1954 in Scotland

none January 2015 July 2026 1954 Events from the year 1954 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – James Stuart Law officers Lord Advocate – James Latham Clyde Solicitor General for Scotland – William Rankine Milligan Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Cooper until 23 December; then Lord Clyde Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Thomson Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson Events 28 January – John Thomas Wheatley appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice.17150 2 February 1954 57 Edinburgh 12 February – United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority founded; the body in this same year will decide on Dounreay as a 'safe' site for its fast breeder reactor tests.UKAEA – The First Fifty Years Andy Munn http://www.caithness.org/fpb/dounreay/history/index.htm Caithness.Org 2011-02-05https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/12/newsid_2540000/2540781.stm New authority for atomic energy On This Day BBC News 2008-02-06 12 February 1954 https://web.archive.org/web/20080307130459/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/12/newsid_2540000/2540781.stm 7 March 2008 live 17 February – RMS Saxonia is launched at John Brown & Company's shipyard on Clydebank for the Cunard Line's Canadian service. March – Scottish Journal of Political Economy first published. 16 March – Major fire damages Skerryvore lighthouse. 27 April – Clyde F.C. beat Celtic 1 – 0 in the replayed final of the Scottish Cup. 12 May – Work on construction of Seafield Colliery at Kirkcaldy begins. 4 July – Fourteen years of rationing in the UK during and following World War II comes to an end, when meat officially comes off ration.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/4/newsid_3818000/3818563.stm Housewives celebrate end of rationing On This Day BBC News 2008-02-06 4 July 1954 https://web.archive.org/web/20080307130512/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/4/newsid_3818000/3818563.stm 7 March 2008 live July – Work on construction of Ravenscraig steelworks is authorised.Steel Firm's £20M. Scheme The Times London 1954-07-09 4 52979 19 July – United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority established by the Atomic Energy Act "to produce, use and dispose of atomic energy and carry out research into any matters therewith".Act of 1954 3 September – The National Trust for Scotland acquires Fair Isle from George Waterston.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3/newsid_3020000/3020298.stm National Trust buys remote island On This Day BBC News 2008-02-06 3 September 1954 https://web.archive.org/web/20080307130502/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3/newsid_3020000/3020298.stm 7 March 2008 live 23 October – Heart of Midlothian F.C. beats Motherwell 4–2 to win the Scottish League Cup. 23 November – opening of Walsh trial, to determine whether Douglas Walsh of Dumbarton, a Jehovah's Witness pioneer, has the same right as an ordained religious minister in Scotland to be exempted from national service.Walsh Trial Transcript http://www.witness-outreach.com/Walsh.html 2014-06-11 Decided on appeal in the House of Lords 19 July 1956 (Walsh v. Lord Advocate). 25 December – 1954 Prestwick air disaster: BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser G-ALSA crashes on landing at Prestwick Airport from London in poor visibility, killing 28. Asymmetric footbridge over Gala Water in Galashiels opened. Osprey recolonise Scotland. Births 5 January – Myra Nimmo, long jumper 27 January – Iain McColl, actor (died 2013) 15 February – John McAslan, architect 16 February – Iain Banks, novelist (died 2013) 22 February – Ian Stark, equestrian 8 March – David Wilkie, swimmer (born in Colombo; died 2024) 9 March – Jim Stewart, footballer 14 March – David Taylor, football administrator, joint General Secretary of UEFA 23 March – Mary Fee, Labour Party politicianMary Fee https://www.parliament.scot/msps/currentmsps/98918.aspx www.parliament.scot 22 October 2020 5 September 2016 9 April – Iain Duncan Smith, Conservative Party leader, MP and government minister 28 April – Tom McCabe, Labour Party politician, MSP (1999–2011) and government minister (died 2015) 5 May – Brian Souter, businessman and founder of Stagecoach Group 11 May – Judith Weir, composer 28 June – A. A. Gill, newspaper critic (died 2016 in London) 25 July – Sheena McDonal, journalist and broadcaster 2 August – Ken MacLeod, science fiction writer 5 August – Allan Wilson, Labour Party politician, MSP (1999–2007) 16 August – George Galloway, politician, former MP and founder of the Respect Party 25 August – Jim Wallace, Liberal Democrat politician (died 2026) 26 August – David Martin, Labour Party politician, Member of the European Parliament for Scotland 11 September – Ian Anderson, footballer (died 2008) 28 September – Mike McCartney, footballer 16 October – Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, Conservative Secretary of State for Scotland 19 October – Ken Stott, actor 16 November – Donald Runnicles, orchestral conductor 25 December – Annie Lennox, singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist 27 December – Joanna Strathdee, Scottish National Party politician (died 2015) 31 December – Alex Salmond, Scottish National Party First Minister of Scotland (2007–14) (died 2024)Alex Salmond Biography & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alex-Salmond www.britannica.com 9 January 2023 en George McGavin, entomologist Gordon Murray, architect Deaths 11 February – Alexander Anderson, Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament 1947–54 (born 1888) 18 April – Helen Crawfurd, suffragette and communist activist (born 1877) 6 May – B. C. Forbes, financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine in the United States (born 1880) 18 July – Thomas S. Tait, architect (born 1882) 12 November – Alex Smith, international footballer (born 1876) 22 November – Jimmy Gordon, footballer (born 1888) The arts George Mackay Brown's first book of poetry, The Storm, is published. Sorley MacLean's Scottish Gaelic poetry Hallaig is published in Gairm.8. http://www.sorleymaclean.org/english/poetry_periodicals.htm Poetry in Periodicals and Anthologies Sorley MacLean 2011-04-01 Roddy McMillan's play All in Good Faith is presented at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. American photographer Paul Strand works in the Outer Hebrides. Alexander Trocchi's novel Young Adam is published. See also 1954 in Northern Ireland References Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1950s in Scotland Scotland