Today on Celtic History on

August 5th

Total Events: 9

Mon 05 Aug 1901

Peter O'Connor sets long jump record at 24 11 3-4.

Wed 05 Aug 1891

The Land Purchase Act further facilitates tenants purchase of acreage from former landlords and establishes a board to purchase and redistribute land at a local level in the west

Sun 05 Aug 1888

Philip Henry Sheridan, the son of Irish immigrants from Cavan, dies in Nonquit, Massachusetts.

Thu 05 Aug 1745

Charles Edward Stuart lands at Borradale, Scotland

Wed 05 Aug 1722

Birth of William Fortescuem, politician and sportsman, who tried unsuccessfully in the 1760s to introduce a bill to preserve partridges and hares and to take away the lives of above half the dogs in the nation

Tue 05 Aug 1704

Act of Security passed by the Scottish Parliament.

Fri 05 Aug 1695

The Scottish Parliament established a General Post Office.

Tue 05 Aug 1388

James, Earl Douglas, died out of sight of his army, in a bush, at Battle of Otterburn in which Scots defeat Henry Percy, (Hotspur) but with the loss of the Earl of Douglas.

Wed 05 Aug 1305

William Wallace betrayed and captured by the English.