1982 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1982 Events from the year 1982 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – George Younger Law officers Lord Advocate – Lord Mackay of Clashfern Solicitor General for Scotland – Nicholas Fairbairn; then Peter Fraser 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 Elliott Events 10 January – The lowest ever Scottish and UK temperature of −27.2 °C is recorded at Braemar, in Aberdeenshire. This equals the record set in the same place in 1895, and the record will be equalled again at Altnaharra in 1995.Penguin Pocket On This Day Penguin Reference Library 0-14-102715-0 2006 February – first production from the Fulmar Oil Field in the North Sea. 25 March – Roy Jenkins wins the Glasgow Hillhead by-election for the Social Democratic Party. 6 May – 1982 Scottish regional elections, resulting in Labour winning the largest number of local councillors in the regions, followed by the Conservatives. 31 May–1 June – Pope John Paul II's visit to the United Kingdom embraces Edinburgh and Glasgow. 12 June – Faslane Peace Camp established. 24 June – Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election: Tom Clarke retains the seat for Labour. 19 July – Kessock Bridge opened over the Beauly Firth. 2 December – Glasgow Queen's Park by-election: Helen McElhone retains the seat for Labour previously held by her husband despite a swing of 9.4% to the Scottish National Party. 6–11 December – The 1982 European Curling Championships take place in Kirkcaldy.Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships https://www.olympedia.org/lists/195/manual www.olympedia.org 4 February 2024 The Carron Company ironworks of 1759 at Falkirk goes into receivership. First discovery on the Isle of Skye of fossilized dinosaur footprints, at Lealt.The Skye dinosaur footprint Jason Gilchrist 2021 https://eartharchives.org/articles/the-skye-dinosaur-footprint-vandal-lessons-for-assault-on-us-national-monuments/index.html Earth Archives 2023-02-12 Births 5 January – Darren Mackie, footballer 15 May – Douglas Simpson, field hockey forward 21 October – David Mansouri, field hockey defender 14 November – Stephen Hughes, footballer 6 December – Susie Wolff, racing driver 12 December – Louise Carroll, field hockey defender Deaths 4 February Alex Harvey, glam rock musician (born 1935) Anne Gillespie Shaw, engineer and businesswoman (born 1904)Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame http://www.engineeringhalloffame.org/profile-shaw-temp.html www.engineeringhalloffame.org 28 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220236/http://www.engineeringhalloffame.org/profile-shaw-temp.html 21 October 2017 dead dmy-all 20 February – Isobel Wylie Hutchison, explorer (born 1889) 1 May in Provo, Utah – William Primrose, Scottish-born violist (born 1904) 1 July – Alexander Reid, playwright (born 1914) 20 October – Jimmy McGrory, footballer (born 1904) The arts Soft rock band Wet Wet Wet forms in Clydebank as "Vortex Motion". See also 1982 in Northern Ireland References collapsed Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1980s in Scotland Scotland