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Memorial near Mullaghmore. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a relative of the British royal family, was assassinated on 27 August 1979 by Thomas McMahon, an Irish republican and volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Details.
- 27 August 1979; 44 years ago
- Mullaghmore Peninsula, Ireland
Nov 13, 2020 · The Provisional Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the August 27, 1979, murder of Lord Louis Mountbatten, 79, Earl of Burma, great-grandson of Queen Victoria, second cousin of...
- Lesley Kennedy
- 3 min
The assassination of Prince Charles’s great-uncle and confidant, Lord Mountbatten, at the hands of the IRA in 1979, rocked the royal family. Andrew Lownie explains how the events unfolded and considers why Mountbatten – affectionately named ‘Dickie’ – was murdered, and whether the IRA was really behind the assassination…. Published ...
Dec 10, 2020 · Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was born Prince Louis of Battenberg on 25 June 1900 in Windsor. ... On the same day as Lord Mountbatten’s assassination, 18 British soldiers ...
- Sabrina Barr
Jul 21, 2010 · On August 27, 1979, Lord Louis Mountbatten is killed when Irish Republican Army (IRA) terrorists detonate a 50-pound bomb hidden on his fishing vessel Shadow V. Mountbatten, a war hero, elder...
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Nov 18, 2020 · Lord Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, died on 27 August, 1979, aged 79, while on a family trip to Ireland, at the height of the Troubles. But why was he assassinated and who was...
