august 30th

Total results: 14

History

Liz McColgan won the World Athletics Championship, 10,000 metres in Tokyo by a margin of, 20 seconds.

August 30, 1991

History

William Trevor, pseudonym of William Trevor Cox, short-story writer and novelist, is born in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork

August 30, 1928

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The Chamber of Commerce calls for Ireland to adopt Greenwich Mean Time — 25 minutes behind Irish Standard Time

August 30, 1911

History

Scottish born Hubert Cecil Booth patented his design for a vacuum cleaner which sucked in the dust and retained it by means of a filter.

August 30, 1901

History

National synod of Catholic bishops begins at Maynooth; they renew condemnation of Queens Colleges and condemn Trinity College

August 30, 1875

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Michael Banim, storywriter, dies; along with his brother and co-author John, he sought to create sympathetic, yet non-stereotypical Irish characters in his stories

August 30, 1874

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Birth of golf course designer Dr Alister Mackenzie; he was responsible for Augusta National and Cypress Point, among others.

August 30, 1870

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Birth of Feargus Edward O’Connor, Chartist leader

August 30, 1855

History

The Cork Examiner, now The Irish Examiner, hits the streets for the first time

August 30, 1841

History

James Wilson - Scottish patriot, died

August 30, 1820

History

All registered Catholic priests in Ireland are required to renounce the claims of the Stuarts to the thrones of England and Ireland — only 33 out of 1,089 comply

August 30, 1709

History

Penal Laws passed in 1695 restricting Catholics rights are strengthened for the second time

August 30, 1708

History

First siege of Limerick ends

August 30, 1690

History

Lord Sussex, is sworn in as Lord Deputy

August 30, 1559