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F. Jaffrennou (Taldir), Breton writer, born

F. Jaffrennou (Taldir), Breton writer, born

March 15, 1879

François-Joseph-Claude Jaffrennou (15 March 1879 - 23 March 1956) was a Breton language writer and editor.

Sir Robert McCarrison, medical scientist, is born in Portadown, Co. Armagh

Sir Robert McCarrison, medical scientist, is born in Portadown, Co. Armagh

March 15, 1878

Major-General Sir Robert McCarrison, CIE, FRCP (15 March 1878 – 18 May 1960) was a Northern Ireland physician and nutritionist in the Indian Medical Service, who was made a Companion of the Indian …

Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory, playwright, is born in Roxborough, Co. Galway

Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory, playwright, is born in Roxborough, Co. Galway

March 15, 1852

Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (née Persse; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Anglo-Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager.

Sir Eyre Coote (the younger), MP for Ballynakill and Maryborough, proposes the abolition of flogging in the army

Sir Eyre Coote (the younger), MP for Ballynakill and Maryborough, proposes the abolition of flogging in the army

March 15, 1813

Eyre Coote (20 May 1762 – 10 December 1823) was an Irish-born British soldier and politician who served as Governor of Jamaica.

Isaac Weld, author, is born in Dublin

Isaac Weld, author, is born in Dublin

March 15, 1774

Isaac Weld JP FGSD MRIA (1774–1856) was an Anglo-Irish topographical writer, explorer, and artist.

Oliver Goldsmiths She Stoops to Conquer is performed at Covent Garden Theatre, London

Oliver Goldsmiths She Stoops to Conquer is performed at Covent Garden Theatre, London

March 15, 1773

She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773.

Charles O'Conor, antiquary and historian, is born in Belanagare, Co. Roscommon

Charles O'Conor, antiquary and historian, is born in Belanagare, Co. Roscommon

March 15, 1764

Charles O’Conor (1764–1828) was a distinguished Irish priest, librarian, and antiquary, born on March 15, 1764, in Belanagare, County Roscommon.

Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh founded Advocates Library

Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh founded Advocates Library

March 15,1689

Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636 – May 8, 1691) was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer.

The first Declaration of indulgence; suspending penal laws against Catholics

The first Declaration of indulgence; suspending penal laws against Catholics

March 15, 1672

Charles II or The Merry Monarch (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until …

John J. R Macleod, Scottish-Canadian physiologist and winner of 1923 Nobel Prize, died.

John J. R Macleod, Scottish-Canadian physiologist and winner of 1923 Nobel Prize, died.

March 16, 1935

John James Rickard Macleod, FRS, FRSE (6 September 1876 – 16 March 1935), was a Scottish biochemist and physiologist.

Richard Roberts Welsh, inventor and developer of textile machinery, died

Richard Roberts Welsh, inventor and developer of textile machinery, died

March 16, 1864

Richard Roberts (22 April 1789 – 11 March 1864) was a Welsh patternmaker and engineer whose development of high-precision machine tools contributed to the birth of production engineering and mass …

John B. Yeats, painter and father of William Butler and Jack B. Yeats, is born in Tullylish, Co. Down

John B. Yeats, painter and father of William Butler and Jack B. Yeats, is born in Tullylish, Co. Down

March 16, 1839

John Butler Yeats (16 March 1839 – 3 February 1922) was an Irish artist and the father of W.

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