April 15

1642

Ormond defeats insurgents at Kilrush, Co. Kildare

Ireland

Ormond defeats insurgents at Kilrush, Co. Kildare. This April 15, 1642 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1642

A Scottish army under Robert Munroe lands at Carrickfergus

Scotland

A Scottish army under Robert Munroe lands at Carrickfergus. This April 15, 1642 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Scotland.

1707

Sir Henry Cavendish, MP and incompetent Teller of the Exchequer, born

Ireland

Sir Henry Cavendish, MP and incompetent Teller of the Exchequer, born. This April 15, 1707 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1710

Physicist William Cullen born.

Ireland

Physicist William Cullen born. This April 15, 1710 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1784

First unmanned balloon in Ireland is launched by Richard Crosbie

Ireland

Richard Crosbie (1755–1824) was the first Irishman to make a manned flight. He flew in a hydrogen air balloon from Ranelagh, on Dublin’s southside to Clontarf, on …

1799

Prof Joseph Black chemist, researcher, teacher, first to identify carbon dioxide, died.

Joseph Black (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was …

1840

The Repeal Association is founded by Daniel O'Connell

Ireland

The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O’Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great …

1908

Dennis Devlin, poet, translator and diplomat, born in Greenock, Scotland

Scotland

Denis Devlin (15 April 1908 – 21 August 1959) was, along with Samuel Beckett, Thomas MacGreevy and Brian Coffey, one of the generation of Irish modernist poets to emerge at the end …

1924

Rikki Fulton, Actor and comedian, born in Glasgow

Scotland

Robert Kerr “Rikki” Fulton, OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC …