September 04

September 04, 1964

Forth Road Bridge opened by the Queen. At, 6,156 feet long and a centre span of, 3300 feet, it was the longest in Europe at that time.

September 04, 1962

Last tramcar run in Glasgow (to Auchenshuggle).

September 04, 1922

Dónal Foley, journalist, humorist and author of Man Bites Dog column in the Irish Times, is born in Ring, Co. Waterford

September 04, 1851

John Dillon, Nationalist politician, is born in Blackrock, Co. Dublin

September 04, 1844

Conspiracy judgment against Daniel OConnell is reversed by House of Lords

Cornwallis moves forward from Tuam to attack Castlebar

September 04, 1768

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, Breton linguist, born

September 04, 1607

Hugh ONeill, Ruari ODonnell and other chiefs of their families depart Lough Swilly for the continent in what has become known as the Flight of the Earls

September 04, 1241

King Alexander III born at Roxburgh.