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1993 in: The UK • England • Wales • Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1992–93 • 1993–94
1993 in Scottish television

Events from the year 1993 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II
  • Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Ian Lang

Law officers[]

  • Lord Advocate – Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Dawson

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hope
  • Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Philip

Events[]

  • 5 January – oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on South Mainland of Shetland, spilling 84,700 tonnes of crude oil into the sea.[1] She is broken up by the following Braer Storm of January 1993.
  • 1 April
    • The Council Tax replaces the Community Charge as a means of raising revenue for local government.
    • Glasgow Caledonian University is created by merger of Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow.
  • 8 May – a new Methodist church building in Haroldswick, Shetland is dedicated, the most northerly church in the British Isles.
  • 27 May – the , which increases the penalties for cruelty to animals, receives the Royal Assent.[2]
  • 29 May – Rangers F.C. beat Aberdeen 2-1 to win the Scottish Cup.
  • July – Jim McLean steps down as manager of Dundee United after a reign of 21 years and seven months.
  • 15 July – Rangers sign Duncan Ferguson for £4 million from Dundee United, a record fee between two British clubs.[3]
  • 13 September – Andy Roxburgh resigns after seven years as manager of the Scotland national football team, who now have virtually no hope of qualifying for next summer's World Cup.[4]
  • 1 November – Craig Brown appointed manager of the Scotland national football team.[5]

Births[]

  • 26 January – Lana Clelland, footballer[6]
  • 9 May – Laura Muir, middle-distance runner[7]
  • 14 June – Graeme MacGregor, footballer[8]
  • 4 September – Emma Brownlie, footballer[9]
  • 21 September – Kirsty Gilmour, badminton player[10]

Deaths[]

  • 18 January – Arthur Donaldson, former Scottish National Party leader (born 1901)
  • 21 July – John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute, architectural conservationist (born 1933 in London)
  • 11 October – Andy Stewart, singer (born 1933)
  • 24 October – Jo Grimond, former Liberal Party leader (born 1913)

The arts[]

  • April – St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art opens in Glasgow.[11]
  • 30 August – Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting is released at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  • December – English writer Jo Rowling moves to Edinburgh where she works on her first Harry Potter novel.
  • Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow becomes the first conservatoire in the United Kingdom to be granted its own degree-awarding powers.
  • Peter Howson is appointed British official war artist in the Bosnian War.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Oil tanker runs aground off Shetland". BBC News. 5 January 1993. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  2. ^ State Intelligence London Gazette, 2 June 1993
  3. ^ A dream come true as Ferguson signs in #4m deal The Herald, accessed 27 October 2011
  4. ^ Tributes to the players' man The Herald, 14 September 1993
  5. ^ Craig Brown - Scotland A Squad Coach Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine www.scottishfa.co.uk, accessed 27 October 2011
  6. ^ "Lana Clelland | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Laura Muir". British Athletics. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Graeme MacGregor | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Emma Brownlie". Rangers Football Club, Official Website. Retrieved 27 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Badminton | Athlete Profile: Kirsty GILMOUR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  11. ^ "St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art | Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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