Today on Celtic History on

October 16th

Sat 16 Oct 1954

Former Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Forsyth born.

Mon 16 Oct 1939

City of Glasgow Fighter Squadron (No, 602) shoots down the first enemy aircraft over Britain after an attack on the River Forth.

Sun 16 Oct 1921

Poet George Mackay Brown born.

Thu 16 Oct 1890

Michael Collins is born in Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Mon 16 Oct 1854

Oscar Wilde, playwright, novelist and essayist is born in Dublin

Tue 16 Oct 1827

Cavan-born Thomas Baron von Brady, general in the Austrian army, dies in Vienna

Sun 16 Oct 1774

Robert Fergusson Scottish poet, died.

Sun 16 Oct 1678

Proclamations against Catholic clergy and schools in Ireland are issued

Sat 16 Oct 1430

King James II born.