Events during the year 1967 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

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

Events

*29 January - Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association founded in Belfast. *6 September - ''Myrina'' is launched from the Musgrave Yard slipway at Harland and Wolff in Belfast, the first supertanker and (at around 192000 DWT) largest ship built in the United Kingdom up to this date. *December - Taoiseach

Jack Lynch John Mary Lynch (15 August 1917 – 20 October 1999) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister ...

and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill meet for talks at Stormont.

Arts and literature

*The first treasure from the

Spanish Armada The Spanish Armada (a.k.a. the Enterprise of England, es, Grande y Felicísima Armada, links=no, lit=Great and Most Fortunate Navy) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aris ...

wreck '' Girona'' is recovered. *The

Ulster Architectural Heritage Society Ulster Architectural Heritage Society was founded "to promote appreciation and enjoyment of good architecture of all periods and encourage the conservation, restoration and re-use of Ulster's built heritage to regenerate and sustain our communitie ...

is founded under the chairmanship of Charles Brett.

Sport

Football

* Irish League ::Winners: Glentoran * Irish Cup ::Winners: Crusaders 3 - 1 Glentoran

Births

*9 January -

Uel Graham Samuel "Uel" Graham (born 9 January 1967) is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 18 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1992 and 1997, including two first-class matches, both of ...

, former cricketer. *11 February-

Paul McLoone Paul Martin McLoone (born 11 February 1967) is an Irish musician, former radio producer, voice actor, voice-over artist and radio presenter from Derry, Northern Ireland. He is perhaps best known for being the co-creator and co-writer of the Ir ...

, frontman with The Undertones, voice actor and radio presenter with Today FM. *17 February -

Gary Fleming Gary Fleming (born 17 February 1967) is a retired footballer from Derry, Northern Ireland. He played for Nottingham Forest, Manchester City and Barnsley before retiring aged 30 due to injury. Following his retirement, he became a physiotherapis ...

, footballer. *4 April - David Perry,

video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...

. *26 April -

Robbie Millar Robbie Millar (26 April 1967 – 13 August 2005) was a head chef and restaurateur from Ballycarry in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Millar started his career at restaurants in Corfu, Zurich and London before returning to Northern Ireland to ...

, chef and restaurateur (died

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

). *24 May - Deirdre Gribbin, composer. *2 June -

Alan Rutherford Alan Thomas Rutherford (born 2 June 1967) is a former Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper who was born at Strabane in County Tyrone. He made his debut for Ireland against Northamptonshire in 1989, and went on to ...

, cricketer. *12 July - Sean Connor, footballer and manager. *1 October - Geraldine Heaney, defenceman (ice hockey) and head coach. *22 October - Dawn Purvis, leader of the Progressive Unionist Party and MLA. *24 October -

Terence Bannon Terence 'Banjo' Bannon, born 24 November 1967 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland is a mountaineer and adventurer. Bannon became the second person from Northern Ireland to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 31 May 2003 (The first person w ...

, mountaineer. *November - Mairtín Crawford, poet and journalist (died

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

). *27 November - Andrea Catherwood, television news presenter. *14 December - George O'Boyle, footballer. *Full date unknown -

Paul Kearney Paul Kearney (born 1967) is a Northern Ireland, Northern Irish fantasy author. He is noted for his work in the epic fantasy subgenre and his work has been compared to that of David Gemmell. Life Kearney was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, in ...

, author.

Deaths

*28 February -

Dick Keith Richard Matthewson Keith (15 May 1933 – 28 February 1967) was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a right-back. He made over 200 appearances for English club Newcastle United between 1956 and 1964, and also played fo ...

, footballer (born

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

). *12 April -

Sam English Samuel English (18 August 1908 – 12 April 1967) was a Northern Irish footballer who played for several clubs during the 1930s, but is mainly remembered for his time with Rangers. English also won two international caps for Ireland. His care ...

, footballer (born

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

References

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