July 29, 1488
The Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier took place on 28 July 1488, between the forces of King Charles VIII of France, and those of Francis II, Duke of Brittany, and his allies.
July 30, 1947
The Soviet Union blocks Ireland’s application for entry into the UN on the grounds that Ireland, being neutral, had not helped to set up the organization.
July 30, 1942
Birth of artist Charles Harper on Valentia Island in County Kerry
July 30, 1938
First edition of the long-running Beano comic was published
July 30, 1927
Novelist and critic John Broderick is born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath
July 30, 1918
Provisions were included in the Scottish Education Bill to ensure adequate facilities for teaching Gaelic in Scotland.
July 30, 1863
Birth of Henry Ford, son of William and Mary Ford who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland by steerage.
July 30, 1862
Death of Eugene O’Curry, influential music collector
July 30, 1761
Birth of Henry FitzGerald, diplomat, soldier and brother of Lord Edward FitzGerald
Richard Nugent, MP for Fore and still a teenager, fights a duel with a Mr.
July 30, 1715
Birth of Nahum Tate the first Irish-born poet laureate of England.
July 30, 1650
Edward Parry was born in Newry, County Down, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
