November 16

1986 Siobhán McKenna (63), Belfast-born stage and screen actor, died. 1965 W.T. (William Thomas) Cosgrave (85), politician, leader of Cumann na nGaedheal (1922–33), leader of Fine Gael (1934–44) and first president of the Executive Council of the Free State (1922–32), died. 1615 St Columbanus, monk and missionary from Bangor, Co. Down, died in Bobbio, northern ... Read more

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