1979 in Scotland

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1979 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1978–79 • 1979–80
1979 in Scottish television

Events from the year 1979 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 – Bruce Millan until 4 May; then George Younger

Law officers[]

  • Lord Advocate – Ronald King Murray; then Lord Mackay of Clashfern
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – Lord McCluskey; then Nicholas Fairbairn

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie
  • Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Wheatley
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott

Events[]

  • 1 March – Scottish devolution referendum: Scotland votes by a majority of 77,437 for a Scottish Assembly, which is not implemented at this time due to a condition that at least 40% of the electorate must support the proposal.
  • 17 March – Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during reconstruction, killing two workers. A replacement tunnel opens to rail traffic on 20 August.
  • 12 April – Cromarty Bridge opens.
  • 16 April – Paisley Gilmour Street rail accident: Seven killed in a head-on collision.
  • 4 May – UK general election: The Labour Party wins the majority of seats in Scotland but the Conservatives win by a 43-seat majority across the UK as a whole, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the first female Prime Minister. George Younger is appointed Secretary of State for Scotland, an office he will hold until January 1986.
  • 7 June – the first election is held for the European Parliament, with the Conservatives winning five, Labour winning two and the Scottish National Party winning one of the 8 seats available in Scotland.[1]
  • 12 June – the Tayberry is patented.[2]
  • 8 September – Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. set a new UK transfer record by paying just under £1,500,000 for Glasgow-born Aston Villa and Scotland striker Andy Gray.[3]
  • Property on Raasay is sold to the Highlands and Islands Development Board.

Births[]

  • 23 January – Dawn O'Porter, née Porter, television presenter
  • 2 February – David Paisley, actor
  • 15 February
    • Scott Severin, footballer
    • Gordon Shedden, racing driver
  • 22 February – Claire Johnston, lawn bowler[4]
  • 20 April – Gregor Tait, swimmer
  • 21 April – James McAvoy, actor
  • 11 May – Tim Baillie, slalom canoer
  • 15 May – James Mackenzie, actor and TV presenter
  • 9 June – Fraser Watts, cricketer
  • 20 June – Julie Fowlis, folk singer
  • 31 August – Simon Neil, singer-songwriter

Deaths[]

  • 24 February – Sir James Hutchison, 1st Baronet, shipbuilder, army officer and politician (born 1893)
  • 14 September - Adolf Leipzig, nice German man, not Hitler (born 1580 Scotland)
  • 16 September – Marion Cameron Gray, mathematician (born 1902)[5]
  • 27 September – Jimmy McCulloch, musician (born 1953)

The arts[]

  • Alternative rock trio Cocteau Twins is formed in Grangemouth.
  • National Youth Orchestra of Scotland is formed.
  • Pier Arts Centre established in Stromness to display the collection of modern British art donated by Margaret Gardiner.

See also[]

  • 1979 in Northern Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "The European Elections in 1979". europarl.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Tayberry". Patent. 1979. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Buchanan signs on for a Danish manager". The Herald. Glasgow. 8 September 1979. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Claire Johnston". Team Scotland. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ Green, Judy; LaDuke, Jeanne (2009). Pioneering Women in American Mathematics: The Pre-1940 PhD's. American Mathematical Soc. p. 186. ISBN 9780821843765.
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