January 26

The 1st Glasgow Scout troop was registered, the first to be formed

January 26, 1908

Synges Playboy of the Western World is performed for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, riot ensues

January 26, 1907

Seán MacBride, IRA leader, politician, head of Amnesty International, born

January 26, 1904

Colonel James Fitzmaurice, Irelands greatest aviator, is born in Dublin

January 26, 1898

Kirkpatrick McMillan, Scottish inventor of the bicycle, died

January 26, 1878

Sir Arthur du Cros, pioneer of pneumatic tyre industry, is born in Dublin

January 26, 1871

One O'Clock gun fired for the first time from Edinburgh Castle

January 26, 1861

Thomas Charles Wright, officer in Bolivars army, is born in Drogheda, Co. Louth

January 26, 1799

Lord George Sackville, soldier, politician and MP for Portarlington, born

January 26, 1716

The second session of William III's second Irish parliament ends on this date

January 26, 1699

Edward the Bruce and Irish allies engage English forces at the Battle of Ardscull, Ireland

January 26, 1316