Events during the year 1966 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

* Governor - The Lord Erskine of Rerrick * Prime Minister - Terence O'Neill

Events

*17 April - In Belfast, the

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is commemorated by large republican parades. *26 June - Ulster Volunteer Force engages in three sectarian murders. *23 November - By-election for the Parliament of Northern Ireland in the Queen's University of Belfast constituency, the last election prior to the seat's abolition in

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

. Robert Porter ( Ulster Unionist Party) wins. * Divis Tower in Belfast is built.

Arts and literature

* Seamus Heaney's first poetry collection, '' Death of a Naturalist''. * Ulster Orchestra founded in Belfast by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, with Maurice Miles as its first principal conductor and János Fürst as leader.

Sport

Football

* Irish League ::Winners: Linfield * Irish Cup ::Winners: Glentoran 2 - 0 Linfield

Births

*3 January - Martin Galway, composer for games. *24 January - Jimeoin, comedian and actor. *8 March -

Enda Gormley Enda Gormley (born 8 March 1966) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He played club football with Maghera club Glen, and currently plays with Belfast club Bredagh. Gormley was part ...

, Gaelic footballer. *25 March - Anton Rogan, footballer. *16 August - Barry McElduff, Sinn Féin MLA. *30 August - Peter Cunnah, singer and songwriter. *12 October - Brian Kennedy, singer, Eurovision song contestant and writer. *28 October - Jules Maxwell, songwriter and composer. *16 November - Paul Millar, footballer and football manager. *12 December -

Ian Paisley, Jr. Ian Richard Kyle Paisley Jr (born 12 December 1966) is a British unionist politician. He is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Antrim since the 2010 general election. Prev ...

Democratic Unionist Party The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist, loyalist, and national conservative political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1971 during the Troubles by Ian Paisley, who led the party for the next 37 years. Currently led by J ...

MLA. *20 December -

Dekker Curry John Desmond "Dekker" Curry (born 20 December 1966) is an Irish former cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against an England Amateur team in July 1992, and went on to r ...

, cricketer. *27 December -

Henry Downey Henry Downey (born 27 December 1966) is a former dual player of Gaelic games, who played as a Gaelic footballer at senior level for the Derry county team in the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, where he usually played in at centre half back ...

, Derry GAA hurler and Gaelic footballer. *

John McCrea John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, comic artist. *

Cathy Wilkes Cathy Wilkes (born 1966) is a Northern Irish artist who lives and works in Glasgow. She makes sculpture, paintings, and installations. She was the recipient of the Inaugural Maria Lassnig Prize in 2017 and was commissioned to create the British Pa ...

, multimedia artist.

Deaths

*28 March - Patrick McCartan, Sinn Féin MP and TD, member of

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, a founder member of Clann na Poblachta (born

1878 Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle o ...

). *1 April - Brian O'Nolan, novelist, satirist and humorist (born

1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

). * Sydney Sparkes Orr, Professor of

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at the University of Tasmania (born

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

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