june 5th

Total results: 18

History

Referendum held on British Membership of the European Community. In Scotland the vote was Yes, 1,332,286; No, 948,039. Turnout was, 61%. Only Shetland and Western Isles had majorities against.

June 05, 1975

History

Birth of Christy Brown, paraplegic painter and writer. His book “Down All the Days” and the film “My Left Foot” are based on his life

June 05, 1932

History

The first sitting of the Northern Ireland Parliament takes place

June 05, 1921

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Cornelius Ryan, war correspondent and author of The Longest Day, The Last Battle and A Bridge Too Far, is born in Dublin

June 05, 1920

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Death of Listowel man Lord Kitchener

June 05, 1916

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HMS Hampshire sank off Orkney after striking a mine. Lord Kitchener, conqueror of Sudan, was drowned.

June 05, 1916

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Margaret Anne Cusack (Sister Mary Francis Clare), the Nun of Kenmare, dies in Leamington, Warwickshire, England

June 05, 1899

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Alasdair Mac Cába, pro-Treaty nationalist, politician, and founder of the Educational Building Society, is born in Ballymote, Co. Sligo

June 05, 1886

History

Birth in Dublin of William Thomas Cosgrave, the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State

June 05, 1880

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James Connolly, Irish revolutionary hero, born in Edinburgh - Scotland.

June 05, 1868

History

John Couch Adams FRS (5 June 1819 – 21 January 1892) was a British mathematician and astronomer. Cornish discover of the planet Nep

June 05, 1819

History

Defeat of the rebels at New Ross, Co. Wexford

June 05, 1798

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The Reverend William Steel Dickson, a Presbyterian minister and United Irishmen supporter is arrested and imprisoned without trial

June 05, 1798

History

An Act provides for the establishment of a Catholic seminary

June 05, 1795

History

Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations born Kirkcaldy.

June 05, 1723

History

Richard Talbot, the Earl of Tyrconnell, appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland, (the first Catholic to hold the position since the Reformation) becomes Commander-in-Chief of the Irish army

June 05, 1686

History

Eoghan Rua ONeill, a superb military strategist, defeats Robert Munro’s Scottish army at Benburb in Co. Tyrone. The victory is celebrated by Pope Innocent X with a Te Deum in Rome

June 05, 1646

History

An Act of the Scottish Parliament came into force concerning the Office of Lyoun King of Armes and his brother Heraldis creating the best regulated system of armorial bearings in Europe.

June 05, 1592