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1983 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1983 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

  • Secretary of State - Jim Prior

Events

  • 7 February - The airfield at Sydenham, Belfast, reopens to commercial flights as Belfast Harbour Airport.
  • 23 May - The Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim celebrates its 375th anniversary.
  • 30 May - The inaugural meeting of the New Ireland Forum takes place at Dublin Castle.
  • 10 June - Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin is elected the new Member of Parliament for West Belfast.
  • 25 September - Maze Prison escape: 38 prisoners, using guns, escape from HM Prison Maze in the largest prison escape in U.K. history; one guard dies of a heart attack and twenty others are injured. Nineteen of the prisoners are apprehended within three days.
  • 21 November - Three elders are shot dead during a service in Darkley Pentecostal Church, County Armagh. The shooting is claimed by the Catholic Reaction Force.

Arts and literature

  • 15 May - Charabanc Theatre Company's first production, Lay Up Your Ends, written by Martin Lynch with Marie Jones and other members of the company, is premiered at The Arts Theatre, Belfast.
  • 9 November - Christina Reid's first play, Tea In A China Cup, is premiered at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast.
  • Bernard MacLaverty's novel Cal is published.

Sport

Football

  • Irish League ::Winners: Linfield

  • Irish Cup ::Winners: Glentoran 1 - 1, 2 - 1 Linfield

  • Pat Jennings becomes the first footballer to play in 1,000 Football League matches.

Motorcycling

  • Robert Dunlop wins Newcomers 350cc Isle of Man TT race.

Births

  • 17 January - Christopher Stalford, MLA (died 2022)
  • 2 February - Bridget McKeever, international hockey player.
  • 9 May - Alan Campbell, sculler.
  • 17 June - Connie Fisher, actress and singer.
  • 5 December - Samantha Lewthwaite, Islamic terrorist.

Deaths

  • 20 April - Sarah Makem, traditional singer (born 1900).
  • 4 July - John Bodkin Adams, general practitioner in Eastbourne cleared of murdering one of his patients (born 1899).
  • 21 August - Francis Evans, British diplomat (born 1897).
  • 21 September - F. S. L. Lyons, historian and academic (born 1923).
  • 15 November - John Rea, hammered dulcimer player.
  • 23 December - Colin Middleton, artist (born 1910).

References

References

  1. "Airport History". George Best Belfast City Airport.
  2. "Larkspirit Irish History".
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