Today on Celtic History on

April 20th

Sat 20 Apr 1912

Death of Dublin writer Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula

Mon 20 Apr 1896

A demonstration of the cinématographe is held in Dublin at Dan Lowreys Star of Erin theatre

Sun 20 Apr 1879

Robert Lynd, essayist and critic, is born in Belfast

Mon 20 Apr 1857

Sir Thomas Myles, surgeon, is born in Limerick

Mon 20 Apr 1829

Margaret Anna Cusack, Irish Revolutionary Feminist nun and scholar, born

Mon 20 Apr 1812

Maurice FitzGerald, MP for Co. Kerry, presents the Irish Protestant petition for Catholic relief

Thu 20 Apr 1809

James David Forbes, physicist who devised first form of seismograph, born.

Mon 20 Apr 1772

William Lawless, surgeon, is born in Dublin

Fri 20 Apr 1696

The Guild of Brewers and Maltsters is founded in Dublin

Sun 20 Apr 1608

James I grants a license to the Old Bushmill's distillery in Co. Antrim

Tue 20 Apr 1176

Strongbow, Anglo-Norman lord, dies in Dublin