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{{YearInNorthernIrelandNav|1973}}Events during the year 1973 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents Events- 8 March - Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum (the "Border Poll"): 98.9% of those voting in the province want Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Turnout is 58.7%, although less than 1% for Catholics.[1]
- 20 March - A U.K. government White Paper on Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals, proposes the re-establishment of an Assembly elected by proportional representation, with a possible All-Ireland council.
- 2 April - Special Powers Act of 1922 is replaced by the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act[2] abolishing the death penalty for murder in Northern Ireland and establishing the Diplock courts.
- 28 June - Northern Ireland Assembly election.[2]
- 18 July - The office of Governor of Northern Ireland, at this time held by The Lord Grey of Naunton, is abolished under Section 32 of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act.[3] The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, a UK cabinet office created in 1972, takes over the functions of the Governor on 20 December 1973 under Letters patent.
- 31 July - Militant protesters of Ian Paisley disrupt the first sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
- 28 August (12:01 AM) - A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb blows up the monument to the Rev. George Walker (died 1690) on Derry city walls.[4]
- 1 November - James Flanagan, first and only Roman Catholic Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, replaces Graham Shillington.
- 9 December - The Sunningdale Agreement is signed by British Prime Minister Edward Heath, Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, Brian Faulkner, Gerry Fitt and Oliver Napier.
Arts and literature{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}SportFootballWinners: Crusaders
Winners: Glentoran 3 - 2 Linfield
Births- 26 January - Brendan Rodgers, footballer & manager.
- 2 March - Peter Hutton, footballer.
- 17 March - David McCann, professional road bicycle racer.
- 12 November - Chris Walker, footballer.
Full date unknown- Philip McGuigan, Sinn Féin councillor and former MLA.
- Stephen Nolan, radio and television presenter.
Deaths- 19 January - Max Adrian, actor (born 1903).
- 8 April - E. R. Dodds, classical scholar (born 1893).
- 9 April - Warren Lewis, soldier and historian, brother of C. S. Lewis (born 1895).
- 21 May - Eugene O'Callaghan, Bishop of Clogher 1943-1969 (born 1888).
- 22 May - Harry Baird, footballer (born 1913).
- 18 August - Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Ulster Unionist Party MP, third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1888).
- 15 September - Tommy Herron, prominent member of the Ulster Defence Association.
- Paddy Wilson, SDLP politician (born 1933).
See also- 1973 in Scotland
- 1973 in Wales
References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/9/newsid_2516000/2516477.stm|work=On This Day|title=Northern Ireland votes for union|publisher=BBC News|date=1973-03-09|accessdate=2012-06-19}}
2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.larkspirit.com/history/chronology.html |title=Larkspirit Irish History |publisher=Larkspirit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423022915/http://larkspirit.com/history/chronology.html |archivedate=23 April 2009}}
3. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?pg=PA545&lpg=PA545&dq=abolished+%22governor+of+northern+ireland%22&sig=q-KcCq8-PlQnolIcWNeDSHSxaE4&id=94hgYO8I6T0C&ots=XRxcmGLWD7&output=html|title=A New History of Ireland|first1=Theodore William|last1=Moody|first2=Francis|last2=John}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Siege hero Walker felled in midnight blast|newspaper=Derry Journal|date=2010-07-23|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/siege-hero-walker-felled-in-midnight-blast-1-2147025|accessdate=2012-08-01}}
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