october 16th

Total results: 9

History

Former Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Forsyth born.

October 16, 1954

History

City of Glasgow Fighter Squadron (No, 602) shoots down the first enemy aircraft over Britain after an attack on the River Forth.

October 16, 1939

History

Poet George Mackay Brown born.

October 16, 1921

History

Michael Collins is born in Clonakilty, Co. Cork

October 16, 1890

History

Oscar Wilde, playwright, novelist and essayist is born in Dublin

October 16, 1854

History

Cavan-born Thomas Baron von Brady, general in the Austrian army, dies in Vienna

October 16, 1827

History

Robert Fergusson Scottish poet, died.

October 16, 1774

History

Proclamations against Catholic clergy and schools in Ireland are issued

October 16, 1678

History

King James II born.

October 16, 1430