Ireland

Birth in Rooskey, Co. Roscommon of Albert Reynolds, politician and businessman, Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach from 1992-1994

Margaret The Unsinkable Molly Brown, daughter of Irish immigrants, dies in New York

Strikes, marches and protests are held in Belfast against low unemployment payments, temporarily uniting Catholic and Protestant unemployed

TV mogul Jeremy Isaacs born.

De Valera opens the 13th Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva

Birth of Mariga Guinness, née Princess Hermione Marie Gabrielle von Urach, Countess Württemberg

Mariga Guinness, born Princess Hermione Marie Gabrielle von Urach, Countess of Württemberg, is born on March 21, 1932. Of German nobility, she would later become a prominent cultural figure in Ireland after marrying Desmond Guinness. Together, they co-founded the Irish Georgian Society in 1958, a pivotal organization dedicated to preserving Ireland’s Georgian architectural heritage. Known for her charisma, aristocratic flair, and deep passion for Irish history, Mariga Guinness played a central role in raising awareness about the importance of historic conservation at a time when many buildings were under threat.

Scottish aviator Jim Mollinson landed after the first East-West solo flight of the Atlantic from Portmarnock, Ireland to Pennfield, New Brunswick.

Secret society Gwenn ha Du bombs the momument representing the union of Brittany with France at Rennes, Brittany

Gwenn ha Du (Breton for white and black) was a Breton-based terrorist group founded at the end of 1930 in Paris by Célestin Lainé. It advocated Breton nationalism through direct action and published a secret manual aimed at instructing readers in terrorism.

Peter O'Toole, born

Peter Seamus O’Toole ( 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor.

De Valera abolishes the oath of allegiance and withholds land annuities from the British Government