Celtic history archive
Browse all events for August 13.
1689
Ireland
The Williamite war in Ireland, which could also be described as the Jacobite war in Ireland and is known in Ireland as Cogadh an Dá Rí or The War of the Two Kings, was the opening …
1819
Ireland
Sir George Gabriel Stokes, one of the most prominent mathematicians and physicists of the 19th century, was born on August 13, 1819, in Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland. Stokes made …
1826
Ireland
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, the French physician who invented the stethoscope, died on August 13, 1826. Born on February 17, 1781, in Quimper, Brittany, Laennec made …
1826
Ireland
Alexander Gordon Laing, a Scottish explorer, became the first European Christian to reach the fabled city of Timbuktu (also spelled Timbuctu) in West Africa on August 18, 1826. His …
1846
Ireland
Otto Jaffe, a prominent businessman and politician in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was born on August 13, 1846, in Hamburg, Germany. Jaffe is notable for his contributions to the …
1881
Ireland
The first issue of United Ireland, a Parnellite weekly newspaper, was published on August 13, 1881. The newspaper was established by Charles Stewart Parnell, a prominent Irish …
1887
Ireland
In 1882, the assassination of two high-ranking British officials in Dublin’s Phoenix Park—Lord Frederick Cavendish, the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, and …
1888
Ireland
John Logie Baird, the Scottish engineer and inventor who is widely recognized as the developer of the first working television system, was born on August 13, 1888, in Helensburgh, …
1898
Ireland
The first issue of Workers’ Republic, a socialist newspaper edited by James Connolly, was published on August 13, 1898. The newspaper served as the voice of Connolly’s Irish …
1947
Ireland
The Health Act of 1947 in Ireland was a landmark piece of legislation that significantly expanded the role of local authorities, particularly county councils, in the provision of …
1974
Ireland
Kate O’Brien, a renowned Irish novelist and playwright, died on August 13, 1974. O’Brien was celebrated for her contributions to Irish literature, particularly her …