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October 25th

Tue 25 Oct 1960

Elvis Presley touched down at Prestwick airport, his only visit to Scotland.

Thu 25 Oct 1951

Conservatives won the General Election with a majority of, 26, beginning, 13 years of government.

Wed 25 Oct 1922

The Dáil approves the Constitution of the Irish Free State

Mon 25 Oct 1920

Terence MacSwiney, the Mayor of Cork, dies in a London prison after 73 days on hunger strike

Mon 25 Oct 1909

The Engineering and Scientific Association of Ireland assures the population that flying machines will never be of any practical use

Wed 25 Oct 1899

Birth of Micheál Mac Liammóir, actor and writer

Sun 25 Oct 1818

Birth of opera singer Catherine Hayes in Limerick

Mon 25 Oct 1784

A radical reform congress commences in William Street, Dublin

Wed 25 Oct 1651

Invasion of the Isle of Mann by Cromwellian forces.

Thu 25 Oct 1212

John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin, dies and is buried in Christ Church Cathedral