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Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire, died
Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire, died Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire athlete, winner of 1924 Olympics 400 metres, died in Japanese internment camp in China. …

SS Politician ran aground on Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides
SS Politician ran aground on Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides The SS Politician, a British cargo ship, famously ran aground off the coast of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, on February 5, 1941. The incident became legendary, especially because the ship was carrying a significant cargo, including 264,000 bottles of whisky, which was highly prized during the wartime rationing period. …

The Emergency Powers Act provides for the censorship of press messages to places outside the Free State
The Emergency Powers Act provides for the censorship of press messages to places outside the Free State The Emergency Powers Act of 1941 in Ireland, also referred to in the context of “The Emergency,” was a significant legislative measure enacted during World War II. Ireland, then known as the Irish Free State (Éire), remained officially neutral during the war. However, the global conflict had substantial implications for the country, leading to the enactment of various emergency measures. …

James Joyce, Irish author, died
James Joyce, Irish author, died James Joyce, the influential Irish author known for his groundbreaking modernist works such as “Ulysses” and “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” died in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 13, 1941. …

Poet and dramatist Tom McGrath born in Rutherglen.
Poet and dramatist Tom McGrath born in Rutherglen. …

German aircraft bomb a creamery at Campile, Co. Wexford; three women are killed
German aircraft bomb a creamery at Campile, Co. Wexford; three women are killed …

1,800 million pounds of Gold sails from the River Clyde
1,800 million pounds of Gold sails from the River Clyde As German forces overran Europe in the spring of 1940, massive gold shipments began arriving in the United States from England, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway for safekeeping. …

Birth of Craig Brown
Birth of Craig Brown James Craig Brown CBE (born 1 July 1940) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. After his playing career with Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk was curtailed by a series of knee injuries, Brown entered management with Clyde in 1977. Brown then coached various Scotland youth teams until he was appointed Scotland manager in 1993. . …

Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain arrive in the River Clyde with the first contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops
Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain arrive in the River Clyde with the first contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops …

Willie John McBride, Ireland and Lions rugby captain, is born in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim
Willie John McBride, Ireland and Lions rugby captain, is born in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim …