Ireland

Sectarian rioting in Belfast which began on August 15 continues through this date

Education (Scotland) Act passed, providing elementary education for all children.

The 1872 Education (Scotland) Act was a landmark piece of legislation that significantly transformed the Scottish education system. Passed on August 6, 1872, the Act established a framework for providing elementary education to all children in Scotland, laying the foundation for the modern public education system in the country.

Gladstones first Land Act

Gladstone’s First Land Act, officially known as the Irish Land Act of 1870, was a significant piece of legislation introduced by British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. The Act was part of Gladstone’s broader effort to address the “Irish Question” and aimed to improve the conditions of tenant farmers in Ireland, where land ownership and tenancy issues were a major source of social and political unrest.

Mary MacSwiney, Maire Nic Shuibhne, Irish patriot, is born

Mary MacSwiney (pronounced ‘MacSweeney’; Irish: Máire Nic Shuibhne; 27 March 1872 – 8 March 1942) was an Irish republican activist and politician, as well as a teacher.

Captain John Philip Nolan, a supporter of home rule, tenant rights, re-elected

Lieutenant-Colonel John Philip Nolan (1838 – 30 January 1912) was an Irish nationalist landowner and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented County Galway (1872–1885) and Galway North (1885–1895), (1900–1906).

The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, opens with a performance of She Stoops to Conquer

The Gaiety Theatre is a theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, off Grafton Street and close to St. Stephen’s Green. It specialises in operatic and musical productions, with occasional dramatic shows.

Margaret Emmeline Conway Dobbs, Irish historian, is born

Margaret Emmeline Conway Dobbs, also known as Máire Mac an tSaoi, was born on November 04, 1922, in Cork, Ireland. She was an Irish historian, language activist, and poet. Her life and work spanned various fields, and she made significant contributions to Irish cultural and linguistic pursuits.

Gen. John ONeill and a small force of Fenians invade Canada at Pembina, Manitoba

Birth of Jack B. Yeats, painter and author, in London

John Miller Andrews, born

John Miller Andrews, CH, PC (Ire) (17 July 1871 – 5 August 1956) was the second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1940 to 1943.