Ireland

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visit Ireland

Edward VII was created Earl of Dublin on 17 January 1850.

An elephant named Sita kills her keeper tending her sore foot in Dublin Zoo

Thomas Sloan and others found the Independent Orange Order in Belfast

The floral clock in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, began operation

On this date, the world’s first floral clock began operation in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. Designed by city park superintendent John McHattie and clockmaker James Ritchie, the floral marvel was originally powered by traditional clockwork and featured just a single hour hand.

Ewart Milne, poet, is born in Dublin

Shelah Richards, actress and producer, is born in Dublin

Bing Crosby, descendant of Irish immigrants, is born in Tacoma, Washington

Aberdeen Football Club was founded.

St. Patrick's Day, becomes a bank day

Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. ’the Day of the Festival of Patrick’), is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. 385 – c. 461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

Charles Gavan Duffy, Young Irelander, is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG, PC (12 April 1816 – 9 February 1903), was an Irish poet and journalist (editor of The Nation), Young Irelander and tenant-rights activist. After emigrating to Australia in 1856 he entered the politics of Victoria on a platform of land reform, and in 1871–1872 served as the colony’s 8th Premier.