First publication of The Vicar Of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
The Vicar of Wakefield, subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself, is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians.
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Four pirates are found guilty of murdering on the high seas Captain Cochrane & Glas
The trial and conviction of four pirates for the murder of Captain Cochrane, Captain Glass, and others on the high seas. This case is associated with the notorious pirate activity during the early 18th century, a period when piracy was a significant threat to maritime trade and navigation.
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Kinsale by-election was triggered by the death of John Folliott
The Kinsale by-election caused by the death of John Folliott on this date is contested by Agmondisham Vesey and Richard Meade
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Birth of Henry Sirr, Dublin town head of police
Henry Charles Sirr (25 November 1764 – 7 January 1841) was an Anglo-Irish military officer, policeman, merchant and art collector. He was born on November 25, 1764, in Dublin Castle, Ireland, the son of Major Joseph Sirr, the Town Major (chief of police) of Dublin from 1762 to 1767.
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Theobald Wolfe Tone born
Theobald Wolfe Tone, commonly known as Wolfe Tone (June 20, 1763 - November 19, 1798) was a leading figure in the United Irishmen Irish independence movement and is regarded as the father of Irish republicans. He died, by cutting his own throat, following an illness after being sentenced to death for his part in the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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Thomas Emmet, nationalist and brother of Robert Emmet, is born in Dublin
Thomas Addis Emmet (24 April 1764 – 14 November 1827) was an Irish and American lawyer and politician. In Ireland, in the 1790s, he was a senior member of the Society of United Irishmen as it planned for an insurrection against the British Crown and Protestant Ascendancy. In American exile, he took up legal practice in New York, earned a reputation as a staunch abolitionist, and in 1812 to 1813 served as the state’s Attorney General.
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Charles O'Conor, antiquary and historian, is born in Belanagare, Co. Roscommon
Charles O’Conor (1764–1828) was a distinguished Irish priest, librarian, and antiquary, born on March 15, 1764, in Belanagare, County Roscommon. He was a member of the O’Conor Don family, a lineage that traced its roots back to the last High Kings of Ireland. O’Conor’s life and work were deeply influenced by his heritage and his passion for Irish history and culture.
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