Home /calendar /february /February 16, 1822On February 16, 1822 in Celtic HistoryJames thomson, engineer, is born in belfastShare : More From This Daycalendar 1992George Mann MacBeth, Journalist and poet, died.February 16, 1992calendar 1932Fianna Fáil wins the general electionFebruary 16, 1932calendar 1902Birth of singer Delia Murphy in Ardroe, Claremorris, Co. MayoFebruary 16, 1902calendar 1886The Irish Catholic Hierarchy formally endorses Home RuleFebruary 16, 1886calendar 1859Thomas Edward Ellis, Welsh Nationalist, bornFebruary 16, 1859calendar 1768The Octennial Act limits Irish parliaments life to eight yearsFebruary 16, 1768
