July 16, 1309
The High Steward or Great Steward was given in the 12th century to Walter Fitzalan, whose descendants became the Stewart family.
July 17, 1895
The Race to the North was the name given by the press to occasions in two summers of the late 19th century when British passenger trains belonging to different companies would literally race each …
July 17, 1884
Louise Gavan Duffy (Irish: Luíse Ghabhánach Ní Dhufaigh, 17 July 1884 – 12 October 1969) was an educator, an Irish language enthusiast and a Gaelic revivalist, setting up the first Gaelscoil in …
July 17, 1879
Seumas or Seamus O’Sullivan (born James Sullivan Starkey; 17 July 1879 – 24 March 1958) was an Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine.
July 17, 1871
John Miller Andrews, CH, PC (Ire) (17 July 1871 – 5 August 1956) was the second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1940 to 1943.
July 17, 1846
He is one of 30 Fenian prisoners released in a general amnesty by the British government on January 05, 1871.
July 17, 1790
Adam Smith FRSA (baptized 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish[a] economist and philosopher who was a pioneer of political economy and key figure during the Scottish …
July 17, 1695
The closing decade of the 17th century saw the generally favourable economic conditions that had dominated since the Restoration come to an end.
July 17, 1555
Richard Carew (17 July 1555 – 6 November 1620) was a Cornish translator and antiquary.
July 17, 1221
Geoffrey de Marisco (du Marais), who held the office of Justiciar of Ireland from 1215 to 1221
July 18, 1874
Cathal Brugha (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkahəlˠ ˈbˠɾˠuː]; born Charles William St John Burgess; 18 July 1874 – 7 July 1922) was an Irish republican politician who served as Minister for Defence from 1919 …
July 18, 1872
The demand for a secret ballot was one of the six points of Chartism.
