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The second session of the second Irish parliament of William III is dissolved on this date

The second session of the second Irish parliament of William III is dissolved on this date

June 14, 1699

Whisky distilled from maize was first produced, by a clergyman, the Rev Elijah Craig. He called the new liquor bourbon because he lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

Whisky distilled from maize was first produced, by a clergyman, the Rev Elijah Craig. He called the new liquor bourbon because he lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

June 14, 1789

Government reinforcements begin to march from Cork and the midlands

Government reinforcements begin to march from Cork and the midlands

June 14, 1798

Charles Wood, composer, is born in Armagh

Charles Wood, composer, is born in Armagh

June 14, 1866

Death of Edward FitzGerald, poet and translator of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Death of Edward FitzGerald, poet and translator of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

June 14, 1883

Birth in Athlone of John McCormack, tenor and papal count

Birth in Athlone of John McCormack, tenor and papal count

June 14, 1884

Capt John Alcock and Lt Arthur Whitten-Brown take off from Newfoundland on the first non-stop transatlantic flight to Galway

Capt John Alcock and Lt Arthur Whitten-Brown take off from Newfoundland on the first non-stop transatlantic flight to Galway

June 14, 1919

Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain arrive in the River Clyde with the first contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops

Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain arrive in the River Clyde with the first contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops

June 14, 1940

John Logie Baird, Scottish Inventor of television, died.

John Logie Baird, Scottish Inventor of television, died.

June 14, 1946

John Logie Baird (August 13, 1888 ? June 14, 1946) was a Scottish engineer, who is best known as the inventor of the first working electromechanical television system.

Walter McGowan wins World Fly-Weight Championship

Walter McGowan wins World Fly-Weight Championship

June 14, 1966

Mary Queen of Scots last night in Edinburgh prior to her imprisonment

Mary Queen of Scots last night in Edinburgh prior to her imprisonment

June 15, 1567

Mary Queen of Scots last night in Edinburgh, at the house of Sir Simon Preston, the Lord Provost, on the Royal Mile, prior to her imprisonment

After Henry VIII suppresses the Chapter of St Patricks Cathedral it is restored on this date

After Henry VIII suppresses the Chapter of St Patricks Cathedral it is restored on this date

June 15, 1555

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