1973 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1973 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

Monarch - Elizabeth II

Events

8 March - Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum (the "Border Poll"): 98.9% of those voting in the province want Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Turnout is 58.7%, although less than 1% for Catholics.^[1]
20 March - A U.K. government White Paper on Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals, proposes the re-establishment of an Assembly elected by proportional representation, with a possible All-Ireland council.
2 April - Special Powers Act of 1922 is replaced by the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act^[2] abolishing the death penalty for murder in Northern Ireland and establishing the Diplock courts.
28 June - Northern Ireland Assembly election.^[2]
18 July - The office of Governor of Northern Ireland, at this time held by The Lord Grey of Naunton, is abolished under Section 32 of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act.^[3] The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, a UK cabinet office created in 1972, takes over the functions of the Governor on 20 December 1973 under Letters patent.
31 July - Militant protesters of Ian Paisley disrupt the first sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
28 August (12:01 AM) - A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb blows up the monument to the Rev. George Walker (died 1690) on Derry city walls.^[4]
1 November - James Flanagan, first and only Roman Catholic Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, replaces Graham Shillington.
9 December - The Sunningdale Agreement is signed by British Prime Minister Edward Heath, Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, Brian Faulkner, Gerry Fitt and Oliver Napier.

Arts and literature

Sport

Football

Irish League

Winners: Crusaders

Irish Cup

Winners: Glentoran 3 - 2 Linfield

Births

26 January - Brendan Rodgers, footballer & manager.
2 March - Peter Hutton, footballer.
17 March - David McCann, professional road bicycle racer.
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 (born 1903).
8 April - E. R. Dodds, classical scholar (born 1893).
9 April - Warren Lewis, soldier and historian, brother of C. S. Lewis (born 1895).
21 May - Eugene O'Callaghan, Bishop of Clogher 1943-1969 (born 1888).
22 May - Harry Baird, footballer (born 1913).
18 August - Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Ulster Unionist Party MP, third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1888).
15 September - Tommy Herron, prominent member of the Ulster Defence Association.
Paddy Wilson, SDLP politician (born 1933).

References

^ "Northern Ireland votes for union". On This Day. BBC News. 1973-03-09. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
^ ^a ^b "Larkspirit Irish History". Larkspirit. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009.
^ Moody, Theodore William; John, Francis. A New History of Ireland.
^ "Siege hero Walker felled in midnight blast". Derry Journal. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

[1] "Northern Ireland votes for union". On This Day. BBC News. 1973-03-09. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

[LS-2] "Larkspirit Irish History". Larkspirit. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009.

[3] Moody, Theodore William; John, Francis. A New History of Ireland.

[4] "Siege hero Walker felled in midnight blast". Derry Journal. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

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Sport

Football

Births

Full date unknown

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References