1935 in Northern Ireland

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Football 3.2 Golf 4 Births 4.1 Full date unknown 5 Deaths 6 References

[edit] Events

• 1 April - The National Athletics and Cycling Association is suspended from the International Amateur Athletic Federation for refusing to confine its activities to the Free State side of the border.
• 12 July – Rioting breaks out in Belfast following Orange parades, by 21 July there were nine people shot dead and scores injured^[1].
• 26 October - Lord Edward Carson, the Dublin-born unionist leader and barrister, is buried in Belfast.
• 14 November - United Kingdom general election, 1935.

[edit] Arts and literature

• The Strand Cinema is opened in Belfast.

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Linfield

• Irish Cup

Winners: Glentoran 1 - 0 Larne

[edit] Golf

• British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship is held at Royal County Down Golf Club, (winner: Wanda Morgan).

[edit] Births

• 3 February - Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim.
• 29 March - Ruby Murray, singer (d.1996).
• 21 April - Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran, former bobsledder and politician.
• 11 July - Oliver Napier, first leader of the Alliance Party.
• 27 July - Billy McCullough, former international soccer player.
• 30 September - James McKendry, artist.
• 3 October - Jimmy Hill, soccer player and manager.
• 9 October - Billy Bell, Ulster Unionist Party former Lord Mayor of Belfast and also of Lisburn.
• 21 October - Derek Bell, harpist and composer (d.2002).

[edit] Full date unknown

• Mary Nelis - Sinn Féin MLA.

[edit] Deaths

• 17 July - George William Russell, critic, poet and artist (b.1867).
• 22 July - William Mulholland, water service engineer in Southern California (b.1855).
• 9 August - James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington, businessman and philanthropist (b.1849).
• 23 August - Charles Rafter, Chief Constable of Birmingham City Police from 1899 to 1935 (b. c1860).
• 22 October - Edward Carson, Irish Unionist leader, barrister and judge (b.1854).

[edit] References