1962 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1962 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1961–62 • 1962–63 1962 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1962 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — John Maclay until 13 July; then Michael Noble
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — William Grant; then Ian Shearer, Lord Avonside
- Solicitor General for Scotland — David Colville Anderson
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Clyde
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Thomson, then Lord Grant
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord Gibson
Events
- 1 February — Loganair, the Scottish airline, is established.
- 12 March — The Church of the Good Shepherd in Ayr (1957) is elevated to the Good Shepherd Cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway.[1]
- 16 April — Livingston is officially designated as a New Town.[2]
- 19 April — The North British Locomotive Company of Springburn goes into liquidation.
- 14 June — West Lothian by-election: Tam Dalyell retains the seat for Labour with the Scottish National Party coming second.
- 16 August — The series Dr. Finlay's Casebook is first broadcast on BBC Television across the U.K.
- 25 September — The last steam locomotive built in Scotland, by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. of Kilmarnock, is despatched to its customer in Sumatra.[3]
- 22 November — Glasgow Woodside by-election: Conservatives gain the seat from Labour.
- 6 December — Last permanent residents leave the island of Stroma.
- Late — Origins of Findhorn Foundation.
- The first nude mouse strain is discovered by Dr. N. R. Grist at Ruchill Hospital's Brownlee virology laboratory in Glasgow.[4][5]
Births
- January — William Duff, dentist, jailed for fraud and reckless endangerment
- 3 January — Gavin Hastings, rugby union player
- 5 January — Murray Pittock, cultural historian
- 10 January — Ford Kiernan, actor and comedian
- 11 January — Steve Hislop, motorcycle racer (killed in helicopter accident 2003)
- February — John Gordon Sinclair (born Gordon John Sinclair), actor
- 5 March — The Proclaimers (Charlie and Craig Reid), twin folk rock musicians
- 9 March — Pete Wishart, SNP MP and member of Celtic rock group Runrig
- 17 March
- Clare Grogan, singer and actress
- Andy Kerr, Labour MSP (1999-2011) and government minister
- 10 April — Nicky Campbell, radio and television presenter and journalist
- 23 April — John Hannah, film and television actor
- 13 May — Kathleen Jamie, poet
- 17 May
- Craig Ferguson, American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer and voice artist
- Alan Johnston, journalist
- 19 May — Iain Harvie, guitarist
- 13 June — Paul Motwani, Grandmaster (chess)
- 30 June — Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor, peer and architect
- 31 July — Jackie Bird, journalist and newsreader
- 24 August — Ali Smith, novelist
- 23 September — Deborah Orr, journalist
- 24 September — Ally McCoist, international footballer, manager, TV pundit and A Question of Sport team captain
- 6 November — Stuart Dougal, football referee
- 28 December — Kaye Adams, television presenter
- Jack Docherty, writer, actor, presenter and producer
Deaths
- 19 April — Sir Harold Yarrow, 2nd Baronet, industrialist (born 1884 in England)
- 15 August — Bob McIntyre, motorcycle racer (born 1928)
The Arts
- 5 June — Scottish Opera, Scotland’s national opera company, is founded by Alexander Gibson.
- 5 October — Global release of the film Dr. No with Edinburgh-born Sean Connery originating the film character of James Bond.
- Folk group The Corries is formed in Edinburgh.
See also
References
- ↑ "New Cathedral Church for Galloway". Galloway Diocese News (Advent 2007): 1, 3. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 18025. pp. 236–237. 17 April 1962. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ↑ Baker, Allan C.; Civil, T. D. Allen (2008). Bagnalls of Stafford. High Halden: Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust. pp. 589–90. ISBN 978-0-9544546-2-3.
- ↑ "Mouse (immunodeficient)". AnimalResearch.info. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ↑ "NMRI Nude Mice" (PDF). Charles River. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
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