1943 in Scotland
1943 in Scotland |
Years |
1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
See also |
1942-43 in Scottish football |
1943-44 in Scottish football |
Events from 1943 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 11 February - In the Midlothian and Peebles Northern by-election, the radical socialist Common Wealth Party candidate Tom Wintringham comes close to winning the seat (which is held for the Unionist Party by Sir David King Murray).
- 27 March - Royal Navy escort carrier HMS Dasher (D37) is destroyed by an accidental explosion in the Firth of Clyde, killing 379 of the crew of 528.
- 21 April - Worst bombing of Aberdeen.
- 30 May - Royal Navy submarine HMS Untamed (P58) is lost on a training exercise in the Firth of Clyde with all hands.
- 19 June - Jackie Paterson wins the world flyweight boxing title by a knockout in the first minute at Hampden Park in Glasgow.[1]
- 5 August - North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board established by Act of Parliament.[2]
- 11 November - Total evacuation of an area near Portmahomack in Easter Ross begins, to make way for rehearsal of the Normandy Landings.[3]
- 2 December - Broughty Ferry pigeon Winkie, serving with the Royal Air Force, is among the first recipients of the Dickin Medal, instituted to honour the work of animals in war.[4]
- The last crofting family leaves the island of South Rona.
- Ferranti open a plant at Crewe Toll in Edinburgh, originally to manufacture gyro gunsights for aircraft.
Births
- 18 February - Graeme Garden, author, actor, comedian, artist and television presenter, one of The Goodies
- 19 April - Margo MacDonald, politician (died 2014)
- 10 May - Jack Bruce, rock musician
- 24 November - Robin Williamson, acoustic musician
Deaths
- 15 October - William Soutar, poet (born 1898)
- 23 December - George Henry, painter (born 1858)
The Arts
- November - Sorley MacLean's first collection of Gaelic poems, Dàin do Eimhir agus Dàin Eile, is published.
- Poetry Scotland magazine founded in Glasgow by Maurice Lindsay.
See also
References
- ↑ "Jackie Paterson: World Champion 1943". A Sporting Nation. BBC. November 2005. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ↑ "Power From the Glens" (PDF). Perth: Scottish and Southern Energy. 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ↑ "Dickin medal pigeons". PDSA. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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