1994 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1994 Events from the year 1994 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Ian Lang Law officers Lord Advocate – Lord Rodger of Earlsferry Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Dawson Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hope Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Philip Events March – Strathclyde water referendum indicates overwhelming opposition to the privatisation of water. 5 May – elections are held for Scotland's Regional Councils. 19 May – Robert Black, jailed for life four years ago for abducting a seven-year-old girl in the Scottish Borders, is found guilty of murdering three girls in the 1980s and sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum term of 35 years. Black dies in HMP Maghaberry in Northern Ireland of a heart attack in January 2016. 25 April – Dundee Institute of Technology elevated to the status of Abertay University. 2 June – Chinook crash on Mull of Kintyre: An RAF Chinook helicopter carrying more than twenty leading intelligence experts crashes on the Mull of Kintyre, killing everyone on board.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/2/newsid_2495000/2495409.stm MI5 officers killed in helicopter crash 2008-01-28 1994-06-02 BBC News 9 June – European elections result in Labour winning six of Scotland's eight MEPs, with the SNP winning the other two. 25 June – The Greenock rail accident, caused by vandals placing concrete blocks on the rails, kills two people. 30 June – Monklands East by-election results in the Labour Party retaining the seat despite a swing of 19.2% to the SNP. 3 November – The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, that will reorganise local government by creating 32 unitary authorities, receives royal assent. Dounreay nuclear power plant comes offline. Highland Theological Institute established in Dingwall. Births 1 January – Craig Murray, footballer 14 January – Ross Murdoch, swimmer 8 March – Claire Emslie, footballerOrlando Pride Sign Scotland Women's National Team Forward Claire Emslie https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2019/05/30/orlando-pride-sign-scotland-women-s-national-team-forward-claire-emslie Orlando City 28 April 2020 11 March - Andrew Robertson, footballer 12 March – Katie Archibald, cyclistCycling Track | Athlete Profile: Katie ARCHIBALD - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games https://results.gc2018.com/en/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n6025013-katie-archibald.htm results.gc2018.com 9 February 2020 15 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201115172033/https://results.gc2018.com/en/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n6025013-katie-archibald.htm dead 23 March – Jack Hamilton, goalkeeper 10 April – Siobhan Hunter, footballerSiobhan Hunter - Player Profile - Football https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/siobhan-hunter_prs458956/person.shtml Eurosport UK 28 April 2020 29 April – Stephen Milne, swimmer 24 May – Emily Nicholl, netball playerEmily Nicholl https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/emily-nicholl/ Team Scotland 14 February 2020 en 11 July – Jake Wightman, middle-distance runner 30 August – Jo Muir, modern pentathleteModern Pentathlon MUIR Joanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/modern-pentathlon/athlete-profile-n1444332-muir-joanna.htm olympics.com 23 September 2021 en-us 10 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211010043804/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/modern-pentathlon/athlete-profile-n1444332-muir-joanna.htm dead 12 September – Mhairi Black, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South Deaths 3 January – Marion Ross, physicist (born 1903)Marion Ross (1903-1994) https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/ross-marion National Records of Scotland 15 November 2021 12 May – John Smith, leader of the Labour Party (UK) (born 1938) 6 June – Mark McManus, film and television actor (born 1935)Obituary: Mark McManus https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mark-mcmanus-1420944.html The Independent 27 November 2022 en 6 June 1994 14 June – Denys Hay, historian (born 1915 in England) Rhoda Bulter, poet (born 1929) Arts and literature 9 May – release of Scottish group Wet Wet Wet's cover of the song Love Is All Around (1967), as featured in the recently released film Four Weddings and a Funeral. From 29 May it will spend 15 consecutive weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart, the longest spell ever attained by a British act.http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a66589/the-uks-longest-running-chart-toppers.html The UK's longest-running chart toppers Dadds Kimberley 2007-07-19 Digital Spy 2010-11-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110231128/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a66589/the-uks-longest-running-chart-toppers.html 2010-11-10 live June – the old Empire Palace Theatre in Edinburgh reopens permanently as the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. 23 August – K Foundation enact K Foundation Burn a Million Quid on the Ardfin Estate on Jura. August – Theresa Breslin's young adult novel Whispers in the Graveyard is published. James Kelman's stream of consciousness novel How Late It Was, How Late, written in Glasgow patter, is published. Alternative rock band Snow Patrol is formed by students from Northern Ireland at the University of Dundee.Ice cool band warms hearts https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3578509.stm BBC Northern Ireland 2004-03-29 2012-05-01 See also 1994 in England 1994 in Northern Ireland 1994 in Wales References collapsed Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1990s in Scotland Scotland