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Events during the year 1960 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

Events

16 March – Passenger liner SS Canberra is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast (for P&O).
6 April – Short SC.1 VTOL research aircraft makes its first transition from vertical to horizontal flight and back, flying from Belfast Harbour Airport.^[1]
13 April – MV Arlanza becomes the last passenger liner launched by Harland and Wolff in Belfast (for Royal Mail Line).

Arts and literature

26 January – First staging of Sam Thompson's play Over the Bridge, at the Empire Theatre, Belfast.^[2]
13–18 February - Orson Welles opens for the last time in a stage production, his adaptation Chimes at Midnight with the Gate Theatre Company, at the Grand Opera House, Belfast (transferring in March to Dublin).

Sport

Football

Irish League

Winners: Glenavon

Irish Cup

Winners: Linfield 5 - 1 Ards

Births

23 April – Barry Douglas, classical pianist.
30 April – Colonel Tim Collins, British Commander in Iraq.
6 May – Roma Downey, actress and producer.
13 May – Michael Savage, Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament.
8 June – Peter Heather, historian.
7 July – Billy Wright, leader of the Loyalist Volunteer Force (died 1997).
20 August – Deirdre Madden, author.
27 August – Mark Caughey, footballer.
29 August
- Dominic Bradley, SDLP MLA.
- Thomas Burns, SDLP MLA.
10 October – Arlene McCarthy, Labour Party Member of the European Parliament.
25 November – Robert Dunlop, motorcycle racer (died 2008).
10 December – Kenneth Branagh, actor and director.

Full date unknown

Ian McDonald, science fiction novelist.
Jeff McWhinney, deaf community activist.

Deaths

9 March – Jack Beattie, Labour politician (born 1886).
13 June – Ken McArthur, winner of the marathon race at the 1912 Summer Olympics for South Africa (born 1881).
20 July – Galbraith Lowry-Corry, 7th Earl Belmore, soldier and Deputy Lieutenant for County Fermanagh (born 1913).
1 September – Robert Moore, minister of religion and politician (born 1886).
25 October – Harry Ferguson, early aviator and developer of the modern agricultural tractor (born 1884).

References

^ "Airport History". George Best Belfast City Airport. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
^ "Plaque to mark Belfast playwright". BBC NI News (26 January 2010). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

[1] "Airport History". George Best Belfast City Airport. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

[2] "Plaque to mark Belfast playwright". BBC NI News (26 January 2010). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

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+Events during the year '''1960 in Northern Ireland'''.
+==Incumbents==
+* [[Governor of Northern Ireland|Governor]] - 	[[John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst|The Lord Wakehurst]]
+* [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland|Prime Minister]] - [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Basil Brooke]]
 ==Events==
+*16 March – Passenger liner {{SS|Canberra}} is launched at the [[Harland and Wolff]] shipyard in Belfast (for [[Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company|P&O]]).
-Oliver May-Clingo is now a celeb
+*6 April – [[Short SC.1]] [[VTOL]] research aircraft makes its first transition from vertical to horizontal flight and back, flying from [[George Best Belfast City Airport|Belfast Harbour Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport History |url=http://www.belfastcityairport.com/About-Us/Airport-Development-and-Planning/facts-and-figures.aspx |publisher=George Best Belfast City Airport |accessdate=2012-04-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012191943/http://belfastcityairport.com/About-Us/Airport-Development-and-Planning/facts-and-figures.aspx |archivedate=12 October 2011 }}</ref>
+*13 April – MV ''Arlanza'' becomes the last passenger liner launched by Harland and Wolff in Belfast (for [[Royal Mail Line]]).
 ==Arts and literature==
+*26 January – First staging of [[Sam Thompson (writer)|Sam Thompson]]'s play ''[[Over the Bridge]]'', at the Empire Theatre, [[Belfast]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Plaque to mark Belfast playwright|work=BBC NI News (26 January 2010)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8479943.stm|accessdate=26 January 2010|date=27 January 2010}}</ref>
+*13&ndash;18 February - [[Orson Welles]] opens for the last time in a stage production, his adaptation ''[[Chimes at Midnight#Chimes at Midnight (1960)|Chimes at Midnight]]'' with the [[Gate Theatre]] Company, at the [[Grand Opera House, Belfast]] (transferring in March to Dublin).
 ==Sport==
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 ==Births==
-*[[23 April]] - [[Barry Douglas]], classical pianist.
+*23 April – [[Barry Douglas (musician)|Barry Douglas]], classical pianist.
-*[[30 April]] - Colonel [[Tim Collins (soldier)|Tim Collins]] British Commander in Iraq.
+*30 April – Colonel [[Tim Collins (soldier)|Tim Collins]], British Commander in Iraq.
-*[[6 May]] - [[Roma Downey]], actress and producer.
+*6 May – [[Roma Downey]], actress and producer.
-*[[13 May]] - [[Michael Savage (politician)|Michael Savage]], [[Liberal Party of Canada]] Member of [[Canadian House of Commons|Parliament]].
+*13 May – [[Michael Savage (politician)|Michael Savage]], [[Liberal Party of Canada]] Member of [[House of Commons of Canada|Parliament]].
+*8 June – [[Peter Heather]], historian.
-*[[7 July]] - [[Billy Wright (loyalist)|Billy Wright]], former leader of the [[Loyalist Volunteer Force]] (d.[[1997 in Northern Ireland|1997]]).
+*7 July – [[Billy Wright (loyalist)|Billy Wright]], leader of the [[Loyalist Volunteer Force]] (died [[1997 in Northern Ireland|1997]]).
-*[[27 August]] - [[Mark Caughey]], footballer.
+*20 August – [[Deirdre Madden]], author.
-*[[29 August]] - [[Dominic Bradley]], [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]].
+*27 August – [[Mark Caughey]], footballer.
-*[[29 August]] - [[Thomas Burns (politician)|Thomas Burns]], [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]].
+*29 August
-*[[10 October]] - [[Arlene McCarthy]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of the European Parliament]].
+**[[Dominic Bradley]], [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]].
-*[[25 November]] - [[Robert Dunlop]], Motorcycle Racer.R,I,P
+**[[Thomas Burns (politician)|Thomas Burns]], [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]].
-*[[10 December]] - [[Kenneth Branagh]], actor and director.
+*10 October – [[Arlene McCarthy]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of the European Parliament]].
+*25 November – [[Robert Dunlop]], motorcycle racer (died [[2008 in Northern Ireland|2008]]).
+*10 December – [[Kenneth Branagh]], actor and director.
 ===Full date unknown===
+*[[Ian McDonald (British author)|Ian McDonald]], science fiction novelist.
-*[[Peter Heather]], historian.
-*[[Deirdre Madden]], author.
-*[[Ian McDonald (author)|Ian McDonald]], science fiction novelist.
 *[[Jeff McWhinney]], deaf community activist.
 ==Deaths==
+*9 March – [[Jack Beattie]], Labour politician (born [[1886 in Ireland|1886]]).
-*[[13 June]] - [[Kenneth McArthur]], winner of the [[Marathon (sport)|marathon race]] at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] for [[South Africa]] (b.[[1881 in Ireland|1881]]).
-*[[20 July]] - [[Galbraith Lowry-Corry, 7th Earl Belmore]], soldier and [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for [[County Fermanagh]] (b.[[1913 in Ireland|1913]]).
+*13 June – [[Ken McArthur]], winner of the marathon race at the 1912 Summer Olympics for South Africa (born [[1881 in Ireland|1881]]).
-*[[25 October]] - [[Harry Ferguson]], early aviator and developer of the modern [[agricultural tractor]] (b.[[1884 in Ireland|1884]]).
+*20 July – [[Galbraith Lowry-Corry, 7th Earl Belmore]], soldier and Deputy Lieutenant for County Fermanagh (born [[1913 in Ireland|1913]]).
+*1 September – [[Robert Moore (Northern Ireland politician)|Robert Moore]], minister of religion and politician (born [[1886 in Ireland|1886]]).
+*25 October – [[Harry Ferguson]], early aviator and developer of the modern agricultural tractor (born [[1884 in Ireland|1884]]).
+==See also==
+*[[1960 in Scotland]]
+*[[1960 in Wales]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:1960 In Northern Ireland}}
 [[Category:1960 in Northern Ireland| ]]
+[[Category:1960 in Europe]]
+[[Category:1960 by country]]