Historical Events

1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person to be executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered

1691 An English and Dutch army occupies Limerick in Ireland

Warrant for Rob Roy's Arrest

1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor

Cook Reaches Alaska

1778 Captain James Cook anchors at Alaska

Yucatan Expedition

1839 Maya explorers John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood depart New York on their first expedition to the Yucatan

1884 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Jack Simpson wins in windy conditions by 4 strokes from fellow Scots Douglas Rolland and Willie Fernie

The Dream of Gerontius

1900 Edward Elgar and Cardinal Newman's oratorium "The Dream of Gerontius" premieres

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