1998 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1998 Events from the year 1998 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Donald Dewar Law officers Lord Advocate – Lord Hardie Solicitor General for Scotland – Colin Boyd Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Rodger of Earlsferry Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Cullen Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord McGhie Events 7 March – Outer Hebrides community radio station Isles FM is launched, broadcasting from studios in Stornoway. 31 March – The last Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouse is converted to automatic operation without resident keepers, Fair Isle South. 25 May – Torness Nuclear Power Station commissioned near the town of Dunbar, East Lothian. 31 May – The Sky Scottish satellite television channel closes after eighteen months on air. 10 June – Scotland open the 1998 World Cup, playing champions Brazil in France, though they lose 2–1 after a deflected goal in the seventy-sixth minute.https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0042/index.shtml A Sporting Nation BBC 2011-10-15 16 June – Scotland draw 1–1 against Norway in their second game of the World Cup. 23 June – Scotland lose 3–0 to Morocco in their final group stage match of the world Cup, failing to qualify for the next round. August – Edinburgh Modular Arm System, the world's first bionic arm, is fitted.http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/science-and-technology/made-in-scotland-changing-the-world/scottish-science-innovations/emas-bionic-arm/ EMAS: The first bionic arm National Museums Scotland 2017-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20170815184106/http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/science-and-technology/made-in-scotland-changing-the-world/scottish-science-innovations/emas-bionic-arm/ 15 August 2017 dead 24 August – The Netherlands is selected as the venue for the trial of the two Libyans who are charged with the Lockerbie aircraft bombing that killed 270 people in December 1988. 5 October – Fife radio station Kingdom FM is launched, broadcasting from studios in Markinch. November – Scottish Socialist Party established. 19 November – The Scotland Act, the legislation to set up a devolved unicameral Scottish Parliament, receives its royal assent.http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/scotlandoffice/49.33.html Devolution Scotland Office 2011-10-15 30 November – new Museum of Scotland opened in Edinburgh. 26 December – great Boxing Day Storm: severe gale force winds hit Ireland, southern Scotland and northern England. Roads, railways and electricity are disrupted. Births 1 March – Mili Smith, curlerMili Smith https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1044162-mili-smith.htm olympics.com 20 February 2022 19 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220219135835/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1044162-mili-smith.htm dead 23 May – Ross Cunningham, footballer 19 July – Erin Cuthbert, footballerErin Cuthbert Official Site Chelsea Football Club https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/women/erin-cuthbert?pageTab=biography ChelseaFC 27 April 2020 22 September – Isis Hainsworth, actress'Metal Lords' Actor Isis Hainsworth Takes Major Role in Lena Dunham's 'Catherine Called Birdy' https://variety.com/2021/film/global/isis-hainsworth-lena-dunham-catherine-called-birdy-curtis-brown-1234947941/ Variety Leo Barraclough 2021-04-09 2022-03-10 20 October – Jordan Allan, footballer Deaths 10 March – Ian Dunn, gay and paedophile rights activist, founder of the Scottish Minorities Group (born 1943)Obituary: Ian Dunn | The Independent 7 April – James McIntosh Patrick, landscape painter (born 1907) 15 October – Iain Crichton Smith, poet (born 1928) 21 October – Sir Alec Cairncross, economist (born 1911) November – Robin Hall, folk singer (born 1936) 8 November – Rumer Godden, novelist (born 1907 in England) The arts Martyn Bennett's Celtic fusion album Bothy Culture is released. Kevin MacNeil's poetry collection Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides is published in Edinburgh. The BBC Scotland television drama Looking After Jo Jo, starring Robert Carlyle, is screened. See also 1998 in Northern Ireland References collapsed Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1990s in Scotland Scotland