1988 in Scotland

none June 2026 January 2016 1988 Events from the year 1988 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Malcolm Rifkind Law officers Lord Advocate – Lord Cameron of Lochbroom Solicitor General for Scotland – Peter Fraser Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott Events March – Seafield Colliery at Kirkcaldy closes. 26 April–26 September – Glasgow Garden Festival. Bell's Bridge is built in connection with it. 21 May – "Sermon on the Mound": Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, addresses the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. 6 July – Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea explodes and results in the death of 167 workers.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_3017000/3017294.stm Piper Alpha oil rig ablaze BBC News 2008-02-02 1988-07-06 7 August – Scotland on Sunday newspaper launched. 2 November – Housing (Scotland) Act 1988, receives Royal Assent. 10 November – The Scottish National Party win the Glasgow Govan by-election from Labour with a swing of 33%. 6–10 December – The 1988 European Curling Championships take place in Perth.Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships https://www.olympedia.org/lists/195/manual Olympedia 4 February 2024 21 December – Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over the town of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, and kills a total of 270 people – including all 259 on board. It is believed that the cause of the explosion was a terrorist bomb.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/21/newsid_2539000/2539447.stm Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie BBC News 2008-02-02 1988-12-21 David Jones founds DMA Design, predecessor of video game developer Rockstar North, in Dundee.http://www.developmag.com/interviews/135/IP-profile-Grand-Theft-Auto IP Profile: Grand Theft Auto Rick Gibson Nick Gibson 2008-03-05 Develop 2008-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20080309184934/http://www.developmag.com/interviews/135/IP-profile-Grand-Theft-Auto dead Births 7 January – Alan Lowing, footballerAlan Lowing Stats, News, Bio https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/43637/alan-lowing?src=com ESPN 26 April 2020 en 2 June – Grado (Graeme Stevely), professional wrestler and screen actor 21 July – Chris Mitchell, footballer (died 2016)Obituary: Chris Mitchell, footballer https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/obituary-chris-mitchell-footballer-1472787 The Scotsman 26 April 2020 en 22 October – Sharon Rooney, actress 5 December – Omar Raza, actor 30 December – Leon Jackson, pop singer Deaths 11 February – Marion Crawford, Scottish educator and governess to Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth II (born 1909)Ewan Elizabeth Pipes Rose Rendall Jane Reynolds Siân The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women 2018 978-1-4744-3628-1 99–100 12 April – Harry McShane, socialist (born 1891) 26 August – Oscar Marzaroli, photographer (born 1933 in Italy) The Arts August – The Proclaimers release their album Sunshine on Leith with lead single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". See also 1988 in Northern Ireland References collapsed Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1980s in Scotland Scotland