Events for April 24

April 24, 1718

Nathaniel Hone, portrait painter, is born in Dublin

Nathaniel Hone RA (24 April 1718 – 14 August 1784) was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

April 24, 1567

First printed book ever published in Gaelic.

It was Forms of Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Catechism of the Christian Faith, translated from English by Bishop John Carsewell of the Isles.

April 24, 1913

Large supply of guns from Germany are landed at Larne for the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)

The Larne gun-running was a major gun smuggling operation organised in April 1914 in Ireland by Major Frederick H. Crawford and Captain Wilfrid Spender for the Ulster Unionist Council to equip the Ulster Volunteer Force.

April 24, 1825

Novelist R.M. Ballantyne, who wrote 90 books, the best known of which was The Coral Island, was born in Edinburgh.

Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction, who wrote more than a hundred books. He was also an accomplished artist: he exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy.