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- Incumbents
- Events
- Arts and literature
- Births January to June July to December Full date unknown
- See also
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2012}}{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}{{YearInNorthernIrelandNav|1946}}Events during the year 1946 in Northern Ireland. IncumbentsEvents- 19 March - British Royal Navy aircraft carrier {{HMS|Eagle|R05}} (laid down 1942) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Work on HMS Powerful is suspended this year until she is recommenced in 1952 as {{HMCS|Bonaventure|CVL 22}}.
- 6 June - Down by-election, 1946: The Ulster Unionist Party gain Down in a by-election.
- 1 December - Nutts Corner opens as Northern Ireland’s principal civil airport, replacing Belfast Harbour.
- Homeless families from Derry begin to occupy the former United States Navy Springtown Camp.[1]
Arts and literature- John Luke holds his first one-man exhibition, at the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery, and paints Northern Rhythm.
BirthsJanuary to June- 9 February - Seán Neeson, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician
- 26 March - Carmel Hanna, SDLP MLA.
- 30 April - Fred Cobain, Ulster Unionist Party MLA
- 4 May - John Watson, racing car driver.
- 22 May - George Best, footballer (died 2005).
- 25 May - Norah Beare, Ulster Unionist, later Democratic Unionist Party, politician.
- 21 June - Kate Hoey, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
- 30 June - Allan Hunter, footballer.
July to December- 31 October - Stephen Rea, actor.
- 28 November - Barry Devlin, bass-player with Horslips.
- 31 December - Bryan Hamilton, footballer and football manager.
Full date unknown- Maurice Harron, sculptor.
- Inez McCormack, trade union leader (died 2013).
- Tom McGurk, poet, journalist and broadcaster.
- Freddie Scappaticci, accused of being a high-level double agent in the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
- Raymond Snoddy, journalist and broadcaster.
See also- 1946 in Scotland
- 1946 in Wales
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Springtown Camp from the inside |url=http://www.springtowncamp.com/files/news/2008/jan/07.html |work=Springtown Camp 1946-1967 |year=2006 |accessdate=2011-03-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321082045/http://www.springtowncamp.com/files/news/2008/jan/07.html |archivedate=21 March 2012 |df=dmy }}
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