Ireland

Birth in Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow of Patrick Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, first Australian cardinal, and church historian

Thomas Nicholas Burke, Dominican friar, preacher and lecturer, is born in Galway

Dublin Zoo opens

The Wild Colonial Boy is shot dead in a gun battle with police at Cambelltown, Sydney

The infamous “Wild Colonial Boy”, whose real name was John Donohue, is shot dead in a gun battle with police near Campbelltown, New South Wales. His death became the subject of legend and song, though many details were fictionalized. - Donohue was transported from Ireland in 1824 for theft. - He became a notorious bushranger, robbing coaches and settlements. - Ballads like The Wild Colonial Boy romanticized his exploits, despite his violent reputation.

William Fitzpatrick, biographer and historian, is born in Dublin

John O'Leary, born

John O’Leary (23 July 1830 – 16 March 1907) was an Irish separatist and a leading Fenian.

King George IV died, aged, 67 (and William IV ascended the throne)

June 26, 1830 – Death of King George IV at Age 67; William IV Ascends the Throne

Humphrey Davy, Cornish pioneer chemist, died.

Henry Montgomery, leads a secession of Non-subscribers from the General Synod

Henry Montgomery, a leading Unitarian theologian, leads a secession of non-subscribers from the General Synod of Ulster, resulting in the formation of the Remonstrant Synod of Ulster.

Anthony Durnford, soldier, is born in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim