April 19

1366

The Statute of Kilkenny

Ireland

The English parliament, alarmed at the apparent undermining by native influences of the settler populations Englishness, passes the Statute of Kilkenny, the name given to a body of …

1390

Robert II, grandson of Robert the Bruce, died at Dundonald Castle.

Scotland

Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King …

1689

Earl of Angus forms the Cameronians into a regiment.

Scotland

The Regiment was raised near Douglas by James, Earl of Angus in 1689, drawn from among the Cameronians, and placed under the service of William III. The 26th (Cameronian) Regiment …

1798

The Earl of Clare begins a 3-day visit to Trinity College, Dublin to purge United Irishmen; 19 are expelled

Ireland

John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare PC (Ire) (1748 – 28 January 1802) was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1789 to 1802. He remains …

1825

Robert Byron (later Lord Byron) died at Missolinghi, Greece.

Ireland

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was a British poet and peer. George Gordon Byron was born on 22 January 1788, on Holles Street in London, …

1875

Charles Stewart Parnell is elected MP for Co. Meath

Ireland

Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He led the Irish Parliamentary Party. He played an …

1905

Aviator Jim Mollinson who married Amy Johnson, was born in Glasgow.

Scotland

James Allan Mollison MBE (19 April 1905 – 30 October 1959) was a Scottish pioneer aviator who, flying solo or with his wife, Amy Johnson, set many records during the rapid …