Duncan Bain Macintyre, Scottish Gaelic poet, born
Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir, anglicized as Duncan Ban MacIntyre (20 March 1724 – 14 May 1812), was one of the most renowned of Scottish Gaelic poets. He formed an integral part of one of the golden ages of Gaelic poetry in Scotland during the 18th century.
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Mervyn Archdall, antiquary, is born in Dublin
Mervyn Archdall (1723 – 1791) was an Irish antiquary and clergyman of the Church of Ireland.
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Minister, historian, playwright and tutor to the Prince of Wales, John Home born.
John Home, born on September 22, 1722 in Leith, Scotland, was a Scottish minister, historian, and playwright, best known for his tragedy Douglas (1756). He was also a tutor to the Prince of Wales and a respected figure in Enlightenment-era literary circles
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Birth of William Fortescuem, politician and sportsman
William Fortescue, born in 1722, was a British politician and sportsman known for his attempts in the 1760s to introduce a controversial bill aimed at preserving partridges and hares, and for proposing to drastically reduce the number of dogs in the nation. Although his efforts were unsuccessful, they highlight the tensions between landowners, game preservation, and the rights of common people during that period.
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William Wood is Granted Patent
William Wood (1671–1730) was a hardware manufacturer, ironmaster, and mintmaster, notorious for receiving a contract to strike an issue of Irish coinage from 1722 to 1724.
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Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies
Charles Leslie (27 July 1650 – 13 April 1722) was a former Church of Ireland priest who became a leading Jacobite propagandist after the 1688 Glorious Revolution. One of a small number of Irish Protestants to actively support the Stuarts after 1688, he is best remembered today for his role in publicising the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe.
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