July 19

1333

Battle of Halidon Hill

Scotland

Battle of Halidon Hill (July 19, 1333) was fought during the second War of Scottish Independence. Scottish forces under Sir Archibald Douglas were heavily defeated on unfavorable …

1608

Plantation of Ulster Commences

Ireland

The Plantation of Ulster was the organized colonization (plantation) of Ulster – a province of Ireland – by people from Great Britain during the reign of King James I. Most of the …

1735

Garrett Colley Wellesley, born

Ireland

Born in Dangan, Co. Meath, Ireland on 19 Jul 1735 to Richard Colley Wesley and Elizabeth Sale. Garrett Colley Wellesley married Anne Hill and had 8 children. He passed away on 22 …

1785

Richard Crosbie’s 3rd Ballon Attempt

Ireland

Richard Crosbie (1755–1824) was the first Irishman to make a manned flight. He flew in a hydrogen air balloon from Ranelagh, on Dublin’s southside to Clontarf, on …

1896

Archibald Joseph Cronin, born

Ireland

Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981), known as A. J. Cronin, was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is The Citadel (1937), about a Scottish …