1957 in Scotland
1957 in Scotland |
Years |
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See also |
1956-57 in Scottish football |
1957-58 in Scottish football |
1957 in Scottish television |
Events from 1957 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 6 January – Fishery cruiser Vaila runs aground off the Isle of Lewis with the loss of 5 crew.[1]
- 5 February – Trawler Robert Limbrick runs aground on the Isle of Mull with the loss of all 12 crew.[2]
- 29 March – The Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow in Orkney is reduced to an oil depot.[3]
- 9 May – A major fire in Edinburgh destroys the premises and stock of William Mutrie & Sons, theatrical costumiers, at Bell's Brae.[4]
- 31 August – Central Scotland's independent channel, Scottish Television, goes on air.
- 1 October – Transfer of criminally insane prisoners from the criminal lunatic department at HM Prison Perth to the State Institution for Mental Defectives at Carstairs which becomes the State Mental Hospital.[5]
- 5 October – RAF Saxa Vord radar station on Unst is returned to fully operational status.
- 18 October – A Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor jet trainer aircraft crashes near Kirkcaldy with the loss of her 2 crew.[6]
- 1 November – A replacement "Bawbee Brig" is opened across the River Leven, Fife, to connect Leven and Methil within Levenmouth.[4]
- 19 November – An underground explosion at Kames Colliery near Muirkirk kills 17.[7]
- 14 December – An underground explosion at Lindsay Colliery in Fife kills 9.[8]
- Construction of a missile testing range on South Uist begins.
- First purpose-built Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Scotland completed at Riddrie, Glasgow.[9]
- Folklorist F. Marian McNeill begins publication of The Silver Bough.
Births
- 9 February – Gordon Strachan, international footballer and manager
- 27 March – Billy Mackenzie, singer (commits suicide 1997)
- 7 June – Iain Gray, Scottish Labour Party leader
- 11 July – Johann Lamont, Scottish Labour Party leader
- 23 September – Fergus Ewing, Scottish National Party minister
- Blair Jenkins, broadcaster
Deaths
- January – Harry Gordon, entertainer (born 1893)
- 21 April – John Graham Kerr, embryologist and Unionist Member of Parliament (born 1869)
- 10 June – Sir Douglas MacInnes Shaw, army officer, businessman and Unionist Member of Parliament (born 1895)
See also
References
- ↑ "News: The loss of the 'Vaila'". Edinburgh: The National Archives of Scotland. 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ Johnson, Barry. "Robert Limbrick A283". Milford Trawlers. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ Hewison, W. S. (2005). This Great Harbour: Scapa Flow (4th ed.). Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-84341-026-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ "History of the State Hospital" (PDF). NHS Scotland. January 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
The terminology used in this section, describing patients and the bodies looking after them, is no longer used today.
- ↑ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21359". Aviation Safety Network. 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ "Kames 19 November 1957". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ "Lindsay Colliery 14 December 1957". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ↑ Adams, Gordon (2010-01-01). "Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses". East Glasgow History. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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