1988 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1988 in: The UK • England • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1987–88 • 1988–89 1988 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1988 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Malcolm Rifkind
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott
Events
- March – Seafield Colliery at Kirkcaldy closes.
- 26 April–26 September – Glasgow Garden Festival. Bell's Bridge is built in connection with it.
- 21 May – "Sermon on the Mound": Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, addresses the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- 6 July – Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea explodes and results in the death of 167 workers.[1]
- 7 August – Scotland on Sunday newspaper launched.
- 2 November – the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988, receives royal assent.
- 10 November – Scottish National Party win Glasgow Govan by-election from Labour with a swing of 33%.
- 21 December – Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over the town of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, and kills a total of 270 people – including all 259 on board. It is believed that the cause of the explosion was a terrorist bomb.[2]
Births
- 7 January – Alan Lowing, footballer
- 21 July – Chris Mitchell, footballer (died 2016)
- 5 December – Omar Raza, actor
- 30 December – Leon Jackson, pop singer
Deaths
- 12 April – Harry McShane, socialist (born 1891)
- 26 August – Oscar Marzaroli, photographer (born 1933 in Italy)
See also
References
- ↑ "Piper Alpha oil rig ablaze". BBC News. 1988-07-06. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ↑ "Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie". BBC News. 1988-12-21. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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