Today on Celtic History on

February 20th

Tue 20 Feb 1951

Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, born

Sat 20 Feb 1892

First performance of Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan

Mon 20 Feb 1882

Padraic Ó'Conaire, writer and poet, born in Galway

Fri 20 Feb 1874

Gladstone resigns, a Conservative administration under Disraeli takes over

Thu 20 Feb 1794

William Carleton, one of the most graphic writers about the Famine, born near Clogher, Co. Tyrone

Tue 20 Feb 1742

James Gandon, architect and builder of the Customs House, the Four Courts, is born in London

Thu 20 Feb 1547

Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey

Tue 20 Feb 1472

Orkney and Shetland annexed from Norway to the crown of Scotland

Sat 20 Feb 1436

James I of Scotland is murdered