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October 23rd

Wed 23 Oct 1940

Poet and dramatist Tom McGrath born in Rutherglen.

Fri 23 Oct 1931

The IRA and other organizations are declared illegal in the Free State and the Catholic Church

Sun 23 Oct 1921

Death of John Boyd Dunlop who re-invented the pneumatic tyre from the design of Robert W Thomson.

Tue 23 Oct 1917

John Boyd Dunlop Scottish inventor of the pneumatic rubber tire died.

Sat 23 Oct 1773

Birth of Francis Jeffrey, first editor of the Edinburgh Review.

Wed 23 Oct 1771

Benjamin Franklin ends his visit to Ireland

Thu 23 Oct 1766

Birth of John Claudius Beresford, banker, MP, and controversial figure in 1798 rebellion, during which he was alleged to have flogged suspects at his riding house in Marlborough Street, Dublin; the slogan Mangling done here gratis by Beresford and Co. w

Sun 23 Oct 1707

First meeting of the Parliament of Great Britain.

Mon 23 Oct 1662

The Irish parliament orders the annual observance of Oct 23 as a day of thanksgiving for deliverance from the 1641 rising; for over a century, church services on this day will remind Protestants of Catholic disloyalty

Sun 23 Oct 1295

Treaty between King John Balliol of Scotland and King Philippe IV of France which promised mutual help against the English, the start of the Auld Alliance.