On June 16
June 16, 1929
The first official celebration of Bloomsday is held on its twenty-fifth anniversary
The first official celebration of Bloomsday occurred on June 16, 1929, marking the 25th anniversary of the day depicted in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses.
June 16, 1924
Friends send Joyce, who is in the hospital, a bouquet of white and blue hydrangeas
He writes in his notebook - Today 16 of June 1924 twenty years after. Will anybody remember this date?
June 16, 1721
During a trial in the court of Kings Bench, Dublin, panick to all the people who crowded to get out
Panic in the Court of King’s Bench, Dublin, as a neighbouring chimney catches fire, sending a thick cloud of smoke billowing into the courtroom. The incident caused widespread alarm among those present, as smoke quickly filled the chamber and spectators scrambled to escape, fearing a greater conflagration.