april 24th

april: 24

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History

Irish Volunteers and Citizen Army seize the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin

April 24, 1916

History

Large supply of guns from Germany are landed at Larne for the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)

April 24, 1913

History

Irish novelist, historian and politician, Justin McCarthy, dies

April 24, 1912

History

William Joyce aka Lord Haw-Haw; born in Brooklyn, New York

April 24, 1906

History

Novelist R.M. Ballantyne, who wrote 90 books, the best known of which was The Coral Island, was born in Edinburgh.

April 24, 1825

History

Thomas Emmet, nationalist and brother of Robert Emmet, is born in Dublin

April 24, 1764

History

Nathaniel Hone, portrait painter, is born in Dublin

April 24, 1718

History

Warrant issued by the Privy Council to Sir John Hepburn to raise a regiment of 1,200 men to fight in the French service. The corps ultimately became the First Regiment of Foot, The Royal Scots.

April 24, 1633

History

Pacificatie of Ireland drawn

April 24, 1596

History

First printed book ever published in Gaelic.

April 24, 1567

History

Mary, Queen of Scots, married French Dauphin, Francis Valois (he was aged 14) at Notre Dame in Paris.

April 24, 1558