1974 in Scotland

none January 2015 July 2026 thumb|Two people in Scotland, 1974 1974 Events from the year 1974 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Gordon Campbell until 4 March; then Willie Ross Law officers Lord Advocate – Norman Wylie; then Ronald King Murray Solicitor General for Scotland – William Stewart until March; then John 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 27 January – Captayannis capsizes in the Firth of Clyde. 31 January – Ninewells Hospital at Dundee admits its first patients.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MZFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2894%2C4619860 Ninewells — a happy story 10 years on Colin McDiarmid The Glasgow Herald 1974-10-24 6 2016-08-29http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/2014/05/29/ninewells-hospital-at-40-a-modern-marvel/ Ninewells at 40: A modern marvel Michael Owens Evening Telegraph Dundee 2014-05-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190415151635/http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/2014/05/29/ninewells-hospital-at-40-a-modern-marvel/ 2019-04-15 28 February – The February general election results in the first hung parliament in the UK since 1929, though Labour does win a majority of seats in Scotland. The Scottish National Party make a breakthrough winning 7 MPs. March Brora Coalfield is abandoned.http://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/coal-mining-in-the-british-isles/brora/ Brora Coalfield Northern Mine Research Society 2016-08-20 Last permanent inhabitants of Swona leave. 6 May – Inauguration of full electric service on British Rail's West Coast Main Line through to Glasgow Central railway station.July 2025 10 October – The second general election of the year results in a narrow victory for Prime Minister Harold Wilson, giving Labour a slim majority of three seats. Labour also wins a majority of seats in Scotland for a second time in the year; whilst the Scottish National Party secures its highest-ever Westminster representation up to this date with 11 seats. It would be 41 years before the SNP would not only beat their own record result; but also replace Labour as the largest political party in Scotland. 31 December – Idi Amin, President of Uganda, issues a proclamation in support of Scottish independence.http://martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/scotnews07/070226_idi.html Uganda: When Amin Was Declared 'King of Scotland' in 1974 Guweddeko Fred The Monitor Kampala 2007-02-25 2014-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225715/http://martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/scotnews07/070226_idi.html 23 May 2014 dead dmy-all Accessed from Frost's Scottish Anatomy website. Calum MacLeod (of Raasay) completes a 10-year self-imposed task of personally constructing "Calum's Road", a nearly 2 mile (3 km) track at the north end of the island.Roger Hutchinson Roger Hutchinson (writer) 2006 Calum's Road Edinburgh Birlinn 978-1-84158-447-8 Last permanent inhabitants of Taransay leave.Haswell-Smith Hamish 2004 The Scottish Islands Edinburgh Canongate 978-1-84195-454-7 278–80 Births 15 January – Edith Bowman, DJ 17 January – Danny Bhoy, born Danni Chaudhry, comedian 9 August – Lesley McKenna, snowboarderLesley McKenna https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/lesley-mckenna/O3LvE8rqIaerBZ2jj92wx www.teamgb.com 28 August 2020 en-gb 23 August – Ray Park, actor 20 October – Limmy, born Brian Limond, comedian and social media personality 30 October – Kerry McGregor, singer-songwriter and actress 9 December – Fiona MacDonald, curlerFiona MacDonald Bio, Stats, and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/fiona-macdonald-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/fiona-macdonald-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Olympics at Sports-Reference.com 17 April 2020 en 31 December – Kathryn Joseph, born Kathryn Sawers, singer-songwriter Deaths 24 January – Andrew Dewar Gibb, lawyer and Scottish National Party politician (born 1888) 29 May – James MacTaggart, television producer (born 1928) The arts 6 June – a television version of The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil is broadcast by the BBC as part of the Play for Today series.Ewan Davidson http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/466025/index.html Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil, The (1974) BFI Screenonline 2016-03-04 See also 1974 in Northern Ireland References *Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1970s in Scotland Scotland