ws.com/africa/nigeria-says-safe-assume-boko-haram-leader-dead MTA Daily: Significant Dates in History August 27, 1979 Northwest coast of Ireland Mountbatten Killed by IRA Brief Description: On August 27, 1979, Lord Louis Mountbatten is killed when Irish Republican Army (IRA) terrorists detonate a 50-pou

that he had first been introduced to the royal family in 1966 by (known paedophile) Lord Louis Mountbatten, the uncle and mentor of Prince Charles. Mountbatten was Commandant General of the Royal Marines and arranged for the disc jockey to become the first civilian to be awarded the Marines' Green Beret.