Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 1999)

Jack Lynch

John Mary Lynch was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He was Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister for Finance from 1965 to 1966, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1959 to 1965, Minister for Education 1957 to 1959, Minister for the Gaeltacht from March 1957 to June 1957, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Parliamentary Secretary to the Government from 1951 to 1954. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1981.

Born

1917

August 15

Died

1999

Era

1910s

Country

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About

Jack, in brief

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Key dates

1917 Born
1999 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

636 Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate begins.
717 Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for nearly a year.
718 Arab–Byzantine wars: Raising of the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople.
747 Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, renounces his position as majordomo and retires to a monastery near Rome. His brother, Pepin the Short, becomes the sole ruler (de facto) of the Frankish Kingdom.

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The world in 1917

When Jack arrived

april 12 World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
april 16 Russian Revolution: Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland.
april 2 American entry into World War I: President Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
april 6 World War I: The United States declares war on Germany.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on August 15

Blind Jack 1717– English engineer (died 1810) George Klein 1904–1992 Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair (died 1992) Ivan Meštrović 1883–1962 Croatian sculptor and architect (died 1962) John Chisum 1824–1884 American businessman (died 1884) Jules Grévy 1807–1891 French lawyer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (died 1891) Leonard Baskin 1922– American sculptor and illustrator (died 2000) Oscar Peterson 1925–2007 Canadian pianist and composer (died 2007) Óscar Romero 1917–1980 Salvadoran archbishop (died 1980) Stieg Larsson 1954–2004 Swedish journalist and author (died 2004)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1917

Augusto Roa Bastos 1917–2005 Paraguayan journalist, author, and academic (born 1917) Cleveland Amory 1917–1998 American author and activist (born 1917) David Tomlinson 1917–2000 English actor and comedian (born 1917) Dinah Shore 1917–1994 American actress and singer (born 1916) Dizzy Gillespie 1917–1993 American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (born 1917) Domenico Bartolucci 1917–2013 Italian cardinal and composer (died 2013) Donald Davidson 1917–2003 American philosopher and academic (born 1917) El Santo 1917–1984 Mexican professional wrestler (born 1917) Fannie Lou Hamer 1917–1977 American activist and philanthropist (born 1917)

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