June 05

John Couch Adams FRS, British mathematician and astronomer, born

John Couch Adams (born June 5, 1819, Laneast, Cornwall, Eng.—died Jan. 21, 1892, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British mathematician and astronomer, one of two people who independently discovered the planet Neptune.

Defeat of the rebels at New Ross, Co. Wexford

The Reverend William Steel Dickson, a Presbyterian minister and United Irishmen supporter is arrested and imprisoned without trial

An Act provides for the establishment of a Catholic seminary

Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations born Kirkcaldy.

Richard Talbot, the Earl of Tyrconnell, appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland

Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell, was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1687 by King James II, becoming the first Catholic to hold that office since the Reformation. His appointment marked a pivotal moment in Irish history, reflecting King James’s efforts to restore Catholic influence in Ireland.

Eoghan Rua O'Neill, defeats Robert Munro’s Scottish army at Benburb in Co. Tyrone

Eoghan Rua Ó Néill, a brilliant Irish military commander, achieves a decisive victory over Robert Monro’s Scottish Covenanter army at the Battle of Benburb in County Tyrone on 5 June 1646. Leading the forces of the Irish Confederate Catholics, Ó Néill expertly used the terrain and timing to rout a larger and better-equipped enemy.

An Act of the Scottish Parliament formally regulating heralds.

An Act of the Scottish Parliament comes into force, formally regulating the office of the Lyon King of Arms and his subordinate officers, known as heralds. This legislation establishes what would become the most systematically organized and rigorously enforced system of armorial bearings in Europe. The Court of the Lord Lyon, responsible for ov