1949 in Scotland

none January 2015 January 2015 1949 Events from the year 1949 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Arthur Woodburn Law officers Lord Advocate – John Thomas Wheatley Solicitor General for Scotland – Douglas Johnston Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Cooper Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Thomson Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson Events 3 April – Trolleybuses in Glasgow introduced. 1 May – Scottish Gas Board established. 4 May – Fire at Grafton's fashion store in Argyle Street, Glasgow, kills 13 young women.Grafton's - 1949 http://glasgowfirejournal.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/graftons.html Glasgow Fire Journal 2012-10-22 2014-07-21 24 July – People of Alyth march on Alyth Hill to assert their right of commonty over the land.Andy Wightman The Poor Had No Lawyers: who owns Scotland and how they got it 205–211 Edinburgh Birlinn 2010 9781841589077 October – The Scottish Covenant, calling for the establishment of a legislative parliament within the United Kingdom, is drawn up by John MacCormick. Undated Wendy Wood founds the nationalist group, the Scottish Patriots The Law Society of Scotland is established. John Boyd Orr receives the Nobel Peace Prize. Births 15 January – Craig Pritchett, chess International Master 19 January – Lindsay Roy, educator and politician 23 January – Tom Forsyth, international footballer 25 January – Chris Lowe, BBC News presenter 2 February – Duncan Bannatyne, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author 9 February – Bernard Gallacher, golfer 26 February – Lynda Clark, judge and politician 6 March – Martin Buchan, international footballer 7 March – Malcolm Chisholm, Labour MSP 12 March – Glenn Chandler playwright, novelist, producer and theatre director 13 March – Trevor Sorbie, hairdresser 8 April – Alex Fergusson, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011 (died 2018) 25 April – Alexis Jay, social worker 21 May – Andrew Neil, print and television journalist 4 June – Lou Macari, international footballer and manager 21 June – Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth, judge 4 July – Alex Miller, footballer and manager 6 August – Erich Schaedler, footballer (suicide 1985) 8 August – Benny Young, actor 11 August – Ian Charleson, actor (died 1990) 12 August – Mark Knopfler, musician with Dire Straits 20 August – Stewart Houston, international footballer and manager 9 September – John Reid, music manager 18 September – Alastair Campbell, Lord Bracadale, judge 22 September – Jimmy Bone, footballer and manager 29 September – Adrian Elrick, international footballer representing New Zealand 8 October – Hamish Stuart, guitarist, bassist, singer, composer and record producer 22 November - Paul le Page Barnett science fiction writer, with pen name John Grant (died 2020) 25 November – Isabel Hilton, journalist and broadcaster 28 December – Hilton McRae, actor Alison Kinnaird, glass sculptor and harpist Deaths 2 January – Sir Victor Fortune, British Army officer (born 1883) 9 January – Edward Baird, artist (born 1904) 12 April W. Lindsay Cable, artist and illustrator (born 1900) John Wallace, Liberal MP (born 1868) 3 August – Jessie M. King, illustrator and designer (born 1875) 6 August – David Taylor, footballer and manager (born 1883) 7 October - Arthur Pillans Laurie, chemist (born 1861) 22 October – Alex McDonald, footballer (born 1878) Joseph Lee, poet and journalist (born 1876) Sport Summer – The Ba game of Duns revived. See also 1949 in Northern Ireland References Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1940s in Scotland Scotland