1977 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1977 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1976–77 • 1977–78 1977 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1977 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — Bruce Millan
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Emslie
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Wheatley
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord Birsay
Events
- 3 May — 1977 Scottish District Council elections held, with Labour making significant losses.
- 17 May — Queen Elizabeth II commences her Jubilee tour in Glasgow.
- 18 May — Queen Elizabeth II visits Cumbernauld and Stirling.
- 19 May — Queen Elizabeth II visits Perth and Dundee.
- 23–27 May - Queen Elizabeth II visits Edinburgh.
- 27 May — Queen Elizabeth II opens the new Air Terminal Building at Edinburgh Airport.
- 4 June — Scotland's 2-1 victory over England at Wembley is followed by a pitch invasion during which sections of pitch and crossbars are removed by fans.[1]
- 10 August — Kenny Dalglish, 26-year-old Scotland striker, becomes Britain's most expensive footballer in a £440,000 transfer from Glasgow Celtic to Liverpool.[2]
- September — Last manufacture of coal gas on the U.K. mainland at Muirkirk.
- 10 October — Scotland beat Wales 2-0 at Anfield to qualify for the 1978 World Cup finals.[3]
- 14 November — Tam Dalyell, Labour MP for West Lothian (UK Parliament constituency), asks what becomes known as the West Lothian question.
- Late? - Buchanan Street bus station opens in Glasgow.
Births
- 19 March — Scott Wilson, footballer
- 18 April — Jonathan Rowson, chess grandmaster
- 12 May — Graeme Dott, snooker player
- 30 July — Derek Mackay, Member of Scottish Parliament and Government minister
- 22 November — Neil McCallum, cricketer
- 28 November — Gavin Rae, international footballer
- Rae Hendrie, television actress
- Hugo Rifkind, journalist
Deaths
- 30 November — Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, soldier, governor and chief scout (born 1895)
- 27 December — James Marshall, international footballer (born 1908)
The Arts
- 19 August — Art punk band Skids, founded by Stuart Adamson, plays its first gig, in Dunfermline.
- First St Magnus Festival of the arts held on Orkney, organised by local residents including English composer Peter Maxwell Davies and Orcadian poet George Mackay Brown.
See also
References
- ↑ "When Wembley turned tartan". BBC News. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ↑ "Thirty years on from the first £1m transfer Sportsmail looks at the record-breakers". Daily Mail (London). 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ↑ Halford, Greg (2012-10-10). "Wales v Scotland: Four classic encounters". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2014-09-09.
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