthday Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Blackmail, Storm in a Teacup 1863 Event City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years 1860 Birthday Annie EF Horniman, England, theater owner, Abbey Theatre, Dublin 1859 Birthday Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer, Babes in Toyland 1856 Birthday George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist, Pygmalion-Nobel 1925 1854 Birthday Oscar Wilde, born in Dublin, Ireland, 'Picture of Dorian Gray' 1803 Event Robert Emmett's insurrected in Dublin 1798 Birthday Benjamin Lee, Baronet Guinness, Irish brewer/Dublin mayor 1794 Birthday Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer 1782 Birthday John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer, Nocturnes 1778 Birthday 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 Event George Frederic Handel's "Messiah" performed for 1st time (Dublin) 1741 Event George Frederick Handel's "The Messiah," premieres in Dublin 1487 Event Imposter Lambert Simnel ceremony crowned as King Edward VI of Dublin
