July 02, 1645
Battle of Alford, Marquis of Montrose defeated Lieutenant-General Baillie; Lord Gordon killed.
July 02, 1644
The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639 – 1653.
July 02, 1266
The Treaty of Perth, signed 2 July 1266, ended military conflict between Magnus VI of Norway and Alexander III of Scotland over possession of the Hebrides and the Isle of Man.
July 03, 1952
Bord Fáilte - The Irish Tourist Board, is founded
July 03, 1928
John Logie Baird transmitted first color television
July 03, 1883
124 people drowned when Steamer Daphne sank during its launch on river Clyde.
July 03, 1798
Remnants of Southern column reach Croghan. Fr. John Murphy dies at the hands of his captors
July 03, 1746
Henry Grattan (July 03, 1746 - June 06, 1820) was a member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century.
July 03, 1728
Architect Robert Adam born in Kirkcaldy.
July 03, 1582
James Crichton, known as the Admirable Crichton (19 August 1560 – 3 July 1582), was a Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages, the arts, and sciences before he was …
July 04, 1954
On July 04, 1954, while Americans celebrated their independence by gorging on hot dogs, the British celebrated being allowed to gorge on hot dogs.
July 04, 1921
