April 15

Rikki Fulton, Actor and comedian, born in Glasgow

April 15, 1924

Dennis Devlin, poet, translator and diplomat, born in Greenock, Scotland

April 15, 1908

The Repeal Association is founded by Daniel O'Connell

April 15, 1840

Prof Joseph Black chemist, researcher, teacher, first to identify carbon dioxide, died.

April 15, 1799

First unmanned balloon in Ireland is launched by Richard Crosbie

April 15, 1784

Physicist William Cullen born.

April 15, 1710

Sir Henry Cavendish, MP and incompetent Teller of the Exchequer, born

April 15, 1707

Ormond defeats insurgents at Kilrush, Co. Kildare

April 15, 1642

A Scottish army under Robert Munroe lands at Carrickfergus

April 15, 1642