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 |
Events from the year 1989 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — Elizabeth II
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — Malcolm Rifkind
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Lord Cameron of Lochbroom; then Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie
- Solicitor General for Scotland — Peter Fraser; then Alan Rodger
Judiciary
- 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
- 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 Ltd is sold by Grampian Regional Council in an employee stock ownership plan to GRT Holdings plc led by general manager Moir Lockhead in the first sale of a non-PTE municipal operator following bus deregulation in Great Britain. 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.
- 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
- 1 January — Alan Martin, footballer
- 8 August — Hannah Miley, swimmer
- 28 August — Jamie Murphy, footballer
Deaths
- 23 March — Bob McTaggart, Labour MP 1980–1989 (born 1945)
- 14 September — Alexander Scott, poet and literary scholar (born 1920)
The Arts
- James Kelman's Glasgow patter stream of consciousness novel A Disaffection is published.
See also
References
- ^ "Maurice Johnston". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Red Kite". Conservation. RSPB. Retrieved 20 January 2016.