Ireland

Gerald O'Donovan, born

Gerald O’Donovan (born Jeremiah Donovan; 15 July 1871 – 26 July 1942) was an Irish priest and writer.

The Westmeath Act allows detention without trial for agrarian offences

Joseph Shanahan, missionary bishop in Africa, is born near Templederry, Co. Tipperary

John Fitzpatrick, Labor leader and Irish nationalist is born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath

John Fitzpatrick (1871–1946) was an Irish-born American trade union leader. He is best remembered as the longtime head of the powerful Chicago Federation of Labor, from 1906 until his death in 1946.

John Millington Synge, poet, playwright, and student of Irish language and culture, is born in Dublin

Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best-known play The Playboy of the Western World was poorly received, due to its bleak ending, depiction of Irish peasants, and idealisation of parricide, leading to hostile audience reactions and riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre, which he had co-founded with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory.

Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Féin and co-signatory of Anglo-Irish treaty, born

Arthur Joseph Griffith (31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922) was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin.

Gladstone gives his first speech in the House of Commons on Home Rule

William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-consecutive terms (the most of any British prime minister) beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times, for over 12 years.

Joseph Devlin, Belfast Nationalist, is born

Sir Arthur du Cros, pioneer of pneumatic tyre industry, is born in Dublin

Sir Arthur Philip Du Cros, 1st Baronet (26 January 1871 – 28 October 1955) was a British industrialist and politician.

Alexander Sullivan, the last King's Serjeant of Ireland born

Alexander Sullivan, the barrister and last King’s Serjeant of Dublin, Ireland, was born in Dublin. The King’s Serjeant was a legal officer in Ireland, and the position held historical significance in the legal system of Ireland.