August 14, 2019: A look back at what happened on this day in years gone by

August of 1969 was a month of events in Northern Ireland which have echoed down through history.

Wed, 14 Aug, 2019 - 01:00

Digital Desk staff

We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

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Courts Features On This Day This Day In History Irish Examiner Archives Place: Northern Ireland Place: Ireland Place: London Place: Birmingham Place: Belfast Place: Scotland Place: Pier Hippodrome Place: Folkestone, England Person: Jack Lynch Person: Lynch Person: Sonia O’Sullivan Person: Roy Keane Person: Katie Taylor Person: Bray Person: King Person: Duncan Person: Macbeth Person: Shakespeare Person: Hans Christian Oersted Person: Thomas Edison Person: Arthur Sullivan Event: First World War Organisation: British Government Organisation: United Nations Organisation: Northern Ireland government Organisation: Irish Army Organisation: Stormont government Organisation: Stormont Organisation: Irish Government Organisation: Cork Organisation: Manchester United Organisation: Red Devils Organisation: Juventus Organisation: International Olympic Committee Organisation: Ireland Organisation: World Trade Organisation Organisation: Flybe Organisation: Department of Finance Organisation: China Organisation: Germany Organisation: Austria Organisation: Church of England

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