1820 Henry Grattan (74), politician and orator who unsuccessfully introduced a bill for Catholic Emancipation in the Irish parliament (1794), died. 1989 Protesters demanding greater democratic freedoms were fired on by police and troops in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Several thousand were killed. 1820 Henry Grattan, outstanding orator and dominant figure in the Irish parliament (1782–1800), died. ... Read more
