1977 in Scotland

none January 2015 July 2026 1977 Events from the year 1977 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Bruce Millan Law officers Lord Advocate – Ronald King Murray Solicitor General for Scotland – Lord McCluskey Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Wheatley Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Birsay Events 1 March – Long-term prohibition of directed herring fishing within the UK exclusive economic zone is introduced.The Herring (Specified North Sea Waters) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1977; The Herring (North East Irish Sea) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1977. 3 May – 1977 Scottish District Council elections held, with Labour making significant losses. 17 May – Queen Elizabeth II commences her formal UK 1977 Silver Jubilee tour in Glasgow. 18 May – Queen Elizabeth II visits Cumbernauld and Stirling. 19 May – Queen Elizabeth II visits Perth and Dundee. 21 May – Glasgow Subway closes for a three-year modernisation programme, and the original trains are withdrawn from service. 23–27 May – Queen Elizabeth II visits Edinburgh. 27 May – Queen Elizabeth II opens the new Air Terminal Building at Edinburgh Airport. 4 June – Scotland's 2–1 victory over England at Wembley is followed by a pitch invasion during which sections of pitch and crossbars are removed by fans.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/6698029.stm When Wembley turned tartan BBC News 2007-05-28 2014-09-09 10 August – Kenny Dalglish, 26-year-old Scotland striker, becomes Britain's most expensive footballer in a £440,000 transfer from Celtic F.C. to Liverpool.Kenny Dalglish Transferred to Liverpool for £440,000 https://playupliverpool.com/1977/08/10/kenny-dalglish-transferred-to-liverpool-for-440000/ Play up, Liverpool https://web.archive.org/web/20201115155050/https://playupliverpool.com/1977/08/10/kenny-dalglish-transferred-to-liverpool-for-440000/ 15 November 2020 10 August 1977 live September Last manufacture of coal gas on the UK mainland at Muirkirk. First part of St Fergus Gas Terminal in Aberdeenshire opens. 12 October – Scotland beat Wales 2–0 at Anfield to qualify for the 1978 World Cup finals.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/oct/10/scotland-wales-four-classic-encounters Wales v Scotland: Four classic encounters Greg Halford The Guardian London 2012-10-10 2014-09-09 15–16 October – "World's End Murders" of two 17-year-old girls in Edinburgh. Christine Eadie and Helen Scott, both 17, disappear after leaving the World's End pub in Edinburgh, Scotland. Their bodies are found tied and strangled in the countryside the next day. In 2014, serial killer Angus Sinclair is convicted of the crime. 14 November – Tam Dalyell, Labour MP for West Lothian (UK Parliament constituency), asks what becomes known as the West Lothian question. Late? – Buchanan Street bus station opens in Glasgow. Births 19 March – Scott Wilson, footballer 30 March – Hugo Rifkind, journalist 18 April – Jonathan Rowson, chess grandmaster 12 May – Graeme Dott, snooker player 30 July – Derek Mackay, Member of Scottish Parliament and Government minister September – Jenni Fagan, novelist and poet 22 November – Neil McCallum, cricketerNeil McCallum Profile - Cricket Player Scotland Stats, Records, Video https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/neil-mccallum-25430 ESPNcricinfo 24 May 2023 en 28 November – Gavin Rae, international footballer 30 November – Rae Hendrie, television actress Deaths 6 October – Molly Urquhart, actress (born 1906)Scottish Theatre Archive http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/sta/search/detailp.cfm?NID=610&EID=1&DID=&AID= University of Glasgow Library 27 May 2019 30 November – Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, soldier, governor and chief scout (born 1895) 27 December – James Marshall, international footballer (born 1908) The arts 19 August – Art punk band Skids, founded by Stuart Adamson, plays its first gig, in Dunfermline. First St Magnus Festival of the arts held on Orkney, organised by local residents including English composer Peter Maxwell Davies and Orcadian poet George Mackay Brown. See also 1977 in Northern Ireland References Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1970s in Scotland Scotland