Ireland

Joseph McGarrity, Irish patriot, is born in Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone

Joseph McGarrity (28 March 1874 – 4 September 1940) was an Irish-American political activist best known for his leadership in Clan na Gael in America and his support of Irish Republicanism back in Ireland.

Gladstone resigns, a Conservative administration under Disraeli takes over

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, born in Kilkea, Co. Kildare

James Larkin, organizer of Irish Transport and General Workers Union, is born

James Larkin, also known as “Big Jim” Larkin, was born on January 21, 1874, in Liverpool, England. He was a prominent labor organizer and socialist politician who played a significant role in the labor movement in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Osborn Joseph Bergin, Celtic Scholar, born in Cork

Osborn Joseph Bergin (26 November 1873 – 6 October 1950) was a scholar of the Irish language and early Irish literature, who discovered Bergin’s Law. He was born on November 26, 1873, in Cork, Ireland.

Home Rule League meets in Dublin becomes a political party

The Home Rule League (1873–1882) was a political organization in Ireland that advocated for self-governance or “Home Rule” for Ireland within the United Kingdom.

Michael Healy, stained-glass artist, illustrator and painter, is born in Dublin

Michael Healy (14 November 1873 – 22 September 1941) was an Irish stained glass artist, one of a small number which included Wilhelmina Geddes, Evie Hone, and Harry Clarke, who achieved international recognition for their work in this medium in the first half of the 20th century. He also achieved some distinction as an illustrator and cartoonist early on in his artistic career, and as an ongoing recorder (in rapid pencil and watercolour impressions) of Dublin street characters going about their daily business. Healy also occasionally painted in oil, both portraits and landscapes, exhibiting a small number of the latter during his lifetime.

Leslie Montgomery, comic writer under the pseudonym Lynn C. Doyle, is born in in Downpatrick, Co. Down

John J. Flanagan, born

John J. Flanagan (born August 15, 1873 – died June 19, 1938) was an American athlete and one of the most accomplished hammer throwers in the history of track and field. He was born in Kilbreedy, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and later became a prominent figure in American sports.

James Cousins, born

James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms, including Mac Oisín and the Hindu name Jayaram.