1904 in Scotland
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Years |
1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 |
See also |
1903-04 in Scottish football |
1904-05 in Scottish football |
Events from 1904 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 28 June - The Danish liner SS Norge is wrecked off Rockall with the loss of 635 lives.[1]
- 1 August - A judgement on appeal to the House of Lords in the case of Bannatyne v Overtoun (in which the minority Free Church of Scotland challenged the new United Free Church of Scotland) is delivered.
- 31 December - Glasgow-registered cargo steamers Stromboli and Kathleen collide and sink at Garvel Point, Greenock.[2]
- Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh, founded.
- First West Highland White Terrier breed club set up.
Births
- 4 January - Erik Chisholm, composer (died 1965 in South Africa)
- 26 April - Jimmy McGrory, international footballer and manager (died 1982)
- 25 June - Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross, historian and biographer (died 1976)
- 23 August - William Primrose, violist (died 1982)
- 20 October - Tommy Douglas, Premier of Saskatchewan and pioneer of medicare (died 1986 in Canada)
- 20 November - John MacCormick, lawyer and advocate of Home Rule for Scotland (died 1961)
- Edward Baird, painter (died 1949)
Deaths
- 16 April - Samuel Smiles, author and reformer (born 1812)
- 25 May - David Sime Cargill, industrialist (born 1826)
- 7 October - Isabella Bird, traveller (born 1831 in Yorkshire)
- 12 November - George Lennox Watson, naval architect (born 1851)
- 25 December - James Brown, poet and essayist, known as J. B. Selkirk (born 1832)
The Arts
- 29 February - The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, opens as a music hall.
- 12 September - The King's Theatre, Glasgow, opens.
- Hill House, Helensburgh, Scotland, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is completed.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Sebak, Per Kristian (2004). Titanic's Predecessor: the S/S Norge Disaster of 1904. Laksevaag: Seaward. ISBN 82-996779-0-4.
- ↑ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ↑ Grewe, Armin (2001–2006). "C. R. Mackintosh: Hill House in Helensburgh". The Armin Grewe Homepage. Aldermaston. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
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