#otd

According to those who debate it, today might be, though it probably isn’t, the birthday in Celbridge, County #Kildare #Ireland of brewery founder Arthur Guinness (March 12, 1724-January 23, 1803). Others claim his birth occurred in September or January , but no matter, it is far less disputed that he started the #brewery in 1759 and signed a 9000 year lease in #Dublin, and had 21 kids of whom less than half made it to adulthood.

https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-beer-birthday-arthur-guinness/
#OTD #Beer #Guiness

In 1940, British engineer Beatrice Shilling designed a simple brass restrictor that limited fuel flow just enough to prevent carburetor flooding in the #RAF Spitfire & Hurricane fighter planes during #WWII.

She was born #OTD in 1909.

#IWD #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth