1970 in Scotland

none January 2015 July 2026 1970 Events from the year 1970 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Willie Ross until 20 June; then Gordon Campbell Law officers Lord Advocate – Henry Wilson; then Norman Wylie Solicitor General for Scotland – Ewan Stewart until June; then David Brand Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grant Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Birsay Events 21 January – Fraserburgh lifeboat Duchess of Kent, on service to the Danish fishing vessel Opal, capsizes with the loss of five of the six crew members. 19 March – The South Ayrshire by-election is held. Jim Sillars retains the seat for the Labour Party. 24 May – The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Luke in Glasgow is raised to this status. 18 June – The 1970 general election is held. Labour wins a majority in Scotland with 48 out of the 71 seats available, but the Conservative Party wins a majority across the UK, and Edward Heath replaces Harold Wilson as Prime Minister. The Scottish National Party wins its first MP elected at a general election (Donald Stewart in the Western Isles) but Winnie Ewing loses the Hamilton seat; leaving the SNP with only a single seat. 26 June – The Kingston Bridge, Glasgow opens. 16 – 25 July: the 1970 British Commonwealth Games are held in Edinburgh. 26 July – 1 August – the 1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games are held in Edinburgh. 7 October – BP announces the discovery of the massive Forties Oil Field in Scottish waters. Hepatitis B outbreak in Edinburgh. Blair Drummond Safari Park opens. Births 14 February – Paul Rutherford, powerlifter 16 April – James Watson, actor 10 May – David Weir, international footballer 4 July Lewis MacLeod, voice actor Doddie Weir, rugby union player (died 2022)Doddie Weir, former Scotland rugby international, dies after lengthy battle with motor neurone disease https://news.sky.com/story/doddie-weir-former-scotland-rugby-player-dies-after-lengthy-battle-with-motor-neurone-disease-12756092 Sky News 28 November 2022 en 29 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129060240/https://news.sky.com/story/doddie-weir-former-scotland-rugby-player-dies-after-lengthy-battle-with-motor-neurone-disease-12756092 live 19 July – Nicola Sturgeon, SNP politician, First Minister of Scotland (2014– ; Deputy from 2007)Nicola Sturgeon Biography, Facts, & Scottish Independence https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicola-Sturgeon Encyclopedia Britannica 20 January 2020 en 2 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230102191838/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicola-Sturgeon live 21 July – Angus MacNeil, SNP politician 12 August – Alan Brown, SNP politician 21 August – David Hopkin, footballer 22 July – Doug Johnstone, crime fiction writer, rock musician and physicist 17 September – Dallas Campbell, television presenter 17 December – Stella Tennant, model (died 2020) 23 December – Karine Polwart, singer-songwriter Deaths 25 May – Tom Patey, mountaineer (born 1932), died in climbing accident 13 June – John Nicholson, footballer (born 1888) See also 1970 in Northern Ireland 1970 in Wales References 1970 Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1970s in Scotland Scotland