1925 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1925 Events from the year 1925 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Sir John Gilmour, Bt Law officers Lord Advocate – William Watson Solicitor General for Scotland – David Fleming until December; then Alexander Munro MacRobert Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Alness Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord St Vigeans Events 18 April – the dam of Skelmorlie reservoir bursts, flooding the village and killing 5.Skelmorlie's reservoir disaster of 1925 2009-04-21 http://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/skelmorlie/articles/2009/04/21/386800-skelmorlies-reservoir-disaster-of-1925/ Largs & Millport Weekly News 2014-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728122400/http://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/skelmorlie/articles/2009/04/21/386800-skelmorlies-reservoir-disaster-of-1925/ 28 July 2014 dead dmy-all 21 March – Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, home of the Scottish Rugby Union, opens with Scotland defeating England 14-11.Chronology of Scottish History A Timeline of Scottish History Rampant Scotland http://www.rampantscotland.com/timeline/2000.htm 2014-02-25 16 May – the war memorial on the Law, Dundee, is inaugurated.The Flag in the Wind Notable Dates in History The Scots Independent http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm 2014-07-16 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225830/http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm 23 May 2014 7 July – the original Kelvin Hall in Glasgow is destroyed by fire. 7 August – National Library of Scotland established by Act of Parliament to take over the national responsibilities of the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh. 2 October – John Logie Baird successfully transmits the first television pictures with a greyscale image, in London.R. W. Burns Television: An International History of the Formative Years London Institution of Electrical Engineers 9780852969144 264 29 December – Alexander Munro MacRobert appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, 14193 1 January 1926 1 Edinburgh replacing David Fleming The uninhabited Shiant Isles are acquired by writer and island-lover Compton Mackenzie. Births 28 January – Michael Scott Weir, diplomat, Arabist (died 2006) 1 February – Bobby Laing, professional footballer (died 1985) 15 February – Eric Brown, professional golfer (died 1986) 18 February – Russell Hunter, actor (died 2004) 1 April – Walter Carr, actor (died 1998) 2 April – George MacDonald Fraser, author, notable for The Flashman Papers (died 2008 in the Isle of Man) 5 April – John Boyd, milliner, based in London (died 2018) 6 May – Angus Black, international rugby union player (died 2018) 29 May – Mick McGahey, Communist miners' leader (died 1999) 3 June – Thomas Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow and Cardinal (died 2001) 19 June – Robert Fyfe, actor (died 2021) 25 July – Duncan Johnstone, bagpiper and composer (died 1999) 30 July – Alexander Trocchi, novelist (died 1984) 4 September – John McKenzie, footballer (died 2017) 13 September – Ian Hamilton, lawyer and nationalist (died 2022)https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23018232.tributes-paid-ian-hamilton-advocate-liberator-stone-destiny/ Tributes paid to Ian Hamilton, advocate and 'liberator' of the Stone of Destiny Ian Learmonth 2022-10-05 2022-10-05 The Herald Glasgow 28 October – Ian Hamilton Finlay, poet and sculptor (died 2006)Ian Hamilton Finlay 1925-2006 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/ian-hamilton-finlay-1093 Tate 23 February 2018 26 November – Phil McCall, actor (died 2002) 30 December – Ian MacNaughton, actor and television comedy director/producer (died 2002) John Quigley, author (died 2021) Deaths 11 January – John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, Liberal Party MP, soldier, peer and administrator (born 1860) 14 January – David MacRitchie, folklorist and antiquarian (born 1851) 25 April – John Quinton Pringle, painter (born 1864) July – James Seth, philosopher (born 1860) 25 October – Henry J. Watt, experimental psychologist (born 1879) The arts John Buchan's novel John Macnab is published. Hugh MacDiarmid's synthetic Scots poetry Sangshaw is published. See also Timeline of Scottish history 1925 in Northern Ireland References Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1920s in Scotland Scotland