1865
Alfred Harmsworth, born
Ireland
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (15 July 1865 – 14 August 1922), was a British newspaper and publishing magnate. As owner of the Daily Mail and the …
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1871
Gerald O'Donovan, born
Ireland
Gerald O’Donovan (born Jeremiah Donovan; 15 July 1871 – 26 July 1942) was an Irish priest and writer. Jeremiah Donovan was born in Kilkeel, County Down, the son of a pier …
1879
Joseph Campbell, born
Ireland
Joseph Campbell (15 July 1879 – 6 June 1944) was an Irish poet and lyricist. He wrote under the Gaelic form of his name Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil (also Seosamh MacCathmhaoil) Campbell …
1889
National Portrait Gallery for Scotland, opened
Scotland
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. The gallery holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not …
1899
Sean Lemass, born
Ireland
Seán Francis Lemass (born John Francis Lemass; 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966. …
1907
Seumas Murphy, born
Ireland
Seamus Murphy, (15 July 1907 – 2 October 1975) was an Irish sculptor and stone carver, best known for designing the Church of the Annunciation, Blackpool, Cork. Examples of his …
1914
Gavin Maxwell, born
England
Gavin Maxwell FRSL FZS FRGS (15 July 1914 – 7 September 1969) was a British naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction writing and his work with otters. He wrote the …
1927
Countess Constance de Markievicz, dies
Ireland
Constance, Countess Markiewicz (4 February 1868 - 15 July 1927), was an Irish politician, nationalist and revolutionary. Born Constance Georgine Gore-Booth in Buckingham Gate, …
1930
Anglo-Irish Trade War
Ireland
The Anglo-Irish Trade War (also called the Economic War) was a retaliatory trade war between the Irish Free State and the United Kingdom from 1932 to 1938. The Irish government …
1942
Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane, killed
Ireland
Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (16 October 1920 – 15 July 1942), known as Paddy Finucane amongst his colleagues, was an Irish Second World …