Lord boyd orr, biologist and nobel prize winner, died.

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calendar 1938

Dr. Douglas Hyde inaugurated as first President of Ireland; Seán T OCeallaigh, Eamon de Valera and Erskine Childers were all installed on the same day in 1945, 1959 and 1973 respectively

June 25, 1938

calendar 1891

Charles Stewart Parnell married Katherine OShea in England

June 25, 1891

calendar 1891

The first Sherlock Holmes story by Edinburgh born author Arthur Conan Doyle was published in the Strand magazine.

June 25, 1891

calendar 1887

Wallace statue unveiled at the Wallace National Monument, Stirling.

June 25, 1887

calendar 1876

Seven Scots, including John Stuart Forbes, were in the US, 7th Cavalry with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

June 25, 1876

calendar 1870

Erskine Childers, novelist, member of the Royal Navy, and later an Irish nationalist, is born in London. He is famous for the classic spy yarn The Riddle Of The Sands. For more on his life, please click The Wild Geese

June 25, 1870

calendar 1804

Kadoudal - Breton patriot, beheaded in Paris.

June 25, 1804

calendar 1799

David Douglas, explorer and botanist, born at Scone, Perthshire. In addition to the Douglas Fir, he brought back to Europe lupins, phlox, penstemmon, sunflowers, clarkia, Californian poppy, mimulus, flowering currant, rose of sharon and mahonia.

June 25, 1799

calendar 1798

Northern column fails to take Hacketstown, Co. Carlow and returns to camp at Croghan. Southern column marches from Slatt, to camp at Kilcumney Hill, Co. Carlow

June 25, 1798

calendar 1783

The Bank of Ireland is established in Dublin, by Royal charter. It issues its first notes, and opens to the public on this date; the Irish pound is worth £12-13 sterling

June 25, 1783

calendar 1731

The Dublin Society for Improving Husbandry, (later to become the Royal Dublin Society on June 19, 1820), is founded on this date

June 25, 1731

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