1884 in Scotland
1884 in Scotland |
Years |
1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 |
Events from 1884 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 26 January - Scotland beat Ireland 5-0 in the first match of the first British Home Championship.[1]
- 15 March - Scotland beat England 1-0 in their second match of the British Home Championship.[1]
- 29 March - Scotland beat Wales 4-1 to become winners of the first British Home Championship.[1]
- 18 November - Crofters War: Royal Marines and police arrive in naval ships at Uig, Skye, following an unsuccessful attempt to evict tenants engaging in a rent strike against Major William Fraser, owner of the Kilmuir Estate and Uig Tower.[2]
- 1 December - Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway opens to passengers.
- Blackford Hill is acquired by the city of Edinburgh.
- Pier terminal opened at Rothesay, Bute.
- Teacher's Highland Cream blended whisky registered.
Births
- 11 February - Joseph Westwood, Labour MP (1922–31 and 1935–48) and Secretary of State for Scotland (1945–1947) (died 1948)
- 24 February - William Theodore Heard, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church (died 1973 in Rome)
- 28 August - Peter Fraser, Labour prime minister of New Zealand (1940–1949) (died 1950 in New Zealand)
Deaths
- 26 February - Alexander Wood, physician, inventor of the first true hypodermic syringe (born 1817)
- 30 November - Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet, Principal of the University of Edinburgh (born 1826 in the United States)
- 20 December - William Lindsay Alexander, church leader (born 1808)
- Anthony Inglis, shipbuilder (born 1813)
The Arts
- Publication of Songs of the North by Harold Boulton and Anne MacLeod including the first known version of "The Skye Boat Song".
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scotland International Matches 1872 to 1899". MyFootballFacts. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ↑ "Local history". Uig - Isle of Skye. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
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