1946 in Scotland

none January 2015 July 2026 1946 Events from the year 1946 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Joseph Westwood Law officers Lord Advocate – George Reid Thomson Solicitor General for Scotland – Daniel Blades Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Normand Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Cooper Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson Events 16 March – American Liberty ship Byron Darnton runs aground off Sanda Island; all 54 aboard are rescued.Bryon Darnton [sic.] Canmore http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/114911/details/bryon+darnton+boiler+reef+sanda+island+firth+of+clyde/ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Edinburgh 2012-04-19 2014-07-17 13 April – a crowd of 139,468 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, watch the Scotland national football team defeat England 1-0 in a Victory International series Association football match.Notable Dates in History http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm The Flag in the Wind The Scots Independent 2014-07-18 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225830/http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm 23 May 2014 3 May — The Hoover Company opens a factory at Cambuslang.'New industry tries vainly to "Buy Scottish"', Daily Record, 4 May 1946, p.5. 10 July – a crowd of 45,000 at Hampden Park watch Jackie Paterson defend his world flyweight boxing title. 25 July – a train collides with a bus which has crashed through level crossing gates at Balmuckety near Kirriemuir, killing 10.Report on the Collision which occurred on 25th July, 1946, at Balmuckety Level Crossing on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=844 Railways Archive 2014-07-17 27 August – Princess Victoria, the first roll-on/roll-off ferry built for service in British waters (the Stranraer–Larne crossing), is launched at William Denny and Brothers' shipyard in Dumbarton. 22–27 November – the last election for a university constituency in the United Kingdom is held when the Combined Scottish Universities by-election is held. Walter Elliot (Unionist) wins decisively. 5 December A Kilmarnock by-election results in Willie Ross holding the seat for Labour. Scottish edition of the Daily Mail begins publication in Edinburgh. Drift mine opened in Machrihanish Coalfield. Naturalist Gavin Maxwell purchases the island of Soay, Skye, and attempts to start a commercial shark fishing enterprise there.Gavin Maxwell Harpoon at a Venture London Hart-Davis 1952 Births 6 January – John Duignan, economist and writer (died 2019) 16 January – Graham Masterton, horror author 30 January – Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, Lord Advocate 28 February – Robin Cook, Labour MP and Foreign Secretary (died 2005) 12 April – George Robertson, politician, Secretary General of NATO May – Jock Brown, solicitor and football commentator 10 May – Donovan, singer, songwriter and guitarist 13 May – Bill Torrance, broadcaster 1 June – Brian Cox, actor 15 June – Michael Lynch), historian 9 June – James Kelman, novelist 9 July – Bon Scott, hard rock musician (AC/DC) in Australia (died 1980 in London) 10 July – Stuart Christie, anarchist (died 2020) 16 July – Charles McKean, Professor of Scottish Architectural History (died 2013) 29 July – Bill Forsyth, film director 19 August – Christopher Malcolm, television and film actor (died 2014 in London) 25 August – Gavin Clydesdale Reid, economist 27 August – Peter Tobin, serial killer and sex offender 14 September – Pete Agnew, rock bassist and backing vocalist 14 October – Dan McCafferty, rock singer-songwriter (died 2022) 27 October – Margaret Bennett, ethnologist 6 November – George Young, rock musician in Australia (died 2017) 18 November Andrea Allan, actress Chris Rainbow (born Christopher James Harley), pop rock singer and musician (died 2015) 14 December – Peter Lorimer, international footballer (died 2021) Louise Martin, sports administratorLouise Martin pivotal in smoothing the way for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12761165.louise-martin-pivotal-smoothing-way-glasgow-commonwealth-games/ HeraldScotland 29 December 2007 30 January 2023 en Gordeanna McCulloch, folk singer with The Clutha Ronald Rae, sculptor Deaths 17 February – Sir George Pirie, painter (born 1863) 18 February – Catherine Carswell, biographer and journalist (born 1879) 20 May – Jane Findlater, novelist (born 1866) 5 June – James Craig Annan, photographer (born 1864) 14 June – John Logie Baird, television pioneer (born 1888; died in England) 15 July – Binnie Dunlop, editor and advocate of eugenics (born 1874) 23 July – James Maxton, MP and leader of the Independent Labour Party (born 1885) 6 August – Benny Lynch, flyweight boxer (born 1913) 18 August – Marion Angus, Scots language poet (born 1865 in England) 9 September – Violet Jacob, historical novelist (born 1863) Arts and literature 22 May – English writer George Orwell leaves London to spend much of the next 18 months at Barnhill, Jura, working on his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Summer – Robert McLeish's The Gorbals Story is premiered by Glasgow Unity Theatre at the Queens Theatre. Oriel Malet's fictionalised biography of Marjory Fleming is published. Janet Adam Smith's Life Among the Scots is published. The Central Office of Information short film The Glen is Ours is released. See also 1946 in Northern Ireland 1946 in Wales References Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1940s in Scotland Scotland