1980 in Scotland
1980 in Scotland |
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See also |
1979-80 in Scottish football |
1980-81 in Scottish football |
1980 in Scottish television |
Events from 1980 in Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch - Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
Events
- 16 April - Glasgow Subway reopened to passengers after a 3-year modernisation project.
- 1 May - Scottish District local elections result in big gains for the Labour Party.
- 7 May - Aberdeen F.C. secures the Scottish Football League Premier Division championship.
- 26 June - The Glasgow Central by-election is held, with Labour retaining its hold on the seat despite a swing of 14% to the Scottish National Party.
- 1 August - The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 receives the Royal Assent.
- 4–5 September - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to visit Shetland.
- 13 September - Hercules, a bear which had gone missing on the island of Benbecula while filming a Kleenex advertisement, is found.[1]
- 6 October - West Highland Way opened as the first of the official Long Distance Routes for walkers in Scotland.
- 9 October - Gloagtrotter of Perth, trading as GT Coaches, begins operation of an express coach service from Dundee to London as The Stage Coach, origin of the Stagecoach Group.
- 13 November - Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 decriminalises private homosexual acts between two consenting persons aged over 21 in Scotland.
Births
- 12 May - Andrew Abercromby, biomedical engineer
- 15 September - Chris Clark, footballer
- 20 November - Malachy Tallack, journalist and folk rock musician
Deaths
- 19 February - Bon Scott, Australian rock singer (born 1946 in Scotland)
- May - Isla Cameron, actress and singer (born 1930)
- 23 June - John Laurie, actor (born 1897)
- 6 December - Margot Bennett, crime novelist (born 1912)
- 13 December - R. D. Low, comics writer and editor (born 1895)
- Hector MacAndrew, fiddler (born 1903)
The Arts
- 19 February - Scottish Television begins to air the soap opera Take the High Road.
- Spring - Bearsden post-punk band Orange Juice release Falling and Laughing, the first release on the Postcard Records label.[2]
- Alexander Moffat paints Poets' Pub.
- Buxton Orr composes A Caledonian Suite.
See also
References
- ↑ "1980: Missing Scottish bear is found". BBC News. 13 September 1980. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up And Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. London: Faber and Faber. p. 353. ISBN 0-571-21570-X.
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