1931 in Scotland
1931 in Scotland |
Years |
1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
See also |
1930-31 in Scottish football |
1931-32 in Scottish football |
Events from 1931 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 13 February - Scottish Youth Hostels Association established.[1]
- 1 May - National Trust for Scotland established and acquires its first property, Crookston Castle (donated by Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet).
- 5 September - Celtic goalkeeper John Thomson dies in hospital after fracturing his skull in a collision with Rangers forward Sam English in the 'Old Firm' League derby at Ibrox Park.[2]
- 15–16 September - Invergordon Mutiny: Sailors in the Royal Navy take strike action over pay cuts.[3]
- 27 October - United Kingdom general election, 1931: The Unionist Party wins a majority of Scottish seats as the National Government retains power with a landslide victory throughout the UK.
- 12 December - Work on construction of "Hull 534", the Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary, at John Brown & Company's shipyard at Clydebank is suspended due to the Great Depression.
- 31 December - Ayr Corporation Tramways cease operation, being replaced by bus services operated by Scottish Motor Traction.
- Lord Dumfries purchases the recently deserted islands of St Kilda from Sir Reginald MacLeod of Dunvegan to preserve them as a bird sanctuary; he will bequeath them to the National Trust of Scotland on his death in 1956.
Births
- 26 February - Ally McLeod, football manager (died 2004)
- 18 March - John Fraser, actor
- 29 April - Lonnie Donegan, skiffle musician (died 2002 in England)
- 2 August - Karl Miller, literary editor (died 2014 in England)
- 11 September - Bill Simpson, television actor (died 1986)
- 22 September - George Younger, Conservative politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (died 2003)
- 24 September - Elizabeth Blackadder, painter
- 9 December - Ian McIntyre, journalist and BBC Radio executive (died 2014)
- 29 December - Bobby Shearer, footballer (died 2006)
Deaths
- 17 March - James Stewart, Labour Party politician, MP for Glasgow St. Rollox 1922–1931 (born 1863)
- 27 May - Norah Neilson Gray, portrait painter (born 1882)
- 5 August - Archibald Barr, mechanical engineer (born 1855)
The Arts
- A. J. Cronin's first novel Hatter's Castle is published.
- Bruce Marshall's novel Father Malachy's Miracle is published.
See also
References
- ↑ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ↑ Divers, Paul. "John Thompson (1909–1931) - The Prince of Goalkeepers". Irish Light and Colour. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Ereira, Alan (1981). The Invergordon Mutiny. London: Routledge.
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