Home /calendar /october /October 04, 1886On October 04, 1886 in Celtic HistoryLennox robinson, playwright and one time abbey theatre manager, is born in douglas, co. corkShare : More From This Daycalendar 1929Most of United Free Church merged with Church of Scotland.October 04, 1929calendar 1883Boys Brigade founded in Glasgow.October 04, 1883calendar 1842Birth of heavyweight bare-knuckle boxer Jim Dunne in Co. Kildare. Dunne won the American heavyweight title from fellow Irishman Jim Elliot - the pair were jailed after the illegal eventOctober 04, 1842calendar 1821Death of John Rennie, engineer who constructed the Crinan Canal.October 04, 1821calendar 1780African explorer Alexander Laing, born.October 04, 1780calendar 1754William Bligh, Cornish man, Mutiny on the Bounty fame was born.October 04, 1754calendar 1741Edmund Malone, editor and Shakespearian scholar, is born in DublinOctober 04, 1741calendar 1733Henry Boyle, the future Earl of Shannon, is unanimously elected Speaker of the Irish parliament. He will serve till 1756 - the longest-serving Speaker of the 1692-1800 parliamentsOctober 04, 1733calendar 1693Irish Brigade of France fights in the battle of MarsagliaOctober 04, 1693calendar 1582Pope Gregory reforms the calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45BCE - 4 October is followed by 15 October. However, the reform will not be implemented in Ireland till 1752October 04, 1582
