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Events on Saturday 15 May 1847 1
1847Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847)Died 15 May 1847, aged 71Irish political leader known as The Liberator, who won Catholic emancipation in 1829 and campaigned for repeal of the Union. He died in Genoa while travelling to Rome.