Birth of francis jeffrey, first editor of the edinburgh review.

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calendar 1940

Poet and dramatist Tom McGrath born in Rutherglen.

October 23, 1940

calendar 1931

The IRA and other organizations are declared illegal in the Free State and the Catholic Church

October 23, 1931

calendar 1921

Death of John Boyd Dunlop who re-invented the pneumatic tyre from the design of Robert W Thomson.

October 23, 1921

calendar 1917

John Boyd Dunlop Scottish inventor of the pneumatic rubber tire died.

October 22, 1917

calendar 1771

Benjamin Franklin ends his visit to Ireland

October 23, 1771

calendar 1766

Birth of John Claudius Beresford, banker, MP, and controversial figure in 1798 rebellion, during which he was alleged to have flogged suspects at his riding house in Marlborough Street, Dublin; the slogan Mangling done here gratis by Beresford and Co. w

October 23, 1766

calendar 1707

First meeting of the Parliament of Great Britain.

October 23, 1707

calendar 1662

The Irish parliament orders the annual observance of Oct 23 as a day of thanksgiving for deliverance from the 1641 rising; for over a century, church services on this day will remind Protestants of Catholic disloyalty

October 23, 1662

calendar 1295

Treaty between King John Balliol of Scotland and King Philippe IV of France which promised mutual help against the English, the start of the Auld Alliance.

October 23, 1295

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