1954 in Scotland
1954 in Scotland |
Years |
1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
See also |
1953-54 in Scottish football |
1954-55 in Scottish football |
1954 in Scottish television |
Events from 1954 in Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
Events
- 27 April - Clyde F.C. beat Celtic 1 – 0 in the replayed final of the Scottish Cup.
- July - Work on construction of Ravenscraig steelworks is authorized.[1]
- 3 September - The National Trust for Scotland acquires Fair Isle.[2]
- 23 October - Heart of Midlothian F.C. beats Motherwell 4–2 to win the Scottish League Cup.
- 23 November - Opening of Walsh trial, to determine whether Douglas Walsh of Dumbarton, a Jehovah's Witness pioneer, has the same right as an ordained religious minister in Scotland to be exempted from conscripted military service.[3]
- 25 December - 1954 Prestwick air disaster: BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser G-ALSA crashes on landing at Prestwick Airport from London in poor visibility, killing 28.
- Asymmetric footbridge over Gala Water in Galashiels opened.
- Osprey recolonize Scotland.
Births
- 15 February - John McAslan, architect
- 16 February - Iain Banks, writer (died 2013)
- 9 March - Jim Stewart, footballer
- 14 March - David Taylor (executive), joint General Secretary of UEFA
- 9 April - Iain Duncan Smith, Conservative Party politician, MP and government minister
- 28 April - Tom McCabe, Labour Party politician, MSP (1999–2011) and government minister (died 2015)
- 5 May - Brian Souter, businessman and founder of Stagecoach Group
- 2 August - Ken MacLeod, science fiction writer
- 5 August - Allan Wilson, Labour Party politician, MSP (1999–2007)
- 16 August - George Galloway, socialist politician
- 26 August - David Martin, Labour Party politician, Member of the European Parliament for Scotland
- 11 September - Ian Anderson, footballer (died 2008)
- 16 October - Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, Conservative Secretary of State for Scotland
- 19 October - Ken Stott, actor
- 16 November - Donald Runnicles, orchestral conductor
- 25 December - Annie Lennox, singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist
- 31 December - Alex Salmond, Scottish National Party First Minister of Scotland (2007- )
Deaths
- 11 February - Alexander Anderson, Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (1947–54) (born 1888)
- 6 May - B. C. Forbes, financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine in the United States (born 1880)
- 18 July - Thomas S. Tait, architect (born 1882)
- 12 November - Alex Smith, international footballer (born 1876)
- 22 November - Jimmy Gordon, footballer (born 1888)
The Arts
- George Mackay Brown's first book of poetry, The Storm, is published.
- Sorley MacLean's Scottish Gaelic poetry Hallaig is published in Gairm.[4]
- Roddy McMillan's play All in Good Faith is presented at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.
- Alexander Trocchi's novel Young Adam is published.
See also
References
- ↑ "Steel Firm's £20M. Scheme". The Times (52979) (London). 1954-07-09. p. 4.
- ↑ "National Trust buys remote island". On This Day. BBC News. 3 September 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "Walsh Trial Transcript". Retrieved 2014-06-11. Decided on appeal in the House of Lords 19 July 1956 (Walsh v. Lord Advocate).
- ↑ 8. "Poetry in Periodicals and Anthologies". Sorley MacLean. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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