1943 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year 1943 in Northern Ireland.
- 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
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.
- 28 October – Kenneth Montgomery, conductor (died 2023 in the Netherlands).
- 31 October – Stephen Rea, actor.
- Full date unknown – Billy Brown, musician and artist (died 1999).
