1954 in Scotland
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1954 in Scotland |
Years |
1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
See also |
1953-54 in Scottish football |
1954-55 in Scottish football |
1954 in Scottish television |
Events from 1954 in Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
Events
- 27 April - Clyde beat Celtic 1 – 0 in the replayed final of the Scottish Cup
- 3 September – The National Trust for Scotland acquires Fair Isle.[1]
- 23 October - Heart of Midlothian beats Motherwell 4–2 to win the Scottish League Cup
Births
- 16 February - Iain Banks, writer
- 9 March - Jim Stewart, footballer
- 14 March - David Taylor (executive), joint General Secretary of the UEFA
- 28 April - Tom McCabe, Labour Party politician, MSP (1999-2011) and government minister
- 5 May - Brian Souter, businessman and founder of Stagecoach Group
- 2 August - Ken MacLeod, science fiction writer
- 5 August - Allan Wilson, Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament, (1999-2007)
- 26 August - David Martin, Labour Party politician, and Member of the European Parliament for Scotland
- 11 September - Ian Anderson, footballer (died 2008)
- 19 October - Ken Stott, actor
- 25 December - Annie Lennox, singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist
- 31 December – Alex Salmond, Scottish National Party First Minister of Scotland (2007- )
Deaths
- 11 February - Alexander Anderson, Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (1947–54) (born 1888)
- 6 May - B. C. Forbes, financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine. (born 1880)
- 12 November - Alex Smith, international footballer (born 1876)
- 22 November - Jimmy Gordon, footballer (born 1888)
See also
References
- ↑ "National Trust buys remote island". On This Day. BBC News. 3 September 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
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