Ireland

William Dargan, railway engineer and philanthropist, is born in Carlow

William Dargan MRDS (28 February 1799 – 7 February 1867) was arguably the most important Irish engineer of the 19th century and certainly the most important figure in railway construction.

Thomas Charles Wright, officer in Bolivars army, is born in Drogheda, Co. Louth

homas Charles Wright (1799–1868) was an Irish-born naval admiral. He was the founding-father of the Ecuadorian Navy, and a general in Simón Bolívar’s army. He is regarded as a leading militarist in Ecuador’s and other South American countries’ struggle for independence

James Henry, physician and classical scholar, is born in Dublin

James Henry (13 December 1798 – 14 July 1876) was an Irish classical scholar and poet, was born in Dublin the elder son of a woollen draper, Robert Henry, and his wife Kathleen Elder.

Theobald Wolfe Tone, dies before his scheduled execution

Theobald Wolfe Tone, commonly known as Wolfe Tone (20 June 1763 - 19 November 1798) was a leading figure in the Irish independence movement, a prominent Irish revolutionary and one of the leaders of the United Irishmen, died on November 19, 1798. His death occurred while he was in British custody, and it is widely believed to have been a suicide.

Hours before his execution, Irish Rebel, Wolf Tone suffers a deep wound in his neck

For his involvement, Wolfe Tone was arrested and said in court that he was determined “by frank and open war to procure the separation” of Ireland and England.

Theobald Wolfe Tone tried and convicted of treason in the aftermath of the Irish Rebellion of 1798

Theobald Wolfe Tone, a prominent figure in Irish history and a leader in the United Irishmen movement, was tried on and convicted of treason on November 10, 1798 in the aftermath of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

Sir Benjamin Guinness, owner of the Guinness brewery from 1855, is born in Dublin

French fleet intercepted off Donegal. Wolfe Tone captured when The Hoche strikes its colors

When the Rising occurred in May, 1798 another French fleet of 1,000 troops under the command of General Humbert landed at Killala, County Mayo where they were met by the numerically superior forces of the English Army commanded by General Lake to whom

Grattan removed from Irish Privy Council, falsely charged with being a sworn member of United Irishmen

Tandy and other Irish political prisoners in Hamburg are handed over to British authorities