Ireland

William Sadler, 1st balloon crossing of the Irish Sea

James Sadler (February 1753 – 28 March 1828) was the first English balloonist, as well as a chemist and pastry chef.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, died

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, (baptized November 04, 1751, Dublin, Ireland—died July 07, 1816, London, England), Irish-born playwright, impresario, orator, and Whig politician.

Micheal William Balfe, one of Ireland’s greatest composers, gives his first public performance, aged nine

Michael Roberts, Irish mathematician is born in Cork

Michael Roberts (18 April 1817 – 4 October 1882), was an Irish mathematician and academic of Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), who served as Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Mathematics there 1862-1879.

Benjamin Woodward, architect, is born in Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Benjamin Woodward (16 November 1816 – 15 May 1861) was an Irish architect who, in partnership with Sir Thomas Newenham Deane, designed a number of buildings in Dublin, Cork and Oxford.

Sir Richard Quain, physician to Queen Victoria, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy is born in Co. Monaghan

Birth of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, nationalist, in Monaghan

Sir Frederick Burton, painter, is born in Corofin, Co. Clare

Frances Browne, writer, is born in Stranorlar, Co. Donegal

Frances Browne, the Irish poet and writer, was born in Stranorlar, County Donegal, on January 16, 1816. She is known for her literary contributions, which include poems, novels, and travel writings.