1921 Dáil Éireann met to debate the Treaty. 1966 Walt Disney (65), film producer and pioneer of film animation, died of lung cancer. 1918 General election (to 28/12). Lloyd George returned as head of a coalition government. Sinn Féin secured 73 of Ireland’s 105 seats. 1911 The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his five-man team, ... Read more