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29
Apr 1653
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1912
Pearse and Connolly agree to ceasefire after being forced out of the Dublin GPO by artillery fire
April 29, 1912



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1769
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, soldier and statesman, is born in Dublin
April 29, 1769


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1680
The first stone of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham is laid by the Duke of Ormonde
April 29, 1680

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1665
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde and an ancestor of Princess Diana, born
April 29, 1665