Ireland

Birth of James Barry, painter, in Cork

Edmund Malone, editor and Shakespearian scholar, is born in Dublin

Deacon William Brodie, a well known thief in 18th Century Edinburgh, was born.

One of the most remarkable criminals ever confined in Edinburghs Old Tolbooth prison was the noted William Brodie. In 18th Century Edinburgh, a city famous for more than its fair share of intrigue and scoundrels, William Brodie stands out as one o

Earl of Wintoun died, aged, 100.

George MacKenzie, Scottish patron of books, died.

At the Athy by-election following the death of Sir Walter Dixon Borrowes, Lord Ophaly is returned

Anthony Tanner, perpetual curate for Holmpatrick, is murdered near Rush, Co. Dublin

Joseph Stock, bishop and author, is born in Dublin

Joseph Stock, born on December 22, 1740, in Dublin, Ireland, was an Irish Protestant churchman and writer, bishop of Killala and Achonry and afterwards bishop of Waterford and Lismore.. He was a notable figure in the 18th and early 19th centuries, recognized for his roles as a bishop and an author. His life and work spanned a period of significant change and development in both the Church and society in Ireland##

Nicholas Joseph Callan, Irish Catholic priest and physicist, born

Nicholas Joseph Callan (22 December 1799 – 10 January 1864) was an Irish Catholic priest and physicist. He was professor of natural philosophy at Maynooth College in County Kildare from 1834, and is best known for his work on the induction coil.

Rev. Edward Sewell, a couple-beggar, is hanged at Stephen's Green

Edward Sewell, a “couple-beggar” a term used for clergyman who conducts illegal marriages involving Catholics and Protestants - is hanged at Stephen’s Green