1950 in Scotland
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1950 in Scotland |
Years |
1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
See also |
1949-50 in Scottish football |
1950-51 in Scottish football |
Events from 1950 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 21 February - Cunard liner RMS Aquitania arrives at the scrapyard in Faslane at the end of a 36 year career
- 8 September — 116 miners trapped underground in a landslide at Knockshinnoch Castle colliery at New Cumnock in Ayrshire.[1]
- 9 September - The first miners are rescued from Knockshinnoch Castle colliery.[1]
- 11 September — The rescue operation from Knockshinnoch Castle colliery is completed, with all 116 miners saved.[1]
- 25 December — The Stone of Scone, the traditional coronation stone of Scottish monarchs, English monarchs and more recently British monarchs, is removed from London's Westminster Abbey by a group of four Scottish students.
Births
- 22 March - Jocky Wilson, darts player (died 2012)
- 30 March - Robbie Coltrane, actor and comedian
- 1 May - Malcolm James Mackenzie, footballer
- 3 December - Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie, judge
Deaths
- 15 January - George Livingstone, footballer (born 1876)
- 26 February - Harry Lauder, entertainer (born 1870)
- 17 March - Adam McKinlay, Labour politician (born 1887)
- 30 March - Joe Yule, comedian and actor (born 1892)
- 14 September - Alexander Livingstone, Liberal politician (born 1880)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Miners trapped underground by landslide". BBC News. 8 September 1950. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
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