1964 in Scotland

none January 2015 July 2026 1964 Events from the year 1964 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Michael Noble until 16 October; then Willie Ross Law officers Lord Advocate – Ian Shearer, Lord Avonside; then Gordon Stott Solicitor General for Scotland – David Colville Anderson; then Henry Wilson 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 Gibson Events thumb|250px|Forth Road Bridge 11 January – Nationwide UK teenage girls' magazine Jackie is first published by DC Thomson of Dundee.Angela McRobbie Feminism and Youth Culture: from "Jackie" to "Just Seventeen" Basingstoke Macmillan 1991 978-0-333-45263-9 29 April – 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak: All schools in Aberdeen are closed following 136 cases of typhoid being reported. 30 April – Breakthrough on 2.5 mi on tunnel 500 m under the Firth of Forth to link the colliery at Valleyfield, Fife, to the modern coal processing facilities at Kinneil colliery near Bo'ness.The tunnel is closed and sealed in the 1980s. Dick Sandra Tunnel under Forth that linked Lothians to Fife http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/life-style/tunnel-under-forth-that-linked-lothians-to-fife-1-3408752 2017-08-28 Edinburgh Evening News 2014-05-13Kelly John Crossing the Forth without the Forth Bridge https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31712005 BBC 2017-08-28 2015-03-04Scotland's secret tunnel under the Forth, 50 years old and forgotten Fraser MacDonald https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/2014/apr/30/scotland-firthofforth-coal The Guardian London 2014-04-30 2017-08-28 14 May – Rutherglen by-election: Labour gains seat from the Conservatives. 20 May – 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak begins. 23 June – University of Strathclyde chartered.Scottish University Charter Approved The Times London 1964-06-24 7 56046 4 September – The Forth Road Bridge opens across the Firth of Forth, connecting Fife and Edinburgh. 22 September – Hunterston A nuclear power station opens. 15 October – United Kingdom general election: Labour defeats Sir Alec Douglas-Home's Conservatives1964 General election results summary http://www.ukpolitical.info/1964.htm UK Political Info 2014-08-29 and the Unionist Party in Scotland loses eight seats. 20 November – The first part of the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh is opened. HMNB Clyde established by the Royal Navy at Faslane on the Gare Loch. William Grant & Sons first market their Glenfiddich distillery Speyside single malt whisky in bottles internationally. Births 2 January – Michael McCann, lawyer and politician 29 January – Roddy Frame, singer-songwriter and guitarist 2 February – Susan Deacon, Labour politician and MSP (1999–2007) 12 February – Stephen Carter, businessman and politician 19 February – Jim McInally, international footballer and manager 7 March – Tommy Sheridan, socialist politician and MSP (1999–2007) 13 April – John Swinney, Scottish National Party leader and government minister 18 April – Niall Ferguson, historian 24 May – Liz McColgan, athlete 31 May – Billy Davies, footballer and manager 27 June – Shona Marshall, sport shooterGlasgow 2014 - Shona Marshall Profile http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1009564/shona_marshall.html g2014results.thecgf.com 24 August 2022 24 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220824205537/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1009564/shona_marshall.html dead 1 August – Fiona Hyslop, Scottish National Party MSP (1999– ) and government minister 9 September – John Hughes, footballer and manager 4 October – Yvonne Murray, middle- and long-distance runnerOlympedia – Yvonne Murray https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68738 www.olympedia.org 18 July 2021 8 October – James Grant, new wave singer-songwriter 13 November – Paul McBride, criminal lawyer (died 2012) 4 December – Scott Hastings, rugby player (died 2026) 11 December – Justin Currie, singer-songwriter 25 December – Gary McAllister, international footballer, manager and coach Dorothy Bain, Lord Advocate Stephen Conroy, painter Aminatta Forna, novelist Jim Lambie, installation artist Gillian Reid, chemist Alan Warner, novelist Deaths 31 May – Nikolai Orlov, classical pianist (born 1892 in Russia) 21 July – John White, international footballer (born 1937) 25 September – Robert Wilson, tenor (born 1907) 3 December – Dot Allan, writer (born 1886)Ewan Elizabeth L. Innes Sue Reynolds Sian Pipes Rose Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen 2007 Edinburgh University Press 978-0-7486-2660-1 10 https://books.google.com/books?id=Zs6qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA10l en 11 December – Charles Donaldson, Conservative politician (born 1903) 31 December – Ronald Fairbairn, psychoanalyst (born 1889) The arts 15 December – Peter Watkins' docudrama Culloden is broadcast on BBC Television. See also 1964 in Northern Ireland 1964 in Wales References Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1960s in Scotland Scotland