Ireland

Dave Allen, born

David Tynan O’Mahony (6 July 1936 – 10 March 2005), known professionally as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, satirist, and actor. He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political hypocrisy and showing disdain for religious authority.

Sir J M Barrie, author of Peter Pan died.

National Government formed under the leadership of Neville Chamberlain.

Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took place at Westminster Abbey.

Debate on new Constitution commences

A Luftwaffe bomb kills 13 people in Belfast, known as the Belfast Blitz

Belfast was largely unprepared for war as people thought Northern Ireland was both too remote and too insignificant for the Luftwaffe to target. The inertia of ministers at Stormont also resulted in Belfast being ill prepared against attack.

Blitz of Clydebank by German Luftwaffe

The Blitz of Clydebank was a devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the town of Clydebank, near Glasgow, Scotland. It occurred over two nights, on March 13th and 14th, 1941, during World War II. Clydebank was a significant target due to its industrial importance; the town was home to shipbuilding yards (including John Brown & Company, which built many famous ships such as the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, and the Royal Navy’s HMS Hood) and the Singer Sewing Machine Factory, which at the time was converted to produce munitions.

Tomas O Criomthain, Irish author of An t-Oileanach (The Islandman), died

Tomás Ó Criomhthain commonly anglicised as Tomás O’Crohan and occasionally as Thomas O’Crohan; 1855 – 7 March 1937) was a native of the Irish-speaking Great Blasket Island near the coast of the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland.

Eamon de Valera new 1937 Irish Constitution

Eamon de Valera, the prominent Irish statesman and political leader, introduced a new constitution for Ireland in 1937. This constitution is officially known as the “Constitution of Ireland” or “Bunreacht na hÉireann” in the Irish language. It replaced the previous constitution of the Irish Free State, which had been in place since 1922. Here are some key points about the 1937 Irish Constitution:

James Burke, Irish historian and author, born

James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer. He was one of the main presenters of the BBC1 science series Tomorrow’s World from 1965 to 1971 and created and presented the television series Connections (1978), and its more philosophical sequel The Day the Universe Changed (1985), about the history of science and technology. The Washington Post has called him “one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world”.