Today on Celtic History on

August 6th

Tue 06 Aug 1946

Former World flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch died.

Sat 06 Aug 1927

Poet Richard Murphy is born

Fri 06 Aug 1920

The Dáil orders the boycotting of Belfast unionist firms

Sat 06 Aug 1881

Birth of Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin.

Sat 06 Aug 1853

Sir William Ridgeway, classical scholar, is born in Ballydermot, Co. Offaly

Sun 06 Aug 1820

Donald Alexander Smithlater Lord Strathcona born in Forres.

Sun 06 Aug 1775

Daniel O'Connell, Irish patriot, is born in Cahirciveen, County Kerry

Thu 06 Aug 1761

Richard Nugent, Lord Delvin, MP for Fore, and still a teenager, dies of wounds he received after fighting a duel with a Mr Reilly on July 30

Sat 06 Aug 1678

First Glasgow-Edinburgh coach service began from White Horse Inn, Edinburgh.

Sat 06 Aug 1312

John de Wogan ceases to be justiciar; Edmund le Botiller will act as justiciar for the present