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Events during the year 1943 in Northern Ireland.
Contents
Incumbents
Governor - The Duke of Abercorn
Prime Minister - J. M. Andrews (until 1 May), Basil Brooke (from 1 May)
Events
9 February – The Belfast West by-election is won by the Northern Ireland Labour Party candidate Jack Beattie
1 May – Sir Basil Brooke becomes Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
17 June – British aircraft carrier HMS Campania (D48) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
29 July – Cruiser HMCS Ontario (C53) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast to British Admiralty order.
27 November – British aircraft carrier HMS Glory (R62) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast by Lady Brooke.
Arts and literature
Release of the Crown Film Unit drama documentary short A Letter From Ulster directed by Brian Desmond Hurst assisted by William MacQuitty.[citation needed]
Roy McFadden's poetry Swords and Ploughshares is published.
John Luke paints Pax.
Sport
Football
Irish League
Winners: Linfield
Irish Cup
Winners: Belfast Celtic 1 - 0 Glentoran
Births
18 February – George Campbell, politician in Australia.
27 February – Jimmy Nicholson, footballer.
10 March – Eamonn McCann, journalist and political activist.
8 April – Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, politician (died 2006).
16 April – Tom Lewis, singer-songwriter.
6 May – Peter Jackson, rugby journalist.
14 May – John Cushnie, gardener and broadcaster (died 2009).
22 May – Betty Williams, peace campaigner, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died 2020).
18 June – Willie Irvine, footballer.
15 July – Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astrophysicist.
21 July – Henry McCullough, guitarist.
15 August – Eileen Bell, Alliance Party MLA.
31 October – Stephen Rea, actor.
Full date unknown
Billy Brown, musician and artist (died 1999).
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor.
Deaths
19 July – Robert Alexander, rugby and cricket player (born 1910).