1972 in Scotland

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1972 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1971–72 • 1972–73
1972 in Scottish television

Events from the year 1972 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
  • Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Gordon Campbell

Law officers[]

  • Lord Advocate – Norman Wylie
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – David Brand until November; then William Stewart

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde until 25 April; then Lord Emslie
  • Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grant, then Lord Wheatley
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Birsay

Events[]

  • 11 February – Rockall is formally claimed as part of Scotland.
  • 24 May – Rangers F.C. wins the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with a 3–2 win over Soviet side FC Dynamo Moscow in Barcelona.
  • 25 August – Kilbirnie Street fire in Glasgow: 7 firemen killed in a flashover.
  • 1 September – Raising of school-leaving age from fifteen to sixteen for pupils leaving school at the end of the academic year, in common with the rest of the UK.[1]
  • 5 October – last ship launched at the former John Brown & Company Clydebank yard, Clyde-class bulk grain carrier MV Alisa.[2]
  • December – Gartnavel General Hospital opens in Glasgow.
  • Anderston Centre opens in Glasgow.
  • Wendy Wood stages a hunger strike for home rule.
  • Highland Wildlife Park opened near Kingussie to display native species.
  • The West Highland Free Press newspaper is founded at Broadford, Skye.
  • Hamilton Academy closes (founded 1588)

Births[]

  • 23 January – Ewen Bremner, actor
  • 25 March – Phil O'Donnell, footballer (died 2007)[3]
  • 8 April – Lisa Cameron, Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, 2015- , and clinical psychologist
  • 9 April – Neve McIntosh, actress
  • 10 April – Gordon Buchanan, wildlife film-maker
  • 1 May – Patrick Grant, men's fashion designer
  • 15 May – Danny Alexander, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey, 2005–15
  • 2 August – Carol Monaghan, Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Glasgow North West, 2015-
  • 16 August – Frankie Boyle, comedian[4]
  • 17 August – David Ralph, field hockey forward
  • 14 September – Jenny Colgan, novelist
  • 2 October – John Anderson, footballer
  • 20 October – Debbie McLeod, field hockey goalkeeper
  • 29 November – Willie Bain, Scottish Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, 2009-

Deaths[]

  • 15 March – Jimmy Simpson, international footballer (born 1908)
  • 28 March – Duncan Campbell, revivalist (born 1898)
  • 4 June – David Ross Lauder, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1894)
  • 19 November – William Grant, Lord Grant, serving Lord Justice Clerk and former Lord Advocate (born 1909)[5]
  • 30 November – Compton Mackenzie, novelist and Scottish nationalist (born 1883 in West Hartlepool)
  • 27 December – John Kerr, cricketer (born 1885)
  • Jimmy MacBeath, folk singer (born 1894)

The arts[]

  • George Mackay Brown's novel Greenvoe is published.
  • Bill Bryden's play Willie Rough is staged by the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.
  • The Average White Band is formed in Dundee.
  • The pipe band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards release their instrumental recording of "Amazing Grace" which reaches No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in April.

See also[]

  • 1972 in Northern Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ Legislation dated 20 January.
  2. ^ "MV Alisa". Clydebuilt. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Murray, Ewan (1 January 2008). "Obituary: Phil O'Donnell". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Frankie Boyle". BBC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. ^ Watt, George (20 November 1972). "Lord Grant killed in car accident". Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2016 – via Google News.
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