411 REFERENCE · Wikipedia
1936 in Northern Ireland
Reference material by Wikipedia contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
none
September 2020
February 2012
1936
Events during the year 1936 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
Governor - The Duke of Abercorn
Prime Minister - James Craig
Events
Public Order Act is introduced, giving the Chief Constable power to impose conditions on parades or public processions if it is believed that they would lead to public disorder.Parades and Marches - Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/parade/chpa2.htm 28 January 2010
The British Air Ministry forms a new aircraft factory in Belfast, creating a new company owned 50% each by Harland and Wolff and Short Brothers, Short & Harland Ltd.
Arts and literature
Belfast School of Music opens its new premises.
Construction begins on the BBC's Broadcasting House, Belfast.http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=202055 Dictionary of Scottish Architects DSA Architect Biography Report 2022-11-15
1 November – Louis MacNeice's translation of The Agamemnon of Aeschylus is premiered in London.Cox, Michael The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature Oxford University Press 2004 0-19-860634-6 registration https://archive.org/details/conciseoxfordchr00coxm
Sport
Football
Irish League
Winners: Belfast Celtic
Irish Cup
Winners: Linfield 2 - 0 Derry City
Births
20 February – Roy Beggs, Ulster Unionist Party MP.
7 March – Freddie Gilroy, boxer.
13 March – Stanley Hewitt, cricketer (died 2001).
5 April – John Kelly, Sinn Féin Councillor and MLA (died 2007).
24 April – Robert McCartney, leader of UK Unionist Party, MLA and a QC.
10 June – Brendan Duddy, businessman and intermediary in the Northern Ireland peace process (died 2017).
1 August – Leonard Steinberg, Baron Steinberg, British life peer, businessman and multi-millionaire.
17 August – Seamus Mallon, Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and first Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2020).
7 September - George Cassidy, jazz musician and music teacher of Van Morrison (died 2023).
24 September – John Magee SPS, Bishop of Cloyne (1987- ), private secretary to Pope John Paul II.
5 October – Brian Hannon, Bishop of Clogher (Church of Ireland) (1986-2001).
22 December – James Burke, science historian, author and television presenter-producer.
Date unknown - Dave Finlay Sr, professional wrestler, wrestling school owner and holder of MBE.
Deaths
30 November – Jimmy Elwood, footballer (born 1901).
See also
1936 in Scotland
1936 in Wales
References
Category:1936 in Europe
Category:1936 by country