1890 in Scotland
1890 in Scotland |
Years |
1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 |
See also |
1890-91 in Scottish football |
Events from 1890 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 4 March - The Forth Bridge (1,710 ft) is opened to rail traffic.[1]
- 15 May - New elected county councils in Scotland, created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, take up their powers. The County of Edinburgh formally adopts the title Midlothian; the formerly administratively separate counties of Ross and Cromarty are merged; and the Shetland county council formally adopts the spelling Zetland.
- Tunnock's bakers established in Uddingston.
- Construction of the village of Fortingall on Sir Donald Currie's Glenlyon Estate in Perthshire begins to "Arts and Crafts" vernacular designs by James MacLaren (d. 20 October).
- East End Exhibition opens in Glasgow.
Births
- 3 January - Willa Muir, born Wilhelmina Johnston Anderson, translator (died 1970)
- 30 January - Andy Cunningham, international footballer (died 1973)
Deaths
- 3 May - James B. Beck, United States Senator from Kentucky (1877–1890) (born 1822)
- 2 June - Sir George Burns, shipowner (born 1795)
- 25 June - Sir James Gowans, architect and building contractor (born 1821)
- 10 August - William Edward Baxter, businessman, travel writer and Liberal Member of Parliament for Montrose Burghs (1855–1885) (born 1825)
- 22 November - William Bell Scott, artist and poet (born 1811)
The Arts
- William McGonagall's Poetic Gems published.
See also
References
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