1925 in Scotland
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1925 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1924–25 • 1925–26 |
Events from the year 1925 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — William Watson
- Solicitor General for Scotland — David Fleming until December; then Alexander Munro MacRobert
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Clyde
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Alness
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord St Vigeans
Events
- 18 April — The dam of Skelmorlie reservoir bursts, flooding the village and killing 5.[1]
- 21 March — Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, home of the Scottish Rugby Union, opens with Scotland defeating England 14-11.[2]
- 16 May — The war memorial on the Law, Dundee, is inaugurated.[3]
- 7 July — The original Kelvin Hall in Glasgow is destroyed by fire.[3]
- 7 August — National Library of Scotland established by Act of Parliament to take over the national responsibilities of the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh.
- 2 October — John Logie Baird successfully transmits the first television pictures with a greyscale image, in London.[4]
- 29 December — Alexander Munro MacRobert appointed Solicitor General for Scotland,[5] replacing David Fleming
- The uninhabited Shiant Isles are acquired by writer and island-lover Compton Mackenzie.
Births
- 18 February — Russell Hunter, actor (died 2004)
- 29 May — Mick McGahey, Communist miners' leader (died 1999)
- 3 June — Thomas Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow and Cardinal (died 2001)
- 30 July — Alexander Trocchi, novelist (died 1984)
- 28 October — Ian Hamilton Finlay, poet and sculptor (died 2006)
Deaths
- 11 January — John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, Liberal Party MP, soldier, peer, administrator (born 1860)
- 21 April — John Quinton Pringle, painter (born 1865)
- Henry J. Watt, experimental psychologist (born 1879)
The Arts
- John Buchan's novel John Macnab is published.
- Hugh MacDiarmid's synthetic Scots poetry Sangshaw is published.
See also
References
- ^ "Skelmorlie's reservoir disaster of 1925". Largs & Millport Weekly News. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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(help) - ^ Burns, R. W. Television: An International History of the Formative Years. London: Institution of Electrical Engineers. p. 264. ISBN 9780852969144.
- ^ "No. 14193". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 January 1926.