1973 in Northern Ireland
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1973 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- 8 March - IRA bombs explode in Whitehall and the Old Bailey in England.
- 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
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- Winners: Crusaders
[edit] Births
- 2 March - Peter Hutton, footballer.
- Philip McGuigan, Sinn Féin councillor and former MLA.
[edit] Deaths
- 19 January - Max Adrian, actor (b.1903).
- 21 May - Eugene O'Callaghan, Bishop of Clogher 1943-1969 (b.1888).
- 18 August - Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
- Paddy Wilson, SDLP politician (b.1933).
