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National Government formed under the leadership of Neville Chamberlain.

May 28, 1937

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Birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th US president, in Brookline, Mass

May 28, 1917

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Construction of the Kings Theatre in Edinburgh commences.

May 28, 1905

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73 miners were killed in a firedamp explosion at Udston Colliery, Lanarkshire.

May 28, 1887

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Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd are married

May 28, 1884

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In the first Battle of Enniscorthy, the rebels take the town

May 28, 1798

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Father Murphy of Boolavogue, a priest who had been in dispute with his bishop and who had reluctantly stepped forward as leader, the Wexford insurgents, gaining strength as they advance, storm Enniscorthy

May 28, 1798

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Thoams Moore, Irish poet and composer, born.

May 28, 1779

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Poet and songwriter, Thomas Moore, is born in Dublin

May 28, 1779

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Birth of James Fitzgerald, 20th Earl of Kildare; Duke of Leinster; politician and Lord Justice

May 28, 1722

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William Molyneux, the fourteen-year old son of Sir Thomas Molyneux, is killed when a leaden image falls on him in a garden near Dublin

May 28, 1713

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The Act of Uniformity confirms Guy Fawkes day (5 November) as an anniversary, and adds 30 January (execution of Charles I) and 29 May (the Restoration)

May 28, 1666

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