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25 top intel officers, and crew of 4 were killed in helicopter crash in the Mull of Kintyre.
On June 2, 1994, one of the worst peacetime disasters in British military aviation occurred when a RAF Chinook helicopter (ZA576) crashed into a hillside on the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland, killing all 29 people on board. …
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II takes place on June 2, 1953, at Westminster Abbey in London, marking the formal ascension of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor to the British throne. …
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Clothes rationing introduced as a war-time measure. It was not lifted until, 1949.
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Robert and Edward Kennedy, open the children’s zoo in Regent’s Park
On this date, Robert and Edward Kennedy, the youngest sons of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., then U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, opened the Children’s Zoo in Regent’s Park, London. …
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Michael OHehir, sports commentator, is born in Dublin
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A proposal for the penalty kick is accepted by the Football Association
The Proposal for the Penalty Kick is Accepted by the Football Association. The idea was the brainchild of William McCrum, a goalkeeper from Milford, Co. Armagh, and was championed by Jack Reid of the Irish Football Association. Designed to punish serious fouls near the goal, the penalty kick became a key part of modern football. …
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Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces
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An act of the Irish parliament enables Catholics to testify their allegiance to the king
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An Act of Parliament allows Catholics to lease bogland
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The town of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh is virtually destroyed by an accidental fire
An accidental fire devastates the town of Enniskillen, destroying a significant portion of the settlement: …
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James Douglas, Scottish inventor of the guillotine (the Maiden), guillotined.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1525 - June 02, 1581), was the last, and arguably the most successful, of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI. However he met an unfortunate end: during his time as regent he introduced the maiden, a primitive guillotine, to Scotland, and he was eventually executed by it himself. He was executed by the maiden–a guillotine he had himself brought from England–on the 2nd of June 1581. He is buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh …
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James Douglas,, 4th Earl of Morton, beheaded in Edinburgh Grassmarket, accused of the murder of Lord Darnley.
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The Ulster chieftain, Shane O'Neill, takes refuge with the MacDonnells
Shane O’Neill, powerful and ambitious Ulster chieftain, is murdered by the MacDonnells after seeking refuge with them at Cushendun. His fall marks a pivotal moment in the Tudor conquest of Ireland. - He had previously opposed English authority and rival Gaelic lords. - His death ends a turbulent chapter of resistance in Ulster. - He is succeeded by his kinsman Turlough Luineach O’Neill. …
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Prince Henry St Clair (Sinclair) landed in Nova Scotia, having sailed from Orkney.
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