April 21

1970 The Alliance Party, drawing support from moderate unionists, Catholic liberals and the New Ulster Movement, was founded by Oliver Napier and Robert Cooper. 1926 Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary), the first British monarch to visit the Republic of Ireland (May 2011), born, the eldest daughter of King George VI. 1918 Manfred von Richthofen, the ... Read more

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