Events during the year 1943 in Northern Ireland.
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 is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. 29 July – Cruiser is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast to British Admiralty order. 27 November – British aircraft carrier 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.
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. 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).
Deaths 19 July – Robert Alexander, rugby and cricket player (born 1910).
See also 1943 in Scotland 1943 in Wales
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