Ireland

Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, nearly, 20 boats and, 129 men (1 in, 3 of the towns male population) lost their lives in a storm.

Government crackdown on Irish Land League jails Parnell and other leaders

In 1879, the Irish National Land League was founded and Charles Stewart Parnell was appointed its president. The Land League was funded by donations from America. It organized boycotts against notorious landlords, encouraged the defiant burning of leas

Charles Stewart Parnell and others are arrested for Land League activities

Revolutionary Éamonn Ceannt, is born in Glenamaddy, County Galway

Kate Coll and Juan Vivion de Valera are married in St. Patricks Church, Greenville, New Jersey. Just over a year later the couple give birth to Eamon

First soccer international in Ireland; England beats the Irish squad

Second Gladstone Land Act introduces the three Fs - fair rent, fixity of tenure, free sale - and sets up the Land Commission

First issue of United Ireland, Parnellite weekly

The first issue of United Ireland, a Parnellite weekly newspaper, was published on August 13, 1881. The newspaper was established by Charles Stewart Parnell, a prominent Irish nationalist leader, and it played a crucial role in promoting the political agenda of the Irish Parliamentary Party, particularly in relation to the Land League and the broader struggle for Irish Home Rule.

Birth of Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin.

Sir Alexander Fleming (August 06, 1881 – March 11, 1955) discovered the antibiotic substance lysozyme and isolated the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum.

Richard Downey, is born in Kilkenny

Richard Downey, born in Kilkenny, became notable for being the youngest-ever Catholic Archbishop when he was appointed Archbishop of Liverpool in 1928 at the age of 47.