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In the opening game of their Rugby World Cup programme, Scotland defeated Ivory Coast, 89-0

Petrol rationing, introduced during WW2, was ended.

Actor Archie Duncan (known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes) born Glasgow.

Birth of football player, coach and manager Sir Matt Busby

First publication of Dracula, written by Dublin man Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker

Trinity College Dublin abolishes all remaining religious restrictions for entry, with the exception of the Faculty of Divinity

Michael Barrett from Kesh, Co. Fermanagh is executed for his part in the explosion at Clerkenwell Gaol

Mary is crowned queen of Great Britain & Northern Ireland