2001 in Scotland
2001 in Scotland |
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See also |
2000-01 in Scottish football |
2001-02 in Scottish football |
2001 in Scottish television |
Events from 2001 in Scotland
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal - Henry McLeish (until 8 November 2001), Jack McConnell (from 22 November 2001)
Events
- 31 January - The Scottish Court in the Netherlands convicts a Libyan and acquits another for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed in Lockerbie in 1988. Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah (aged 44) is cleared, but Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed Al Megrahi is found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum term of 20 years.[1]
- 26 May - The Forth and Clyde Canal reopens throughout for leisure purposes (12 June officially).
- 7 June - The UK General Election results in Labour winning 56 of Scotland's 72 MP's, with the Liberal Democrats winning ten, the SNP winning five and the Conservatives winning one.[2]
- 17 June - Cardinal Winning, head of the Roman Catholic church in Scotland, dies of a heart attack aged 76.[3]
- 24 June - Suicide of Nicola Ann Raphael aged 15 in Glasgow following bullying.
- 14 July - Eriskay is linked to South Uist by causeway.
- 10 September - The Bank of Scotland and the Halifax merge to form HBOS plc.
- 6 November - The Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 receives Royal Assent.
- 23 December - The Cairngorm Mountain Railway opens.
- 26 December - English-born author Jo Rowling marries at the country house of Killiechassie which she purchased a month earlier.
- Glasgow Tower completed.
Deaths
- 27 January - Robert Alexander Rankin, mathematician (born 1915)
- 12 June - Thomas Wilson, classical composer (born 1927 in the United States)
- 31 October - Angus MacVicar, writer (born 1908)
- 15 November - Megan Boyd, fly tyer (born 1915 in England)
The Arts
- Summer - Channel Six Dundee, a Restricted Service Licence television station, begins its 1-year operation.
- Anne Donovan's collection Hieroglyphics and Other Stories is published.
- Pop rock group Speedway formed by Glaswegians Jill Jackson (vocals) and Jim Duguid (drums).
See also
References
- ↑ "Lockerbie Libyan heads for freedom". BBC News. 31 January 2001.
- ↑ "Results & Constituencies UK Breakdown". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "2001: Catholic leader Cardinal Winning dies". BBC News. 2001-06-17. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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