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EVENTS

January 17 - Thomas Johnson , first parliamentary leader of the Irish Labour Party , dies aged 91.

January 24 - The Minister For Justice , Charles Haughey , announces that the government proposes to abolish the death penalty.

January 29 - A new control tower is opened at Shannon Airport .

May 20 - The Minister For Education , Dr. Patrick Hillery , announces plans for Comprehensive School s and Regional Technical College s.

June 3 - Teilifís Éireann closes down immediately after its 9 o'clock news bulletin as a mark of respect to the memory of Pope John XXIII .

June 27 - US President John F. Kennedy visits his ancestral home at New Ross, County Wexford . He inspects a naval guard of honour and then addresses the crowd.

June 28 - President John F. Kennedy receives a standing ovation as he addresses a joint session of both houses of the Oireachtas .

June 29 - President Kennedy chats with President De Valera at the US Embassy in Dublin before leaving Ireland.

October 4 - Speaking on the nuclear test ban at the United Nations in New York , the Minister For External Affairs , Frank Aiken , calls for an end to all nuclear weapons.

October 16 - An Taoiseach Sean Lemass is greeted by President John F. Kennedy at the White House where he inspects a guard of honour.

November 1 - The body of Domhnall Ua Buachalla , the last Governor-General Of The Irish Free State , is buried in Dublin .

November 7 - The Beatles arrive in Dublin for a concert in the Adelphi Cinema.

November 22 - President De Valera addresses the nation on the Death Of U.S. President John F. Kennedy .

November 24 - President De Valera leaves for the Funeral Of President Kennedy . He is accompanied by cadets who have been invited by Jacqueline Kennedy to form a guard of honour.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

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BIRTHS

April 4 - Graham Norton , television presenter.

DEATHS

October 30 - Domhnall Ua Buachalla , last Governor-General Of The Irish Free State .

November 22 - C. S. Lewis , author of the chronicles of Narnia

December 15 - Oscar Traynor , former Fianna Fáil TD , Cabinet Minister and President of the Football Association Of Ireland .