April 16, 1953
Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy.
April 16, 1871
Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival.
April 16, 1850
Samuel Henry Butcher DCL LLD FRSE FBA (16 April 1850 – 29 December 1910) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and politician.
April 16, 1752
The first stage coach service from Dublin to Belfast opened on the 16th of April 1752.
April 16, 1746
The Battle of Culloden was the last military clash in mainland Britain, between the forces of the Jacobites and those of the reigning Hanoverians in the 45 Jacobite Rising.
April 16,1660
He was elected to the Royal Society at the age of 24.
April 17, 1969
The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, the first major country to do so.
April 17, 1937
A stadium on the present site opened on 31 October 1903, with a capacity in excess of 100,000.
April 17, 1909
The 1909 Scottish Cup final was the final of the 36th season of the Scottish Cup.
April 17, 1895
Western Necropolis is a cemetery complex in Glasgow, Scotland located to the north of the city centre.
April 17, 1847
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) is the oldest teachers’ trade union in the world, having been founded in 1847 when dominies became concerned about the effect of changes to the system …
April 17, 1783
The Irish Appeals Act 1783 (23 Geo. 3. c. 28), commonly known as the Renunciation Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
