1970 General Charles de Gaulle (79), president of France (1958–69) and great-grandson of Marie Angelique McCartan from County Down, died. 1990 Mary Robinson (46), the Labour Party nominee, was installed as the seventh president of Ireland. 1990 Mary Robinson was elected the first woman president of Ireland, with 39.9% of the vote. 1938 Kristallnacht—‘the night ... Read more
