John cobb killed when his boat crashed while attemptting a world water speed record on loch ness
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1854
Birth in Kinvara, Co. Galway of Francis Arthur Fahy who wrote the song, Galway Bay
September 29, 1854
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1826
Charles Cornwallis Chesney, professor of military history, is born in Kilkeel, Co. Down
September 29, 1826
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1798
Tandy and other Irish political prisoners in Hamburg are handed over to British authorities
September 29, 1798
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1778
Birth in Dublin of Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy
September 29, 1778
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1732
Sir Henry Cavendish, politician and master of shorthand, who recorded parliamentary debates, born
September 29, 1732
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Handsel Monday, traditionally the day on which gifts were exchanged in Scotland
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Jack McConnell elected First Minister of Scotland, succeeding Henry McLeish who had resigned
November 22, 2001
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