Ireland

Death of Dublin writer Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula

Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End’s Lyceum Theatre, which Irving owned.

The Titanic, the worlds largest ship built at Belfasts Harland and Wolfe, hits an iceberg

Birth of actor Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin

Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor, best remembered for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside Harry H. Corbett in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970–1974). He achieved international recognition in 1964 for his appearance alongside the Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.

Poet Sorley MacLean born on the island of Raasay.

Birth in Portrush of Fred Daly, the only Irishman to win a golf major - the British Open in 1947

Birth of writer Brian ONolan aka Myles na gCopaleen and perhaps better known as Flann OBrien

Birth of Brian O’Nolan, aka Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen in Strabane, Co. Tyrone

Statue of Charles Stewart Parnell is unveiled in Dublin

The unveiling of the statue of Charles Stewart Parnell in Dublin in 1911 was a significant event in Irish history and a tribute to one of the most prominent political leaders of the late 19th century in Ireland. Here are some key details about this event:

Anna Catherine Parnell, Irish patriot, dies

The Chamber of Commerce calls for Ireland to adopt Greenwich Mean Time — 25 minutes behind Irish Standard Time