1978 in Scotland
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1978 in Scotland |
Years |
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
Centuries |
18th century | 19th century | 20th century | 21st century |
See also |
1977-78 in Scottish football |
1978-79 in Scottish football |
1978 in Scottish television |
Events from 1978 in Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
Events
- 9 February – Gordon McQueen, 25-year-old Scotland central defender, becomes Britain's first £500,000 footballer in a transfer from Leeds United to Manchester United.[1]
- 13 April - Glasgow Garscadden by-election: Donald Dewar retains the seat for Labour with only a 3.6% swing to the SNP
- 31 May – Hamilton by-election: George Robertson retains the seat for Labour, thwarting a strong challenge from the Scottish National Party.
- 31 July 1978 - The Scotland Act 1978, that was to establish a Scottish Assembly, receives the Royal Assent
- 17 October – A cull of Grey seals in the Orkney and Western Islands reduced after a public outcry.[2]
- 26 October - Berwick and East Lothian by-election: Labour retains the seat with a swing of 0.8% from the Conservatives
Births
- 14 May – Emma Rochlin, field hockey defender
- 25 October – Russell Anderson, footballer
- 10 November - Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and Member of the Scottish Parliament
Deaths
- 30 July – John Mackintosh, Labour politician and advocate of devolution (born 1929)
- 9 September – Hugh MacDiarmid, poet (born 1892)
See also
References
- ↑ "£500,000 McQueen". Glasgow Herald. 10 February 1978. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "1978: Grey seal cull dramatically reduced". BBC News. 17 October 1978. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
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