1956 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1956 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1955–56 • 1956–57 1956 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1956 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 Clyde
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Thomson
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord Gibson
Events
- 7 March — The first floodlit Scottish Football League match is played at Ibrox Park in Glasgow; home team Rangers F.C. beat Queen of the South 8-0.[1]
- 4 July — The National Library of Scotland's first purpose-built premises are opened on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh.[2]
- 29 July — The Ecurie Ecosse motor racing team, Ninian Sanderson and Ron Flockhart, win the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans race.[1]
- 14 August — Death of John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute (born 1904); he bequeaths the uninhabited islands of St Kilda to the National Trust for Scotland as a bird sanctuary.
- 25 September — The TAT-1 transatlantic telephone cable between the UK and North America is inaugurated;[3] it comes ashore near Oban.
- 4 October — Prince's Cairn unveiled at Loch nan Uamh to mark the spot where Charles Edward Stuart left Scotland in 1746 after failure of the Jacobite rising of 1745.[4]
- 20 October — Dundee Corporation Tramways last operate.[1]
- 16 November — Edinburgh Corporation Tramways last operate.[1]
- 2 December — In the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, Richard McTaggart of Dundee wins a gold medal in lightweight boxing.[1]
- 10 December — Thurso life-boat destroyed when its boathouse is burnt out.
- The Scottish Medical Journal is first published in Edinburgh following merger of the Edinburgh Medical Journal and The Glasgow Medical Journal.
Births
- 7 January — Ian Bell, journalist (died 2015)
- 11 January — Phyllis Logan, actress
- 25 February — Davie Cooper, footballer (died 1995)
- 19 April — Anne Glover, biologist
- 7 May — Calum MacDonald, Labour MP
- 26 September — Mick Imlah, poet (died 2009 in England)
- 3 November — Cathy Jamieson, Labour MP
- 29 December — Fred MacAulay, comedian
- Lachlan Mackinnon, poet and critic
Deaths
- 11 January — Buchanan Sharp, footballer (born 1894)
- 30 May — Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet, Conservative politician and philanthropist (born 1866)
- 21 September — Bill Struth, football manager (born 1876)
- 6 December — Helen Duncan, medium (born 1897)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ "Bute Collection for Scotland: Library Opening by The Queen". The Times (53575). 1956-07-05. p. 12.
- ↑ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ↑ "The Loch of the Caves". Retrieved 2014-07-16.
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