1983 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1983 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1982–83 • 1983–84 1983 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1983 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — Elizabeth II
- 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
- 11 May — Aberdeen F.C. beat Real Madrid 2–1 (after extra time) to win the European Cup Winner's Cup.
- 21 May — Aberdeen beat Rangers 1-0 to win the Scottish Cup.
- 30 September — Megget Reservoir officially opened.
- 5 October — Harviestoun Brewery established.
- 24 October — Dennis Nilsen goes on trial at the Central Criminal Court in London accused of six murders and two attempted murders. He confesses to murdering "15 or 16" young men.[1]
- 4 November — Dennis Nilsen is sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 20 December — Aberdeen beat European Cup Winners Hamburg 2-0 to become the first Scottish club to win the UEFA Super Cup.[2]
- Glasgow Central Mosque built.
Births
- 1 January — Mark Beaumont, adventurer
- 14 March — Anas Sarwar, Labour politician
- 15 March — Sean Biggerstaff, actor
- 8 June — Allan Dick, field hockey goalkeeper
- 22 August — Julie Kilpatrick, field hockey player
- 20 September — Freya Ross, née Murray, long-distance runner
- 30 September — Louise Munn, field hockey defender
- 25 November — Kirsty Crawford, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
Deaths
- 5 July — Alec Cheyne, international footballer (born 1907)
- August — Winifred Rushforth, psychoanalyst (born 1885)
- 26 August — Major-General Douglas Wimberley, soldier (born 1896)
The Arts
- 17 February — Release of Bill Forsyth's film Local Hero.
- 6 September — ITV broadcasts the Scottish Television-produced police procedural Killer, set in Glasgow, pilot for the series Taggart.[3]
- 21 October — Burrell Collection opened in Glasgow.
- Alternative rock band Del Amitri is formed in Glasgow.
- Alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain is formed in East Kilbride.
- Folk rock band The Proclaimers is formed by twins Craig and Charlie Reid of Auchtermuchty.
- Gael Turnbull publishes his poems From the Language of the Heart: Some Imitations from the Gaelic of Sine Reisideach in Glasgow.
See also
References
- ↑ "1983: Nilsen 'strangled and mutilated' victims". BBC News. 1983-10-24. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ Stirling, Kevin. "Tuesday 20 December 1983". On This Day. Aberdeen Football Club. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ↑ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 2004-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
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