Irish Playwright, Poet and owner of Theatre Royal Drury Lane London Richard Brinsley Sheridan who was born in Dublin in 1751 died in 1816 On This Day

![Image taken from page 7 of '“Here's to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen” [song from “The School for Scandal”]. Illustrated by Alice Havers and E. Wilson' by The British Library Richard Brinsley Sheridan photo](https://www.otd.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/11300464144_d07506a45f_Richard-Brinsley-Sheridan.jpg)
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Irish Playwright, Poet and owner of Theatre Royal Drury Lane London Richard Brinsley Sheridan who was born in Dublin in 1751 died in 1816 On This Day

![Image taken from page 7 of '“Here's to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen” [song from “The School for Scandal”]. Illustrated by Alice Havers and E. Wilson' by The British Library Richard Brinsley Sheridan photo](https://www.otd.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/11300464144_d07506a45f_Richard-Brinsley-Sheridan.jpg)
