1720 in Ireland
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Events
- The Parliament of Great BritainParliament of Great BritainThe Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
passes the Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719The Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1719 ....
[that is, 1719 Old Style, meaning 1720 in New Style dating]. - Declaratory Act passes in the British parliament declaring the right of the Parliament of Great Britain to legislate for Ireland and denying the appellate jurisdiction of the Irish House of LordsIrish House of LordsThe Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from mediaeval times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union.-Function:...
. - Dr Steevens' HospitalDr Steevens' HospitalDr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin was one of Ireland's most distinguished eighteenth-century medical establishments...
is established at KilmainhamKilmainhamKilmainham is a suburb of Dublin south of the River Liffey and west of the city centre, in the Dublin 8 postal district.-History:In the Viking era, the monastery was home to the first Norse base in Ireland....
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Arts and literature
- Jonathan SwiftJonathan SwiftJonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...
publishes Proposal for Universal Use of Irish Manufacture and A Modest ProposalA Modest ProposalA Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being a Burden on Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in...
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Births
- 1 October - Hector Theophilus de CramahéHector Theophilus de CramahéHector Theophilus de Cramahé , born Théophile Hector Chateigner de Cramahé, was Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Quebec, and titular Lieutenant Governor of Detroit....
, Lieutenant-Governor of Province of QuebecProvince of Quebec (1763-1791)The Province of Quebec was a colony in North America created by Great Britain after the Seven Years' War. Great Britain acquired Canada by the Treaty of Paris when King Louis XV of France and his advisors chose to keep the territory of Guadeloupe for its valuable sugar crops instead of New France...
, and Lieutenant Governor of Detroit (d.17881788 in Ireland-Events:*Belfast Reading Society is established in Belfast, later to become the Linen Hall Library.-Births:*12 September - Alexander Campbell, religious leader in Britain and the United States ....
). - 9 October - Andrew LewisAndrew Lewis (soldier)Andrew Lewis was an American pioneer, surveyor, and soldier from Virginia. He served as a colonel of militia during the French and Indian War, and as a brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War...
, pioneer and surveyor, soldier from VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
(d.17811781 in Ireland-Births:*6 February - John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, British Army Lieutenant-General .-Deaths:*26 September - Andrew Lewis, pioneer and surveyor, soldier from Virginia ....
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- Patrick BrownePatrick BrownePatrick Browne was an Irish physician and botanist.-Career:Browne was born in Woodstock, County Mayo, sent to relatives on Antigua in 1737 and returned to Europe due to ill health after two years. He studied medicine, natural history and especially botany at Reims, Paris and Leyden, qualifying...
, physician and botanist (d.17901790 in Ireland-Events:*Armagh Observatory founded by Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby, Archbishop of Armagh.-Births:*June - Arthur Jacob, Ophthalmologist .*Theobald Mathew, aka Father Mathew, temperance reformer .-Deaths:...
). - Ambrose Bernard O'Higgins, afterwards Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno, SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
colonial administrator (d. 1801 in Peru).
Deaths
- 18 August - Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron AylmerMatthew Aylmer, 1st Baron AylmerMatthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer was an Irish Admiral of the Royal Navy.Lord Aylmer, Admiral and Commander-in-Chief, was the second son of Sir Christopher Aylmer of Balrath, County Meath, and entered the Royal Navy under the protection of the Duke of Buckingham, as a Lieutenant, in 1678...
, AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
of the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
(b. c1650).