1973 in Northern Ireland

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

[edit] Events

• 9 March - Northern Ireland vote overwhelmingly to remain within the UK. Voter turnout is reportedly at 59%, although less than 1% of Catholics vote.
• 2 April - Special Powers Act replaced by Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act^[1].
• 28 June - Elections to NI Assembly^[1].
• 31 July - Militant protesters of Ian Paisley disrupt the first sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
• November 1 - Sir James Flanagan, first and only Roman Catholic Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, replaced Graham Shillington.
• December 9 - The Sunningdale Agreement is signed by British Prime Minister Ted Heath, An Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, Brian Faulkner, Gerry Fitt and Oliver Napier.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Crusaders

• Irish Cup

Winners: Glentoran 3 - 2 Linfield

[edit] Births

• 2 March - Peter Hutton, footballer.
• 17 March - David McCann, professional road bicycle racer.
• 21 June - Nigel Boyd, soccer player.
• 13 October - George Gorman, rugby player.
• 12 November - Chris Walker, footballer.

[edit] Full date unknown

• Philip McGuigan, Sinn Féin councillor and former MLA.
• Stephen Nolan, radio and television presenter.

[edit] Deaths

• 19 January - Max Adrian, actor (b.1903).
• 8 April - E. R. Dodds, classical scholar (b.1893).
• 9 April - Warren Lewis, soldier and historian, brother of C. S. Lewis (b.1895).
• 21 May - Eugene O'Callaghan, Bishop of Clogher 1943-1969 (b.1888).
• 22 May - Harry Baird, footballer (b.1913).
• 18 August - Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Ulster Unionist Party MP, third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (b.1888).
• 15 September - Tommy Herron, prominent member of the Ulster Defence Association.
• Paddy Wilson, SDLP politician (b.1933).

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Larkspirit Irish History