1793 in Ireland
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Events

  • Roman Catholic Relief Act relieves Catholics of certain political, educational and economic disabilities.

Births

  • 3 April - Dionysius Lardner
    Dionysius Lardner
    Dionysius Lardner , was an Irish scientific writer who popularised science and technology, and edited the 133-volume Cabinet Cyclopedia.-Early life in Dublin:...

    , scientific writer (d.1859
    1859 in Ireland
    -Events:* Irish general election.* The Irish Times is founded.* Ulster Hall, concert venue in Belfast, is built.-Births:*3 January - Maurice Healy, lawyer, politician and MP .*30 January - Tony Mullane, Major League Baseball player ....

    ).
  • 12 August - James Muspratt
    James Muspratt
    James Muspratt was a British chemical manufacturer who was the first to make alkali by the Leblanc process on a large scale in the United Kingdom.-Early life:...

    , chemical manufacturer in Britain (d.1886
    1886 in Ireland
    -Events:*January - Ulster Protestant Unionists begin to lobby against the Irish Home Rule Bill, establishing the Ulster Loyal Anti-Repeal Union in Belfast.*March - Prime Minister William Gladstone announces his support for Irish Home Rule....

    ).

Full date unknown

  • Andrew Clarke, soldier, Governor of Western Australia
    Governor of Western Australia
    The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia's Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:* presiding over the Executive Council;...

     (d.1847
    1847 in Ireland
    -Events:*13 January - Irish Confederation established.*February - Soup kitchens system established; famine at its height.*March - 400 people die in the Doolough Tragedy*15 May - Death of Daniel O'Connell.*June - Poor Law Amendment Act....

    ).
  • John Benjamin Macneill
    John Benjamin Macneill
    Sir John Benjamin MacNeill FRS was an eminent Irish civil engineer of the 19th century, closely associated with Thomas Telford. His most notable projects were railway schemes in Ireland...

    , railway engineer (d.1880
    1880 in Ireland
    -Events:*2 February - Charles Stewart Parnell addresses the United States Congress.*March - April - General election.*27 April - Charter founding the Royal University of Ireland.*17 May - Parnell elected chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party....

    ).

Deaths

  • Charlotte Brooke
    Charlotte Brooke (writer)
    Charlotte Brooke, , born in Rantavan, County Cavan, Ireland, was the author of' Reliques of Irish Poetry,' and was one of twenty-two children Henry Brooke had, the author of 'GustavusVasa,' and she was the only one that survived. She was born in 1740, and from an early age was attracted to books....

    , writer (b.c1740).
  • Elizabeth Griffith
    Elizabeth Griffith
    Elizabeth Griffith , sometimes also credited Elizabeth Griffiths, was an 18th-century Irish dramatist, fiction writer, essayist and actress, best known for her edition of Shakespeare's comedies published in 1775.- Biography :Griffith was born in Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales to Dublin theatre...

    , dramatist, writer and actress (b.c1727).
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