1892 in Scotland
1892 in Scotland |
Years |
1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 |
See also |
1891-92 in Scottish football |
1892-93 in Scottish football |
Events from 1892 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 29 January - Original bridge at Bonar Bridge swept away by flood
- February - Scottish Universities Commissioners publish an ordinance authorising Scottish universities to provide for the education and graduation of women for the first time[1]
- 9 April - Celtic F.C. win the Scottish Cup for the first time[2]
- 4–18 July - In the general election, Keir Hardie, standing as an independent labour candidate, wins the London seat of West Ham South
- 5 July - Central Library, Aberdeen, opened by Andrew Carnegie
- 8 September - Cunard liner RMS Campania is launched by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Govan
- 26 November - The original Jenners department store in Edinburgh is destroyed by fire[3]
- Foundation stone of new St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh laid[3]
Births
- 13 April - Robert Watson-Watt, pioneer of radar (died 1973)
- 11 August - Hugh MacDiarmid, poet (died 1978)
- 18 November - D. E. Stevenson, romantic novelist (died 1973)
- 14 December - Jimmy McColl, footballer (died 1978)
Deaths
- 28 August - William Forbes Skene, historian and antiquary (born 1809)
- 22 September - George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (born 1828 in London)
- 23 September - George Grub, church historian (born 1812)
- 5 October - Alexander C. Kirk, mechanical engineer (born 1830)
The Arts
- 7 November - Empire Palace Theatre opens in Edinburgh, designed for impresario Edward Moss by Frank Matcham
- First Gaelic mòd, predecessor of the Royal National Mòd, held in Oban
See also
References
- ↑ "Women in the University". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ Abbink, Dinant (2007-05-02). "1891/92". Scotland - Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "History of Edinburgh". Visions of Scotland. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
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