April 4, 1818Mayne Reid, pseudonym of Thomas Mayne; soldier, journalist, and writer of boys stories, is born
January 28, 1818The Iberno-Celtic Society is founded to preserve and publish the best ancient Irish literature
October 10, 1819Birth in Templemore, Co. Tipperary of Charles Stanley Monck, the first Governor General of Canada
August 25, 1819Birth in Glasgow of Alan Pinkerton, founder of the Chicago-based detective agency which bears his name.
Ireland
Ireland