1968 in Scotland
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1968 in Scotland |
Years |
1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
Centuries |
18th century | 19th century | 20th century | 21st century |
See also |
1967-68 in Scottish football |
1968-69 in Scottish football |
1968 in Scottish television |
Events from 1968 in Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
Events
- 15 January - Great Glasgow storm leaves 20 dead across Central Scotland including 9 in Glasgow alone.[1]
- 1 April - Reporting Scotland, the BBC Scotland's national television news programme, is broadcast for the first time.
- 18 May - Declaration of Perth when UK Conservative party leader, Edward Heath proposes a directly elected Scottish Assembly.[2]
- 18 November – A warehouse fire in James Watt Street, Glasgow, kills 22.[3]
Births
- 31 January - John Collins, international footballer
- 5 August – Colin McRae, rally driver (died 2007)
- 28 December – Pauline Robertson, field hockey player
Deaths
- 7 April – Jim Clark, race car driver (born 1936)
- 12 September – Tommy Armour, golfer (born 1894)
See also
References
- ↑ Monday 15 January 1968 www.metoffice.gov.uk, accessed 23 Marcg 2013
- ↑ Four decades on, Declaration of Perth is still fuelling debate www.scotsman.com, accessed 24 March 2013
- ↑ "James Watt Street Fire". SunnyGovan. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
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