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Monarch - Elizabeth II
18 January - The European Court of Human Rights finds Britain guilty of inhuman and degrading treatment of republican internees in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
17 February - The IRA La Mon restaurant bombing kills 12 people.
1 June - David Cook of the Alliance Party becomes the first non-unionist Lord Mayor of Belfast.
21 June - An outbreak of shooting between Provisional IRA members and the British Army leaves one civilian and three IRA men dead.
The Crown Liquor Saloon in Belfast is purchased by the National Trust.
Belfast Zoo reopens following renovation by Belfast City Council.
Belfast City Council begins a major renovation of Belfast Castle.
Arts and literature
September - Release of The Undertones' punk rock single Teenage Kicks.
Irish League
Irish Cup
1 January - Phillip Mulryne, soccer player.
17 January - Warren Feeney, soccer player.
21 January - Paul Leeman, soccer player.
12 April - Graham Little, television presenter and journalist.
16 May - James McIntosh, food writer and chef.
23 July - Stuart Elliott, soccer player.
8 September - Colin Nixon, soccer player.
23 October - Paul Morgan, soccer player.
30 October - Liam Burns, soccer player.
18 November - Damien Johnson, soccer player.
6 December - Rigsy, radio and television presenter and DJ.
Carolyn Jess-Cooke, writer and academic.
Andre Shoukri, member of the Ulster Defence Association.
January - Jake McMahon, unsolved murder victim (born 1959).
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