Ireland

Foundation of the Fenian newspaper, Irish People

The Irish People was a nationalist weekly newspaper first printed in Dublin in 1863 and supportive of the Fenian movement. It was suppressed by the British Government in 1865.

Eugene OGrowney, priest and Irish-language revivalist, is born in Ballyfallon, Co. Meath

Henry Ford, born

Birth of Henry Ford, son of William and Mary Ford who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland by steerage.

Francis Erlington Ball, born

Francis Elrington Ball, known as F. Elrington Ball (1863–1928), was an Irish author and legal historian, best known for his work The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921 (1926).

Writer Neil Munro born Inveraray.

Eugene O’Curry, died

Death of Eugene O’Curry, influential music collector

Violet Martin writer, is born

Violet Martin, born at Ross House, County Galway, is best known by her pen name Martin Ross. A noted Irish writer, she often collaborated with her cousin Edith Somerville, publishing a celebrated series of works as “Somerville and Ross”. Their most famous book, The Real Charlotte, is considered a classic of Irish literature.

Bob Fitzsimmons, Cornish boxer, worlds middleweight champion 1891- worlds heavyweight champion 1897- born.

Máire Ni Aodáin (Mary Hayden), Irish historian, is born

Harland & Wolff Shipyard founded - built the RMS Titanic

Harland & Wolff is a well-known shipyard located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It has a rich history and is famous for its involvement in the construction of some of the most iconic ships in maritime history, most notably the RMS Titanic.