1980 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1980 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1979–80 • 1980–81 1980 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1980 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — George Younger
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 Elliott
Events
- 16 April — Glasgow Subway reopened to passengers after a 3-year modernisation project.
- 1 May — Scottish District local elections result in big gains for the Labour Party.
- 7 May — Aberdeen F.C. secures the Scottish Football League Premier Division championship.
- 26 June — The Glasgow Central by-election is held, with Labour retaining its hold on the seat despite a swing of 14% to the Scottish National Party.
- 1 August — The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 receives the Royal Assent.
- 4–5 September — Margaret Thatcher becomes the first serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to visit Shetland.
- 13 September — Hercules, a bear which had gone missing on the island of Benbecula while filming a Kleenex advertisement, is found.[1]
- 6 October — West Highland Way opened as the first of the official Long Distance Routes for walkers in Scotland.
- 9 October — Gloagtrotter of Perth, trading as GT Coaches, begins operation of an express coach service from Dundee to London as The Stage Coach, origin of the Stagecoach Group.
- 13 November — Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 decriminalises private homosexual acts between two consenting persons aged over 21 in Scotland.
Births
- 5 January — Greg McHugh, television actor/writer
- 12 May — Andrew Abercromby, biomedical engineer
- 6 July — Kenny Deuchar, footballer
- 15 September — Chris Clark, footballer
- 26 October — Khalid Abdalla, actor
- 20 November — Malachy Tallack, journalist and folk rock musician
Deaths
- 19 February — Bon Scott, Australian rock singer (born 1946 in Scotland)
- 29 February — Margaret Morris, choreographer (born 1891 in London)
- May — Isla Cameron, actress and singer (born 1930)
- 23 June — John Laurie, actor (born 1897)
- 6 December — Margot Bennett, crime novelist (born 1912)
- 13 December — R. D. Low, comics writer and editor (born 1895)
- Hector MacAndrew, fiddler (born 1903)
The Arts
- 19 February — Scottish Television begins to air the soap opera Take the High Road.
- Spring — Bearsden post-punk band Orange Juice release Falling and Laughing, the first release on the Postcard Records label.[2]
- June — Peter Maxwell Davies's The Yellow Cake Revue (including the piano interlude "Farewell to Stromness") is premiered at the Stromness Hotel as part of the St Magnus Festival.
- Alexander Moffat paints Poets' Pub.
- Buxton Orr composes A Caledonian Suite.
See also
References
- ↑ "1980: Missing Scottish bear is found". BBC News. 13 September 1980. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up And Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. London: Faber and Faber. p. 353. ISBN 0-571-21570-X.
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