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Friday, October 23
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The Irish Parliament Orders the Annual Observance of Oct 23 as a Day of Thanksgiving for Deliverance From the 1641 Rising
First Meeting of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Birth of John Claudius Beresford, Banker, MP, and Controversial Figure in 1798 Rebellion
Benjamin Franklin Ends His Visit to Ireland
Birth of Francis Jeffrey, First Editor of the Edinburgh Review.
John Boyd Dunlop Scottish Inventor of the Pneumatic Rubber Tire Died.
Death of John Boyd Dunlop Who Re-Invented the Pneumatic Tyre From the Design of Robert W Thomson.
The IRA and Other Organizations Are Declared Illegal in the Free State and the Catholic Church
Poet and Dramatist Tom McGrath Born in Rutherglen.
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