Aug 3, 1916
Roger Casement, is hanged
Roger Casement, Irish patriot, is hanged by the English in Pentonville Prison, London. He was the last to be executed as a result of the Easter Rebellion
Aug 3, 1857
George F. FitzGerald, born
Prof George Francis FitzGerald FRS FRSE (3 August 1851 – 22 February 1901) was an Irish academic and physicist who served as Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) from 1881 to 1901.
Aug 3, 1823
Thomas Francis Meagher, born
Thomas Francis Meagher (3 August 1823 – 1 July 1867) was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. After being convicted of sedition, he was first sentenced to death, but received transportation for life to Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in Australia.
Aug 3, 1573
Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, executed
Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange (c. 1520 –3 August 1573) was a Scottish politician and soldier who fought for the Scottish Reformation but ended his career holding Edinburgh castle on behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots and was hanged at the conclusion of a long siege.
Aug 3, 1460
King James II killed by an exploding cannon at the siege of Roxburgh Castle.
James II of Scotland (October 16, 1430 – August 03, 1460) was king of Scotland from 1437 to 1460.