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Events on Tuesday 17 July 1798 2
1767 – 1798Henry Joy McCracken (1767-1798)Died 17 July 1798, aged 30A Belfast cotton manufacturer and founding member of the United Irishmen, he led the rebels at the Battle of Antrim. He was captured after the defeat and hanged in Belfast.
1767 – 1798Henry Joy McCracken (1767-1798)Died 17 July 1798, aged 30A Belfast cotton manufacturer and founding member of the United Irishmen, he led the rebels at the Battle of Antrim. He was captured after the defeat and hanged in Belfast.