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1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
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Monarch - George VI
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.
Roy McFadden's poetry Swords and Ploughshares is published.
John Luke paints Pax.
Irish League
Irish Cup
18 February - George Campbell, politician in Australia.
27 February - Jimmy Nicholson, footballer.
8 April - Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, politician (died 2006).
16 April - Tom Lewis, singer-songwriter.
14 May - John Cushnie, gardener and broadcaster (died 2009).
22 May - Betty Williams, peace campaigner, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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.
Billy Brown, musician and artist (died 1999).
George Jones, radio and television broadcaster.
Eamonn McCann, journalist and political activist.
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor.
19 July - Robert Alexander, rugby and cricket player (born 1910).
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