October 28, 1794Birth of Robert Liston in Linlithgow who was to carry out the first operation in Britain with the aid of an anesthetic.
October 20, 1794Duel between John Gustavus Crosbie and Sir Barry Denny, the sitting MP, the first fire Denny is shot fatally
May 23, 1794As part of a crack-down on seditious activity during Britains war with France, the Dublin United Irishmen are supressed
May 2, 1794United Irishman Archibald Rowan escapes from custody and eventually makes his way to America
February 20, 1794William Carleton, one of the most graphic writers about the Famine, born near Clogher, Co. Tyrone
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