William brown, founder of the argentine navy, is born in foxford, co. mayo

June 23rd , 1777

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Mass protest in West of Scotland against closure of John Browns shipyard.

June 23, 1971

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Salvador Dalis painting Christ of St John of the Cross went on display in Glasgows Kelvingrove Art Gallery. There was a public outcry when Dr Tom Honeyman, the then director of Glasgows museums and art galleries, spent the citys entire annual purcha

June 23, 1952

calendar 1939

Dáil Éireann introduces internment

June 23, 1939

calendar 1927

Singer Kenneth McKellar born.

June 23, 1927

calendar 1838

Sir James Gildea, philanthropist and co-founder of St. John Ambulance Association, is born in Kilmaine, Co. Mayo

June 23, 1838

calendar 1825

Annie French Hector, novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Mrs. Alexander, is born in Dublin. Highly successful novelist with 40 books including the Wooing of O’t (1873), and Blind Fate (1891); A Choice of Evils (1895), and Kitty Costello, semi-autobiogr

June 23, 1825

calendar 1823

George and Robert Stephenson open their locomotive foundry in Newcastle upon Tyne.

June 23, 1823

calendar 1802

Daniel OConnell secretly marries his cousin, Mary OConnell

June 23, 1802

calendar 1798

Rebel southern column captures Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny and camps at Bunreagh; Rebel northern column moves into Wicklow Mountains and camps at Ballymanus

June 23, 1798

calendar 1725

Malt Riots, Glasgow

June 23, 1725

calendar 1704

The Registration Act comes into force requiring all Catholic priests in Ireland to register in court, to furnish two £50 bonds for good behaviour, and not to leave the county in which they are registered

June 23, 1704

calendar 1650

Charles II sailed into the estuary of the river Spey and signed the Covenant before going ashore.

June 23, 1650

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