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

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

Deaths

See also

References

  1. Monday 15 January 1968 www.metoffice.gov.uk, accessed 23 Marcg 2013
  2. Four decades on, Declaration of Perth is still fuelling debate www.scotsman.com, accessed 24 March 2013
  3. "James Watt Street Fire". SunnyGovan. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-14. 


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