1943 in Scotland
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1943 in Scotland |
Years |
1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
See also |
1942-43 in Scottish football |
1943-44 in Scottish football |
Events from 1943 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 11 February – In the Midlothian and Peebles Northern by-election, the radical socialist Common Wealth Party candidate Tom Wintringham comes close to winning the seat.
- 27 March – Royal Navy escort carrier HMS Dasher (D37) is destroyed by an accidental explosion in the Firth of Clyde, killing 379 of the crew of 528.
- 5 August – North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board established by Act of Parliament.[1]
Births
- 18 February - Graeme Garden, author, actor, comedian, artist and television presenter, best known as a member of The Goodies
Deaths
- 15 October - William Soutar, poet (born 1898)
See also
References
- ↑ "Power From the Glens" (PDF). Perth: Scottish and Southern Energy. 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
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