1973 in Northern Ireland

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 [http://www.larkspirit.com/history/chronology.html Larkspirit Irish History] ] .
*28 June - Elections to NI Assembly.
* 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.

Arts and literature

port

Football

*Irish League::Winners: Crusaders

*Irish Cup::Winners: Glentoran 3 - 2 Linfield

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.

Full date unknown

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

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).

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