Glasgow Weavers Riot After Their Wages Are Cut. Bricks Were Thrown at Magistrates and Soldiers Then Opened Fire on the Rioters, Resulting in Six Being Killed.

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September 03, 1787

Glasgow weavers riot after their wages are cut. Bricks were thrown at magistrates and soldiers then opened fire on the rioters, resulting in six being killed.

September 03, 1821

The last day of George IVs visit to Ireland

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September 03, 1781

Birth of William Sharman Crawford, radical politician, in Co. Down

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September 03, 1821

The last day of George IVs visit to Ireland

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Glasgow weavers riot after their wages are cut. Bricks were thrown at magistrates and soldiers then opened fire on the rioters, resulting in six being killed.

September 03, 1781

Birth of William Sharman Crawford, radical politician, in Co. Down

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