Robert Emmett, Irish patriot, born

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WW2 Rationing of chocolate and sweets finally ended

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SS Politician ran aground on Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides

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Countess Constance Markievicz, Irish patriot and revolutionary, born

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Honours of Scotland put on display in Edinburgh Castle after being rediscovered by Sir Walter Scott

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calendar 1716

James VIII of Scotland escapes to France, concluding the Jacobite rising of 1715

February 04, 1716

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calendar 1649

Charles II proclaimed king in Edinburgh but not in England

February 04, 1649