IRA Assassinates Ross McWhirter: Guinness Book Co-Founder Killed
Provisional IRA gunmen assassinated Ross McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, at his London doorstep days after he publicly offered a reward for information on the IRA's English bombing campaign. The killing silenced one of the most prominent civilian voices opposing IRA violence and demonstrated the organization's willingness to target public figures on British soil.
November 27, 1975
51 years ago
Key Figures & Places
England
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news conference
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Provisional IRA
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Ross McWhirter
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bombings
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shootings
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Boilers
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Guinness World Records
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Germany
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Press conference
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Provisional Irish Republican Army
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Steam locomotive
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England
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Ross McWhirter
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Kesselzerknall in Bitterfeld
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