October 23

October 23, 1940

Poet and dramatist Tom McGrath born in Rutherglen.

October 23, 1931

The IRA and other organizations are declared illegal in the Free State and the Catholic Church

October 23, 1921

Death of John Boyd Dunlop who re-invented the pneumatic tyre from the design of Robert W Thomson.

October 22, 1917

John Boyd Dunlop Scottish inventor of the pneumatic rubber tire died.

October 23, 1773

Birth of Francis Jeffrey, first editor of the Edinburgh Review.

October 23, 1771

Benjamin Franklin ends his visit to Ireland

Birth of John Claudius Beresford, banker, MP, and controversial figure in 1798 rebellion

October 23, 1707

First meeting of the Parliament of Great Britain.

October 23, 1662

The Irish parliament orders the annual observance of Oct 23 as a day of thanksgiving for deliverance from the 1641 rising

October 23, 1295

Treaty between King John Balliol of Scotland and King Philippe IV of France