1678 in Ireland
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Births
- 26 September - Peter LacyPeter LacyCount Peter von Lacy, or Pyotr Petrovich Lacy , as he was known in Russia , was one of the most successful Russian imperial commanders before Rumyantsev and Suvorov...
, soldier, imperial commander in RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(d.17511751 in Ireland-Births:*September - William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel, peer and MP .*19 October - Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine, soldier in France .*30 October - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright and statesman .-Full date unknown:...
). - George FarquharGeorge FarquharGeorge Farquhar was an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, particularly for his plays The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux' Stratagem .-Early life:...
, dramatist (d.1707).
Deaths
- 23 August - Nicholas FrenchNicholas FrenchNicholas French , Roman Catholic Bishop of Ferns, was an Irish political activist and pamphleteer, who was born at Wexford....
, Bishop of Ferns, political activist and pamphleteer (b.16041604 in Ireland-Births:*c. 10 March - David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore, died of his wounds at the Battle of Liscarroll .*Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, nobleman and figure in English Civil War...
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