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Cork - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1497-07-26 |
"Edward IV's son" Perkin Warbeck's army lands in Cork |
1817-07-12 |
1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) |
1841-11-16 |
Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (NYC) |
1892-02-02 |
Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore) |
1909-08-31 |
A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball |
1910-10-20 |
1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series |
1916-04-21 |
The Aud, carrying a cargo of 20,000 rifles to assist Irish republicans in staging what would become the 1916 Rising, is captured by the British Navy and forced to sail towards Cork Harbour |
1943-03-13 |
Baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata) |
1988-06-05 |
Longest champagne cork flight is 177'9 in NY |
1995-07-30 |
Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win v WI |
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Cork - Notable Birthdays
Cork - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1566-10-13 |
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643) |
1796-07-18 |
Feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists |
1860-12-20 |
Dan Leno, An Obstinate Cork |
1862-08-14 |
Prince Heinrich of Prussia, The Visit of the Duke of Connaught C-I-C Forces in Ireland and Prince Henry of Prussia to Cork Exhibition |
1882-05-24 |
Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East) |
1890-10-16 |
Michael Collins, Sam's Cross County Cork, Irish revolutionary leader |
1910-01-19 |
Norma Taylor, Poppin' the Cork |
1913-12-05 |
Mary Cole, Poppin' the Cork |
1923-04-08 |
Edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir) |
1932-06-20 |
Clive Goodwin, The Masterpiece & To an Audience of Cork-Lined Ears |
1947-05-09 |
Anthony Corlan, Cork City Ireland, actor (Something for Everyone) |
1952-07-03 |
Cork Hubbert, Legend |
1964-11-29 |
Cork Graham, American journalist, actor and author |
1971-08-07 |
Dominic Cork, cricketer (England all-rounder Hat-trick v WI 1995) |
1971-08-07 |
Dominic Cork, Match 34: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians and Match 35: Royal Challengers Banglore vs Chennai Superkings |
1977-02-21 |
Jenny Karns, Cork Screwed! |
1984-07-29 |
James Cork, A Boy's Tale |
1986-01-14 |
Gary Brolsma, Cork Screwed! |
1988-08-03 |
José Ángel Trigo, El camino que va de Cork a Dublín |
Cork - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1643-09-15 |
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (b. 1566) |
1904-10-31 |
Dan Leno, An Obstinate Cork |
1929-04-20 |
Prince Heinrich of Prussia, The Visit of the Duke of Connaught C-I-C Forces in Ireland and Prince Henry of Prussia to Cork Exhibition |
2003-09-28 |
Cork Hubbert, Legend |
2017-08-17 |
Veteran Cork actor Michael Twomey dies aged 84 |
