1996 in Scotland
1996 in Scotland |
Years |
1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
Centuries |
18th century | 19th century | 20th century | 21st century |
See also |
1995-96 in Scottish football |
1996-97 in Scottish football |
1996 in Scottish television |
Events from 1996 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 13 March - Dunblane school massacre - A gunman kills 16 children, their teacher and himself at a primary school in Dunblane, Stirling. The killer, who wounded 13 other children and another teacher, is quickly identified as 43-year-old former scout leader Thomas Hamilton.[1]
- 1 April - The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 takes effect with 32 unitary councils replacing the 9 Regional Councils, 53 District Councils and 3 unitary authorities that had been established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
- 18 May - Rangers F.C., who have already won the Scottish Football League title, complete the Scottish double by beating Hearts 5-1 in the Scottish Cup final.
- 5 July - Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born at The Roslin Institute in Midlothian.
- October - The Shetland Times and The Shetland News become involved in a landmark legal case over alleged copyright infringement and deep linking in their websites.[2]
- 9 November - Irvine, North Ayrshire, is designated a New Town, the last of the five created in Scotland.
- 30 November (St. Andrew's Day) - The Stone of Scone is installed in Edinburgh Castle 700 years after it was removed from Scotland by King Edward I of England.
- First of the Maggie's Centres for drop-in cancer care in the U.K. opens in Edinburgh.
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