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1989 in Scotland 
Summary
Events from the year 1989 in Scotland.
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| See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1989 in: The UK • England • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1988–89 • 1989–90 1989 in Scottish television | ||||
Incumbents edit
Law officers edit
- Lord Advocate – Lord Cameron of Lochbroom; then Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Peter Fraser; then Alan Rodger
Judiciary edit
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie until 27 September; then Lord Hope
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott
Events edit
- 4 January – a memorial service is held for the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie air disaster, including 11 from Lockerbie itself, two weeks ago.
- 18 January – Aberdeen area bus operator Grampian Regional Transport s sold by Grampian Regional Council in an employee stock ownership plan to GRT Group led by general manager Moir Lockhead in the first sale of a non-PTE municipal operator following bus deregulation in the United Kingdom. GRT goes on to become a foundation of the national transport operator FirstGroup.
- 7 February – Ness Viaduct at Inverness is washed away by floods, isolating the rail system to the far north for more than two years.
- 13 February - Fraserburgh In Aberdeenshire Records Scotland's Highest Low-Level Wind Speed At 142mph
- 6 March – Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident: Two killed in a head-on collision.
- 30 March – the Claim of Right is signed at the General Assembly Hall, on the Mound in Edinburgh, by 58 of Scotland's 72 Members of Parliament.
- May – St. Enoch Centre shopping mall opened to the public in Glasgow city centre.
- 15 June – Glasgow Central by-election: Labour retain the seat despite a 15.1% swing to the Scottish National Party.
- 10 July – Mo Johnston becomes the first Roman Catholic player to sign for Rangers F.C., the Scottish league champions, when he completes a £1.5million move from FC Nantes in France. To add controversy to the move, Johnston was a player for their city rivals Celtic from 1984 to 1987.[1]
- 15 November – Scotland achieves qualification for the FIFA World Cup.
- Red kites reintroduced to the north of Scotland.[2]
Births edit
- 1 January – Alan Martin, footballer
- 16 January – Paul Sweeney, politician
- 10 April – Glen Muirhead, curler
- 8 August – Hannah Miley, swimmer
- 17 August – Rachel Corsie, footballer[3]
- 28 August – Jamie Murphy, footballer
Deaths edit
- 23 March – Bob McTaggart, Labour MP 1980–1989 (born 1945)
- 14 September – Alexander Scott, poet and literary scholar (born 1920)
- 26 November – Lavinia Derwent (real name Elizabeth Dodd), children's author and broadcaster (born 1909)[4]
The arts edit
- James Kelman's Glasgow patter stream of consciousness novel A Disaffection is published.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Maurice Johnston". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Red Kite". Conservation. RSPB. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Rachel Corsie | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Ewan, Elizabeth L.; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian; Pipes, Rose (27 June 2007). Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen. Edinburgh University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7486-2660-1.