Cornelius Ryan, War Correspondent and Author of the Longest Day, the Last Battle and a Bridge Too Far, Is Born in Dublin

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June 05, 1920

Cornelius Ryan, war correspondent and author of The Longest Day, The Last Battle and A Bridge Too Far, is born in Dublin

The first sitting of the Northern Ireland Parliament takes place

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HMS Hampshire sank off Orkney after striking a mine. Lord Kitchener, conqueror of Sudan, was drowned.

HMS Hampshire sank off Orkney after striking a mine. Lord Kitchener, conqueror of Sudan, was drowned. →

The first sitting of the Northern Ireland Parliament takes place

← The first sitting of the Northern Ireland Parliament takes place

Cornelius Ryan, war correspondent and author of The Longest Day, The Last Battle and A Bridge Too Far, is born in Dublin

HMS Hampshire sank off Orkney after striking a mine. Lord Kitchener, conqueror of Sudan, was drowned.

HMS Hampshire sank off Orkney after striking a mine. Lord Kitchener, conqueror of Sudan, was drowned. →

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