Events for November 07
November 7, 1986
Ireland elects its first woman President Mary Robinson
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín; née Bourke; born 21 May 1944) former president of Ireland (1990-97) and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights (1997-2002).
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November 7, 1990
Captain Ian C. Cameron, a bagpiper, composer, and author dies, Edinburgh
Captain Ian C. Cameron, a bagpiper, an author and a longtime member of the Piobaireachd Society died at age 72, from a virulent form of lung disease
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November 7, 1900
George Wyndham becomes Chief Secretary for Ireland
George Wyndham, PC (29 August 1863 – 8 June 1913) was a British Conservative politician, statesman, man of letters, and one of The Souls.
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November 7, 1864
The first public performance of Arrah-na-pogue at Dublins Theatre Royal
Arrah-na-Pogue, also known as Arrah-na-Pogue; or the Wicked Wedding, is a play in 3 acts by Dion Boucicault. Along with The Colleen Bawn (1860) and The Shaughraun (1874), it is considered one of the three major Irish plays penned by Boucicault.
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