1954 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1954 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1953–54 • 1954–55 1954 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1954 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — James Stuart
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Cooper until 23 December; then Lord Clyde
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Thomson
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord Gibson
Events
- 28 January — John Thomas Wheatley appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice[1]
- 17 February — RMS Saxonia is launched at John Brown & Company's shipyard on Clydebank for the Cunard Line's Canadian service.
- March — Scottish Journal of Political Economy first published.
- 16 March — Major fire damages Skerryvore lighthouse.
- 27 April — Clyde F.C. beat Celtic 1 – 0 in the replayed final of the Scottish Cup.
- July — Work on construction of Ravenscraig steelworks is authorized.[2]
- 3 September — The National Trust for Scotland acquires Fair Isle.[3]
- 23 October — Heart of Midlothian F.C. beats Motherwell 4–2 to win the Scottish League Cup.
- 23 November — Opening of Walsh trial, to determine whether Douglas Walsh of Dumbarton, a Jehovah's Witness pioneer, has the same right as an ordained religious minister in Scotland to be exempted from conscripted military service.[4]
- 25 December — 1954 Prestwick air disaster: BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser G-ALSA crashes on landing at Prestwick Airport from London in poor visibility, killing 28.
- Asymmetric footbridge over Gala Water in Galashiels opened.
- Osprey recolonize Scotland.
Births
- 15 February — John McAslan, architect
- 16 February — Iain Banks, writer (died 2013)
- 9 March — Jim Stewart, footballer
- 14 March — David Taylor (executive), joint General Secretary of UEFA
- 9 April — Iain Duncan Smith, Conservative Party politician, MP and government minister
- 28 April — Tom McCabe, Labour Party politician, MSP (1999–2011) and government minister (died 2015)
- 5 May — Brian Souter, businessman and founder of Stagecoach Group
- 2 August — Ken MacLeod, science fiction writer
- 5 August — Allan Wilson, Labour Party politician, MSP (1999–2007)
- 16 August — George Galloway, Respect Party politician
- 26 August — David Martin, Labour Party politician, Member of the European Parliament for Scotland
- 11 September — Ian Anderson, footballer (died 2008)
- 16 October — Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, Conservative Secretary of State for Scotland
- 19 October — Ken Stott, actor
- 16 November — Donald Runnicles, orchestral conductor
- 25 December — Annie Lennox, singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist
- 27 December — Joanna Strathdee, Scottish National Party politician (died 2015)
- 31 December — Alex Salmond, Scottish National Party First Minister of Scotland (2007–14)
Deaths
- 11 February — Alexander Anderson, Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament 1947–54 (born 1888)
- 18 April — Helen Crawfurd, suffragette and communist activist (born 1877)
- 6 May — B. C. Forbes, financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine in the United States (born 1880)
- 18 July — Thomas S. Tait, architect (born 1882)
- 12 November — Alex Smith, international footballer (born 1876)
- 22 November — Jimmy Gordon, footballer (born 1888)
The Arts
- George Mackay Brown's first book of poetry, The Storm, is published.
- Sorley MacLean's Scottish Gaelic poetry Hallaig is published in Gairm.[5]
- Roddy McMillan's play All in Good Faith is presented at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.
- Alexander Trocchi's novel Young Adam is published.
See also
References
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 17150. p. 57. 2 February 1954. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Steel Firm's £20M. Scheme". The Times (52979) (London). 1954-07-09. p. 4.
- ↑ "National Trust buys remote island". On This Day. BBC News. 3 September 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "Walsh Trial Transcript". Retrieved 2014-06-11. Decided on appeal in the House of Lords 19 July 1956 (Walsh v. Lord Advocate).
- ↑ 8. "Poetry in Periodicals and Anthologies". Sorley MacLean. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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