Glasgow weavers riot after their wages are cut. bricks were thrown at magistrates and soldiers then opened fire on the rioters, resulting in six being killed.
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1901
James Hanley, novelist and short story writer, is born in Liverpool of Irish parents
September 03, 1901
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1854
Birth of Fanny Parnell, Land League agitator and sister of Charles Stewart Parnell
September 03, 1854
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1842
In Kill, Co. Kildare, birth of John Devoy, journalist and leading member of the Fenians
September 03, 1842
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1745
Prince Charles Edward Stuart proclaimed his father as King James VIII of Scotland at Perth.
September 03, 1745
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1654
The first Protectorate parliament meets; Ireland is represented by 30 members
September 03, 1654
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