Royal yacht Britannia launched at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank.April 16, 1953Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such …John Millington Synge, poet, playwright, and student of Irish language and culture, is born in DublinApril 16, 1871Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish …Samuel Butcher, scholar, is born in DublinApril 16, 1850Samuel Henry Butcher DCL LLD FRSE FBA (16 April 1850 – 29 December 1910) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and politician. Samuel Henry Butcher was born in …The first regular stage-coach service between Dublin and Belfast commencesApril 16, 1752The first stage coach service from Dublin to Belfast opened on the 16th of April 1752. The service was part of a campaign of improved infrastructure in Ireland. …Charles Edward Stewart defeated at Battle of Culloden, ScotlandApril 16, 1746The Battle of Culloden was the last military clash in mainland Britain, between the forces of the Jacobites and those of the reigning Hanoverians in the 45 …Sir Hans Sloane, physician and naturalist, is born in Killyleagh, Co. DownApril 16,1660He was elected to the Royal Society at the age of 24. Sloane travelled to the Caribbean in 1687 and documented his travels and findings with extensive …calendar
Royal yacht Britannia launched at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank.April 16, 1953Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such …
John Millington Synge, poet, playwright, and student of Irish language and culture, is born in DublinApril 16, 1871Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish …
Samuel Butcher, scholar, is born in DublinApril 16, 1850Samuel Henry Butcher DCL LLD FRSE FBA (16 April 1850 – 29 December 1910) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and politician. Samuel Henry Butcher was born in …
The first regular stage-coach service between Dublin and Belfast commencesApril 16, 1752The first stage coach service from Dublin to Belfast opened on the 16th of April 1752. The service was part of a campaign of improved infrastructure in Ireland. …
Charles Edward Stewart defeated at Battle of Culloden, ScotlandApril 16, 1746The Battle of Culloden was the last military clash in mainland Britain, between the forces of the Jacobites and those of the reigning Hanoverians in the 45 …
Sir Hans Sloane, physician and naturalist, is born in Killyleagh, Co. DownApril 16,1660He was elected to the Royal Society at the age of 24. Sloane travelled to the Caribbean in 1687 and documented his travels and findings with extensive …
