1989 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1989 Events from the year 1989 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Malcolm Rifkind Law officers Lord Advocate – Lord Cameron of Lochbroom; then Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie Solicitor General for Scotland – Peter Fraser; then Alan Rodger Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie until 27 September; then Lord Hope Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott Events 4 January – a memorial service is held for the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie air disaster, including 11 from Lockerbie itself, two weeks ago. 18 January – Aberdeen area bus operator Grampian Regional Transport s sold by Grampian Regional Council in an employee stock ownership plan to GRT Group led by general manager Moir Lockhead in the first sale of a non-PTE municipal operator following bus deregulation in the United Kingdom. GRT goes on to become a foundation of the national transport operator FirstGroup. 7 February – Ness Viaduct at Inverness is washed away by floods, isolating the rail system to the far north for more than two years. 13 February - Fraserburgh In Aberdeenshire Records Scotland's Highest Low-Level Wind Speed At 142 mph 6 March – Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident: Two killed in a head-on collision. 30 March – the Claim of Right is signed at the General Assembly Hall, on the Mound in Edinburgh, by 58 of Scotland's 72 Members of Parliament. May – St. Enoch Centre shopping mall opened to the public in Glasgow city centre. 15 June – Glasgow Central by-election: Labour retain the seat despite a 15.1% swing to the Scottish National Party. 10 July – Mo Johnston becomes the first Roman Catholic player to sign for Rangers F.C., the Scottish league champions, when he completes a £1.5million move from FC Nantes in France. To add controversy to the move, Johnston was a player for their city rivals Celtic from 1984 to 1987.http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=37092 Maurice Johnston Sporting Heroes 2011-12-04 15 November – Scotland achieves qualification for the FIFA World Cup. Red kites reintroduced to the north of Scotland.http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/redkite/conservation.aspx Red Kite RSPB Conservation 2016-01-20 Births 1 January – Alan Martin, footballer 16 January – Paul Sweeney, politician 10 April – Glen Muirhead, curler 8 August – Hannah Miley, swimmer 17 August – Rachel Corsie, footballerRachel Corsie Scotland Scottish FA https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=74263&lid=2 www.scottishfa.co.uk 28 April 2020 28 August – Jamie Murphy, footballer Deaths 23 March – Bob McTaggart, Labour MP 1980–1989 (born 1945) 14 September – Alexander Scott, poet and literary scholar (born 1920) 26 November – Lavinia Derwent (real name Elizabeth Dodd), children's author and broadcaster (born 1909)Ewan Elizabeth L. Innes Sue Reynolds Sian Pipes Rose Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen 27 June 2007 Edinburgh University Press 978-0-7486-2660-1 97 https://books.google.com/books?id=Zs6qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA97 en The arts James Kelman's Glasgow patter stream of consciousness novel A Disaffection is published. See also 1989 in Northern Ireland References collapsed Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1980s in Scotland Scotland