1951 in Scotland

none January 2015 July 2026 1951 Events from the year 1951 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Hector McNeil until 26 October; then James Stuart Law officers Lord Advocate – John Thomas Wheatley until November; then James Latham Clyde Solicitor General for Scotland – Douglas Johnston until November; then William Rankine Milligan Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Cooper Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Thomson Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson Events 11 April – The Stone of Scone is located in Arbroath Abbey having been stolen by Scottish nationalists. 12 May – Remains of Gunnister Man found in a peat bog in Shetland. 18–26 May – Festival of Britain: Festival Ship Campania on view in Dundee (King George V Dock). 25 May–8 September – Festival of Britain: Living Traditions exhibition presented at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, by the Council of Industrial Design. 28 May–18 August – Festival of Britain: Exhibition of Industrial Power in Glasgow (opened by The Princess Elizabeth).Glasgow powers up for the Festival https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/28/newsid_3005000/3005617.stm BBC News 1951-05-28 2013-04-17 18 September–6 October – Festival of Britain: Festival Ship Campania on view in Glasgow (Springfield Dock). 26 October – 1951 United Kingdom general election: The Conservative Party and allies narrowly defeat Labour in Scotland and across the UK; this is the last election in which the Conservatives do better in Scotland than in England. 30 October – James Stuart is appointed Secretary of State for Scotland; he will hold office until January 1957. November – Ecurie Ecosse motor racing team founded by Edinburgh businessman and racing driver David Murray and mechanic Wilkie Wilkinson.The History of Ecurie Ecosse Ecurie Ecosse http://www.ecurieecosse.com/the-history-of-ecurie-ecosse https://web.archive.org/web/20130910075650/http://www.ecurieecosse.com/the-history-of-ecurie-ecosse dead 10 September 2013 2014-08-07 7 November – first floodlit Association football match in Scotland, a Stenhousemuir v. Hibernian F.C. friendly at the former's Ochilview Park.Notable Dates in History http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm The Flag in the Wind The Scots Independent 2014-07-21 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225830/http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm 23 May 2014 24 November – Beinn Eighe becomes Britain's first national nature reserve. Publication of The Third Statistical Account of Scotland commences with the volume for Ayrshire. Births 2 February – Ken Bruce, radio broadcaster 7 February – Eddie Kelly, footballer 20 February – Gordon Brown, Labour politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2007–10Gordon Brown prime minister of United Kingdom Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gordon-Brown www.britannica.com 20 March 2022 en 4 March – Kenny Dalglish, international footballer and manager 25 April – Ian McCartney, Labour politician 6 May – Davey Johnstone, rock guitarist 17 July – Doug Allan, wildlife cameraman (died 2026 in Nepal) 9 August – James Naughtie, print and radio journalist 22 August – Alex Neil, Scottish National Party MSP and government minister 16 September – Judith Miller, antiques expert (died 2023) 23 September – Andrew Greig, author 26 September – Stuart Tosh, born Stuart MacIntosh, rock musician 28 September – Jim Diamond, singer-songwriter (died 2015) 17 November – Jack Vettriano, born Jack Hoggan, painter (died 2025 in France) 19 November – Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Labour politician and Lord Chancellor 15 December – Joe Jordan, international footballer and manager 20 December – Peter May, fiction writer 22 December – Jim McColl, entrepreneur Michael Scott Rohan, fantasy writer Deaths 3 January – Peter McBride, footballer (born 1877) 15 January - Ebenezer James MacRae architect, City Architect for Edinburgh 29 January – James Bridie (O. H. Mavor), playwright (born 1888) 3 May – Sir Thomas Henderson, Liberal politician (born 1874) 16 May – James Greenlees, rugby union footballer, educationalist and soldier (born 1878) 9 September – Andrew Blain Baird, engineer and aviation pioneer (born 1862) 1 October – Peter McWilliam, international footballer and manager (born 1879) 11 October – Donald Cameron, 25th Lochiel, chief of Clan Cameron (born 1876) The arts 19 May – Pitlochry Festival Theatre opens in a tent with the British première of Maxwell Anderson’s Mary of Scotland.Timeline http://www.pitlochry.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119&Itemid=114 Pitlochry Festival Theatre 2015-01-15 School of Scottish Studies founded. See also 1951 in Northern Ireland References Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1950s in Scotland Scotland