1987_in_Scotland Knowpia

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Events from the year 1987 in Scotland

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20 May – The Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 and the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 both receive Royal Assent.
11 June – UK general election: the Conservatives win just 10 of the 72 seats in Scotland, but are re-elected for a third consecutive term in office due to the scale of their election victory in England. Amongst the new MPs elected in Scotland are: future First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, who gains Banff and Buchan for the Scottish National Party from the Conservative Party, and future Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling of the Labour Party. Darling would later debate Alex Salmond on the topic of Scottish independence 27 years later; weeks ahead of a referendum on the issue.
3 July – Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand become the first people to complete a transatlantic flight in a hot air balloon^[1] aboard the balloon Virgin Atlantic Flyer, ditching a mile off the Mull of Kintyre.^[2]
27 August – Robert Maclennan, MP for Caithness and Sutherland, replaces David Owen as Leader of the SDP.^[3]
23 November – First McDonald's hamburger fast food restaurant in Scotland opens in Dundee.^[4]
December – First UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Scotland designated: the Antonine Wall as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire; and St Kilda for its natural habitats.
Scottish Christian Alliance charitable organisation is formed.^[5]
Summerlee Heritage Park opened in Coatbridge.

9 February – Rose Leslie, actress
20 February – Eilidh Doyle, Olympic athlete^[6]
20 March
- Patrick Boyle, footballer
- Kevin Smith, footballer
15 May – Andy Murray, tennis player^[7]
26 May – Krysty Wilson-Cairns, screenwriter
6 June – Kyle Falconer, singer and guitarist (The View)
20 July – Nicola Benedetti, classical violinist^[8]
6 August – Leanne Crichton, footballer^[9]
8 August – Katie Leung, actress^[10]
25 August – Amy Macdonald, singer-songwriter
6 October – Eunice Olumide, fashion model, actress, designer and broadcast presenter
7 October – Lauren Mayberry, singer-songwriter
8 October – Frankie Brown, footballer^[11]
28 November – Karen Gillan, actress and filmmaker
13 December – Ryan McHenry, film director and social media personality (died 2015)

1 May – Glasgow band Deacon Blue release their debut album Raintown.
10 August – Liz Lochhead's play Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off premières at the Edinburgh Festival.
Edinburgh band Swamptrash form.
Publication of William Boyd's novel The New Confessions.
Publication of Ian Rankin's Knots and Crosses, first of the Inspector Rebus detective novels, set around Edinburgh.
First staging of Tony Roper's play The Steamie, in Glasgow.

^ "Today in History". Express. Washington, D.C. 3 July 2012. p. 32.
^ "Balloon crosses Atlantic". Pittsburgh Press. 5 July 1987. p. A4. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Maclennan replaces Owen in SDP". BBC. 27 August 1987. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
^ "20 years of Big Macs as McDonald's marks Scottish anniversary". The Scotsman. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
^ "Keychange Charity".
^ "Eilidh Doyle". Team Scotland. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Andy Murray's road to US Open win and first Grand Slam". BBC Sport. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^ "Benedetti is youngest new entry in Who's Who book". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^ "Leanne Crichton | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Katie Leung". BBC. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Frankie Brown". Bristol City. Retrieved 27 April 2020.