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*17 January - Prototype [[Short SC.7 Skyvan]] short-haul freighter first flies. |
*17 January - Prototype [[Short SC.7 Skyvan]] short-haul freighter first flies. |
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*23 September - British Enkalon synthetic fibre factory opens in [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]]. |
*23 September - British Enkalon synthetic fibre factory opens in [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]]. |
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*2 October - Second [[Short SC.1]] [[VTOL]] research aircraft (''XG905''), flying from [[George Best Belfast City Airport|Belfast Harbour Airport]], crashes due to a control malfunction, killing the pilot, J. R. Green.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.testflyingmemorial.com/1946-70.htm|title=Test Flying Memorial site of British test pilots and engineers who died while test-flying (1946-1970 page)|publisher=Testflyingmemorial.com}}</ref> |
*2 October - Second [[Short SC.1]] [[VTOL]] research aircraft (''XG905''), flying from [[George Best Belfast City Airport|Belfast Harbour Airport]], crashes due to a control malfunction, killing the pilot, J. R. Green.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.testflyingmemorial.com/1946-70.htm |title=Test Flying Memorial site of British test pilots and engineers who died while test-flying (1946-1970 page) |publisher=Testflyingmemorial.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618144718/http://www.testflyingmemorial.com/1946-70.htm |archivedate=2009-06-18 |df= }}</ref> |
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*28 October - [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast Aldergrove]] opened as the principal airport for Northern Ireland, civilian facilities transferring from [[Nutts Corner]]. |
*28 October - [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast Aldergrove]] opened as the principal airport for Northern Ireland, civilian facilities transferring from [[Nutts Corner]]. |
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Incumbents
Events
- 17 January - Prototype Short SC.7 Skyvan short-haul freighter first flies.
- 23 September - British Enkalon synthetic fibre factory opens in Antrim.
- 2 October - Second Short SC.1 VTOL research aircraft (XG905), flying from Belfast Harbour Airport, crashes due to a control malfunction, killing the pilot, J. R. Green.[1]
- 28 October - Belfast Aldergrove opened as the principal airport for Northern Ireland, civilian facilities transferring from Nutts Corner.
Arts and literature
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Sport
Football
- Winners: Distillery
- Winners: Linfield 2 - 1 Distillery
Golf
- British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship is held at Royal County Down Golf Club, (winner: Brigitte Varangot).
Births
- 10 July - Conor Murphy, Sinn Féin MP and MLA.
- 30 July - Thomas Buchanan, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
- 9 August - Sam Storey, boxer.
- 25 August - Candida Doyle, keyboard player.
- 12 October - Alan McDonald, footballer and football manager.
- 27 October - Johnny Adair, loyalist paramilitary.
- 11 December - Tom Elliott, Ulster Unionist Party MLA.
- Richard English, historian.
- David Hilditch - Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
- Siobhán O'Hanlon, Sinn Féin official (died 2006).
Deaths
- 22 November - C. S. Lewis, novelist and author of The Chronicles of Narnia (born 1898).
- 30 November - Dehra Parker, longest serving woman MP in Northern Ireland and first woman to serve in the Northern Ireland Cabinet.
- December - Andy Kennedy, footballer (born 1897).
References
- ^ "Test Flying Memorial site of British test pilots and engineers who died while test-flying (1946-1970 page)". Testflyingmemorial.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-18.
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