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1943 in Northern Ireland

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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.

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.

Winners: Linfield

Winners: Belfast Celtic 1 - 0 Glentoran

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.
31 October – Stephen Rea, actor.