Queen Victorias first visit to Edinburgh.

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calendar 1921

Frank Duff founds the Association of Our Lady of Mercy, later to be known as the Legion of Mary

September 07, 1921

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calendar 1892

John L. Sullivan loses his world heavyweight boxing title to another Irish American, James Corbett

September 07, 1892

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calendar 1823

Kevin Izod ODoherty, transportee, physician and politician, is born in Dublin

September 07, 1823

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calendar 1801

Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquis of Downshire, former MP for Co. Down and one of the wealthiest landowners in Ireland, commits suicide

September 07, 1801

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calendar 1798

Humbert crosses Shannon at Ballintra and camps at Cloone. Cornwallis crosses Shannon. Rebels at Wilsons Hospital are routed; this ends the rebellion in the midlands

September 07, 1798

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calendar 1736

A mob broke into the Tolbooth jail and removed Captain Porteous, reprieved for the killing of Edinburgh citizens during a riot on April, 14. He was then hanged from a dyers pole.

September 07, 1736

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calendar 1695

Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds

September 07, 1695

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calendar 1497

Perkin Warbeck, pretender to English Throne, lands at Sennen, Cornwall and raises a Cornish Army.

September 07, 1497