1960 in Scotland

none January 2015 July 2026 1960 Events from the year 1960 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – John Maclay Law officers Lord Advocate – William Rankine Milligan; then William Grant Solicitor General for Scotland – William Grant until May; then David Colville Anderson Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Thomson Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson Events 16 January – the last regular ship on the Cork–Glasgow crossing runs, ending a 103-year-old service. 2 March – Elvis Presley stops off at Glasgow Prestwick Airport for a few hours on his journey home to the United States after doing military service in West Germany. This is notable for being the only time he ever visits the UK.1960 - Elvis Presley stops off at Prestwick http://digital.nls.uk/scotlandspages/timeline/1960.html National Library of Scotland 2014-02-25 His ancestor, blacksmith Andrew Presley, migrated from Lonmay to North Carolina in 1745.Elvis roots 'lead to Scotland' https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3559331.stm BBC News 2014-03-23 2014-04-22 14 March – Jock Stein is appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 28 March – Cheapside Street Whisky Bond Fire in Glasgow: 19 firemen killed in Britain's worst peacetime fire services disaster.Chronology of Scottish History A Timeline of Scottish History Rampant Scotland http://www.rampantscotland.com/timeline/2000.htm 2014-02-25 18 May – 1960 European Cup Final at Hampden Park, Glasgow: Real Madrid C.F. defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2317064/The-greatest-matches-of-all-time.html The Daily Telegraph The greatest matches of all time 2007-07-04 2013-02-25 London Rangers F.C. having been knocked out by Frankfurt in the semi-finals. 21 June – the Royal Highland Show opens for the first time at its permanent site, the Royal Highland Showground at Ingliston in the Lowlands. August – murder of the Little Ross lighthouse keeper.The Ross Island Lighthouse Murder David R. Collin Kirkcudbright Community Website 2010 http://www.kirkcudbright.com/dynamic.asp?ID=66 2014-02-25 7 September – North Ford Causeway opened, connecting North Uist and Benbecula via Grimsay (5 miles (8 km)), completing an all-weather road link between North and South Uist.North Ford Causeway http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/techservices/bridgescausewaysferries/northford.asp Stornoway Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 2013-08-29 2014-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227173251/http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/techservices/bridgescausewaysferries/northford.asp 27 February 2014 dead October – Queen's Bridge in Perth opened. 30 October – Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplantation in the UK, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. 5 November – Glasgow area suburban train services electrified. 24 December – The rebuilt Barrowland Ballroom reopens in Glasgow. Seafield Colliery at Kirkcaldy opens.100 Weeks of Scotland: Coal industry https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/100-weeks-scotland-coal-industry-1542255 www.scotsman.com 29 March 2020 en Little Houses Improvement Scheme launched by the National Trust for Scotland to promote conservation of vernacular architecture.A History of the Little Houses Improvement Scheme http://www.nts.org.uk/conserve/buildings_history.php National Trust for Scotland 2014-02-25 Births 7 February – Steve Bronski, born Steve Forrest, synth-pop keyboardist (died 2021) 11 February – Momus, born Nicholas Currie, songwriter February – Lesley Riddoch, political journalist and broadcaster 10 March – Anne MacKenzie, broadcast journalist 23 March – Nicol Stephen, Liberal Democrat MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats (2005–2008) and Deputy First Minister of Scotland (2005–2007) 3 April – Shona McIsaac, Labour politicianDale Iain Smith Jacqui The Honourable Ladies: Volume II: Profiles of Women MPs 1997–2019 14 November 2019 Biteback Publishing 978-1-78590-447-9 16 https://books.google.com/books?id=E9a8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT164 en 28 April – Ian Rankin, crime novelist 5 May – David Nish, businessman 19 June – Paul Coia, television presenter 24 June – Elish Angiolini, née McPhilomy, Solicitor General for Scotland (2001–2006) and Lord Advocate (2006–2011) 30 June – Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (2001–2007) 20 August – Annabelle Ewing, Nationalist politician and lawyer 10 September – Margaret Ferrier, Scottish National Party politicianMyParliament – Biography for Margaret Ferrier 26 September – Stephen Kerr, Conservative politician 6 October – Richard Jobson, rock singer-songwriter (Skids), filmmaker and television presenter 12 December – Benny Higgins, banker 22 December – Elvis McGonagall, born Richard Smith, slam poet Katrina Porteous, poet Deaths 11 January – Isabel Emslie Hutton, nurse in Serbia during World War I and psychiatrist (born 1887) 15 August – Rachel Annand Taylor, poet (born 1876) 17 August – Calum Maclean, folklorist (born 1915) 24 August – Charlotte Ainslie, educationalist and headmistress (born 1863)Ewan Elizabeth Pipes Rose Rendall Jane Reynolds Siân The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women 2018 Edinburgh University Press 9781474436281 8 21 October – Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl, "Red Duchess", Scottish politician and humanitarian (born 1874) 13 December – Dora Marsden, radical feminist and modernist literary editor (born 1882) The arts 20–28 May – The Beatles, as the Silver Beetles (uncredited), play their first ever tour, as a backing group for Johnny Gentle on a tour of Scotland opening at Alloa Town Hall and ending at Peterhead.Tours & Performances http://www.johnnygentle.co.uk/tours.htm The Official Johnny Gentle Website 2003 2014-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150528232705/http://www.johnnygentle.co.uk/tours.htm 28 May 2015 dead The lineup comprises John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Edinburgh-born Stuart Sutcliffe and Tommy Moore. 10 August – The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art opens at Inverleith House in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.Scotland's New Gallery: Modern Painting and Sculpture The Times London 1960-08-05 11 54842 August – Sydney Goodsir Smith's verse play The Wallace ("a Triumph in Five Acts") has its stage première at the Edinburgh Festival in the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland. Autumn – release of Andy Stewart's recordings of "A Scottish Soldier" and "Donald Where's Your Troosers?"A Scottish Soldier http://www.andystewart.info/soldier/index.shtml Andy Stewart: An Illustrated Record 2014-05-09 Donald Sutherland acts at the Perth Repertory Theatre,Strachan Graeme 2024-06-20 How Donald Sutherland became a Hollywood movie icon after Perth Rep snub https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-times/3100586/donald-sutherland-perth-rep-hunger-games/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220813220927/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-times/3100586/donald-sutherland-perth-rep-hunger-games/ 2022-08-13 2024-06-21 The Courier Dundee working alongside Michael Sheard. See also 1960 in Northern Ireland References Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1960s in Scotland Scotland