1925 in Scotland
1925 in Scotland |
Years |
1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 |
See also |
1924-25 in Scottish football |
1925-26 in Scottish football |
Events from 1925 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 18 April - The dam of Skelmorlie reservoir bursts, flooding the village and killing 5.[1]
- 21 March - Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, home of the Scottish Rugby Union, opens with Scotland defeating England 14-11.[2]
- 16 May - The war memorial on the Law, Dundee, is inaugurated.[3]
- 7 July - The original Kelvin Hall in Glasgow is destroyed by fire.[3]
- 7 August - National Library of Scotland established by Act of Parliament to take over the national responsibilities of the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh.
- 2 October - John Logie Baird successfully transmits the first television pictures with a greyscale image, in London.[4]
- The uninhabited Shiant Isles are acquired by writer and island-lover Compton Mackenzie.
Births
- 29 May - Mick McGahey, Communist miners' leader (died 1999)
- 3 June - Thomas Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow and Cardinal (died 2001)
- 30 July - Alexander Trocchi, novelist (died 1984)
- 28 October - Ian Hamilton Finlay, poet and sculptor (died 2006)
Deaths
- 11 January - John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, Liberal Party MP, soldier, peer, administrator (born 1860)
- 21 April - John Quinton Pringle, painter (born 1865)
- Henry J. Watt, experimental psychologist (born 1879)
The Arts
- John Buchan's novel John Macnab is published.
- Hugh MacDiarmid's synthetic Scots poetry Sangshaw is published.
See also
References
- ↑ "Skelmorlie's reservoir disaster of 1925". Largs & Millport Weekly News. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ Burns, R. W. Television: An International History of the Formative Years. London: Institution of Electrical Engineers. p. 264. ISBN 9780852969144.
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