Historical place archive

Belfast in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Belfast in Canada. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels1 people1908–1912

Historical events in Belfast

1908

1908
Olympic Class Construction Programme
William James Pirrie · Exploration and Discovery

Directs Harland and Wolff's programme to construct the Olympic-class liners for White Star Line.

1909

1909
Yard Number 401 Construction
William James Pirrie · Exploration and Discovery

Harland and Wolff begins building Titanic as Yard Number 401 under Pirrie's chairmanship.

1911

31 May 1911
Titanic Launch
William James Pirrie · Exploration and Discovery

Harland and Wolff launches Titanic from Slipway Number 3 in Belfast.

1912

April 1912
Titanic Loss Response
William James Pirrie · Exploration and Discovery

Responds publicly and corporately to the loss of Titanic as chairman of Harland and Wolff.

2 April 1912
Titanic Completion
William James Pirrie · Exploration and Discovery

Harland and Wolff completes Titanic after more than three years of construction and fitting out.

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About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Canada and Belfast. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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