1964 in Northern Ireland

Centuries:	20th; 21st;
Decades:	1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	1964 in the United Kingdom; 1964 in Ireland; Other events of 1964; List of years in Northern Ireland;

Events during the year 1964 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

28 January - Families from Springtown Camp make a silent march through Derry to demand rehousing.[1]
28 September - Following threats of direct action by Ian Paisley, the Royal Ulster Constabulary remove an Irish tricolour displayed in the office window of Independent Republican election candidate Billy McMillen in West Belfast. Several days of rioting ensue.
15 October - 1964 United Kingdom general election.
New bridge over the River Foyle, linking Lifford and Strabane is built.

17 April - The band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, play their first gig at his rhythm and blues Club Rado at the Maritime Hotel, Belfast.
Synagogue for Belfast Hebrew Congregation designed by Eugene Rosenberg of Yorke, Rosenberg and Mardall.
Extension to the Ulster Museum, Belfast, designed in Brutalist style by Francis Pym, completed.

Winners: Glentoran

Winners: Derry City 2 - 0 Glentoran

"Springtown Camp from the inside". Springtown Camp 1946-1967. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-03-12.

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