April 23

1931 Chuck Feeney, businessman and philanthropist who gave away his fortune of $8 billion over a 38-year period, including $1.3b to projects in the Republic of Ireland and $570m to projects in Northern Ireland, born to Irish-American parents in New Jersey. 1971 C.B. (Cyril Bentham) Falls, military correspondent of The Times (1939–53), historian and author ... Read more

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