February 02, 1880
Parnell was elected president of Davitt’s newly founded Irish National Land League in Dublin on 21 October 1879, signing a militant Land League address campaigning for land reform.
February 02, 1645
The Battle of Inverlochy has historical significance in Scotland, and there are actually two notable battles by this name.
February 02, 1194
The agreement between the churches of St. Andrew’s in Scotland and Durham in England, confirming their respective rights, is an example of medieval ecclesiastical diplomacy that sought to settle …
February 02, 1172
The Synod of Cashel of 1172, also known as the Second Synod of Cashel, was assembled at Cashel at the request of Henry II of England shortly after his arrival in Ireland in October 1171.
February 02, 1424
James I of Scotland (1394–1437) and Joan Beaufort were married in February 1424.
February 03, 1744
Nicholas Netterville, 5th Viscount Netterville (1708–1750) was an Irish peer, who is mainly remembered for having been tried and acquitted by his peers on a charge of murder.
February 03, 1919
Harry Boland and Michael Collins played crucial roles in the escape of Éamon de Valera from Lincoln Jail in England on February 3, 1919.
February 03, 1911
Robert Phillipe Noonan (17 April 1870 – 3 February 1911), born Robert Croker, and best known by the pen name Robert Tressell, was an Irish writer best known for his novel The Ragged-Trousered …
February 03, 1896
Lady Jane Wilde, known by her pen name “Speranza,” was a notable Irish poet, nationalist, and the mother of Oscar Wilde, one of the most famous playwrights and literary figures of the late 19th …
February 03, 1881
Michael Davitt, a key figure in the Irish Land War of the late 19th century and the founder of the Irish National Land League, was arrested multiple times due to his political activities.
February 03, 1801
William Pitt the Younger, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, did tender his resignation in 1801, in part due to the issue of Catholic …
February 04, 1953
Rationing of chocolate and sweets in the United Kingdom, which was imposed during World War II as part of the broader system of rationing, finally ended on February 5, 1953.
