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== Incumbents == |
== Incumbents == |
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* [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] – [[George VI]] |
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* [[Secretary of State for Scotland]] and [[Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland|Keeper of the Great Seal]] – [[Joseph Westwood]] |
* [[Secretary of State for Scotland]] and [[Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland|Keeper of the Great Seal]] – [[Joseph Westwood]] |
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== Events == |
== Events == |
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* [[16 March]] – American [[Liberty ship]] ''Byron Darnton'' runs aground off [[Sanda Island]]; all 54 aboard are rescued.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bryon Darnton [''sic.'']|work=[[Canmore (database)|Canmore]]|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/114911/details/bryon+darnton+boiler+reef+sanda+island+firth+of+clyde/|publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]]|location=Edinburgh|date=2012-04-19| |
* [[16 March]] – American [[Liberty ship]] ''Byron Darnton'' runs aground off [[Sanda Island]]; all 54 aboard are rescued.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bryon Darnton [''sic.'']|work=[[Canmore (database)|Canmore]]|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/114911/details/bryon+darnton+boiler+reef+sanda+island+firth+of+clyde/|publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]]|location=Edinburgh|date=2012-04-19|access-date=2014-07-17}}</ref> |
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* [[13 April]] – a crowd of 139,468 at [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, watch the [[Scotland national football team]] defeat [[England national football team|England]] 1-0 in a [[Victory International]] series [[Association football]] match.<ref name="Notable Dates">{{cite web|title=Notable Dates in History |url=http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm |work=The Flag in the Wind |publisher= |
* [[13 April]] – a crowd of 139,468 at [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, watch the [[Scotland national football team]] defeat [[England national football team|England]] 1-0 in a [[Victory International]] series [[Association football]] match.<ref name="Notable Dates">{{cite web|title=Notable Dates in History |url=http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm |work=The Flag in the Wind |publisher=[[The Scots Independent]] |access-date=2014-07-18 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225830/http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm |archive-date=23 May 2014 }}</ref> |
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* [[3 May]] — The [[Hoover Company]] opens a factory at [[Cambuslang]].<ref>'New industry tries vainly to "Buy Scottish"', ''Daily Record'', 4 May 1946, p.5.</ref> |
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* [[10 July]] – a crowd of 45,000 at Hampden Park watch [[Jackie Paterson]] defend his world [[flyweight]] boxing title.<ref name="Notable Dates"/> |
* [[10 July]] – a crowd of 45,000 at Hampden Park watch [[Jackie Paterson]] defend his world [[flyweight]] boxing title.<ref name="Notable Dates"/> |
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* [[25 July]] – a train collides with a bus which has crashed through level crossing gates at Balmuckety near [[Kirriemuir]], killing 10.<ref>{{cite web|title=Report on the Collision which occurred on 25th July, 1946, at Balmuckety Level Crossing on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=844|work=Railways Archive| |
* [[25 July]] – a train collides with a bus which has crashed through level crossing gates at Balmuckety near [[Kirriemuir]], killing 10.<ref>{{cite web|title=Report on the Collision which occurred on 25th July, 1946, at Balmuckety Level Crossing on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=844|work=Railways Archive|access-date=2014-07-17}}</ref> |
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* [[27 August]] – {{MV|Princess Victoria}}, the first [[roll-on/roll-off]] ferry built for service in British waters (the [[Stranraer]]–[[Larne]] crossing), is launched at [[William Denny and Brothers]]' shipyard in [[Dumbarton]]. |
* [[27 August]] – {{MV|Princess Victoria}}, the first [[roll-on/roll-off]] ferry built for service in British waters (the [[Stranraer]]–[[Larne]] crossing), is launched at [[William Denny and Brothers]]' shipyard in [[Dumbarton]]. |
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* [[22 November|22]]–[[27 November]] – the last election for a university constituency in the United Kingdom is held when the [[Combined Scottish Universities by-election |
* [[22 November|22]]–[[27 November]] – the last election for a university constituency in the United Kingdom is held when the [[1946 Combined Scottish Universities by-election|Combined Scottish Universities by-election]] is held. [[Walter Elliot (Scottish politician)|Walter Elliot]] ([[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]]) wins decisively. |
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* [[5 December]] |
* [[5 December]] |
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** A [[Kilmarnock by-election |
** A [[1946 Kilmarnock by-election|Kilmarnock by-election]] results in [[Willie Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock|Willie Ross]] holding the seat for [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]. |
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** Scottish edition of the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' begins publication in Edinburgh. |
** Scottish edition of the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' begins publication in Edinburgh. |
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* [[Drift mine]] opened in [[Machrihanish Coalfield]]. |
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* Naturalist [[Gavin Maxwell]] purchases the island of [[Soay, Skye]], and attempts to start a commercial shark fishing enterprise there.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gavin|last=Maxwell|title=Harpoon at a Venture|location=London|publisher=Hart-Davis|year=1952}}</ref> |
* Naturalist [[Gavin Maxwell]] purchases the island of [[Soay, Skye]], and attempts to start a commercial shark fishing enterprise there.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gavin|last=Maxwell|title=Harpoon at a Venture|location=London|publisher=Hart-Davis|year=1952}}</ref> |
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* The [[Hoover Company]] opens a factory at [[Cambuslang]]. |
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== Births == |
== Births == |
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* [[6 January]] – [[John Duignan]], economist and writer (died 2019) |
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* [[16 January]] – [[Graham Masterton]], horror author |
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* [[30 January]] – [[Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon]], Lord Advocate |
* [[30 January]] – [[Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon]], Lord Advocate |
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* [[28 February]] – [[Robin Cook]], Labour MP and Foreign Secretary (died [[2005 in Scotland|2005]]) |
* [[28 February]] – [[Robin Cook]], Labour MP and Foreign Secretary (died [[2005 in Scotland|2005]]) |
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* [[12 April]] – [[George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen|George Robertson]], politician, Secretary General of NATO |
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* May – [[Jock Brown]], solicitor and football commentator |
* May – [[Jock Brown]], solicitor and football commentator |
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* [[10 May]] – [[Donovan]], singer, songwriter and guitarist |
* [[10 May]] – [[Donovan]], singer, songwriter and guitarist |
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* [[13 May]] – [[Bill Torrance]], broadcaster |
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* [[1 June]] – [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], actor |
* [[1 June]] – [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], actor |
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* [[15 June]] – [[Michael Lynch (historian)|Michael Lynch)]], historian |
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* [[9 June]] – [[James Kelman]], novelist |
* [[9 June]] – [[James Kelman]], novelist |
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* [[9 July]] – [[Bon Scott]], [[hard rock]] musician ([[AC/DC]]) in Australia (died 1980 in London) |
* [[9 July]] – [[Bon Scott]], [[hard rock]] musician ([[AC/DC]]) in Australia (died 1980 in London) |
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* [[10 July]] – [[Stuart Christie]], anarchist (died 2020) |
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* [[16 July]] – [[Charles McKean]], Professor of Scottish Architectural History (died [[2013 in Scotland|2013]]) |
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* [[29 July]] – [[Bill Forsyth]], film director |
* [[29 July]] – [[Bill Forsyth]], film director |
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* [[19 August]] – [[Christopher Malcolm]], television and film actor (died 2014 in London) |
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* [[25 August]] – [[Gavin Clydesdale Reid]], economist |
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* [[27 August]] – [[Peter Tobin]], serial killer and sex offender |
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* [[14 September]] – [[Pete Agnew]], rock bassist and backing vocalist |
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* [[14 October]] – [[Dan McCafferty]], rock singer-songwriter (died [[2022 in Scotland|2022]]) |
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* [[27 October]] – [[Margaret Bennett (writer)|Margaret Bennett]], ethnologist |
* [[27 October]] – [[Margaret Bennett (writer)|Margaret Bennett]], ethnologist |
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* [[6 November]] – [[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]], rock musician in Australia (died 2017) |
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* [[18 November]] |
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** [[Andrea Allan]], actress |
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** [[Chris Rainbow]] (born Christopher James Harley), pop rock singer and musician (died [[2015 in Scotland|2015]]) |
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* [[Louise Martin (sports administrator)|Louise Martin]], sports administrator<ref>{{cite web |title=Louise Martin pivotal in smoothing the way for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12761165.louise-martin-pivotal-smoothing-way-glasgow-commonwealth-games/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=29 December 2007 |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Gordeanna McCulloch]], folk singer with [[The Clutha]] |
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* [[Ronald Rae]], [[Sculpture|sculptor]] |
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== Deaths == |
== Deaths == |
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* [[5 June]] – [[James Craig Annan]], photographer (born [[1864 in Scotland|1864]]) |
* [[5 June]] – [[James Craig Annan]], photographer (born [[1864 in Scotland|1864]]) |
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* [[14 June]] – [[John Logie Baird]], television pioneer (born [[1888 in Scotland|1888]]; died in England) |
* [[14 June]] – [[John Logie Baird]], television pioneer (born [[1888 in Scotland|1888]]; died in England) |
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* [[15 July]] – [[Binnie Dunlop]], editor and advocate of eugenics (born [[1874 in Scotland|1874]]) |
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* [[23 July]] – [[James Maxton]], MP and leader of the [[Independent Labour Party]] (born [[1885 in Scotland|1885]]) |
* [[23 July]] – [[James Maxton]], MP and leader of the [[Independent Labour Party]] (born [[1885 in Scotland|1885]]) |
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* [[6 August]] – [[Benny Lynch]], flyweight boxer (born [[1913 in Scotland|1913]]) |
* [[6 August]] – [[Benny Lynch]], flyweight boxer (born [[1913 in Scotland|1913]]) |
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* [[22 May]] – English writer [[George Orwell]] leaves London to spend much of the next 18 months at [[Barnhill, Jura]], working on his [[dystopia]]n novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. |
* [[22 May]] – English writer [[George Orwell]] leaves London to spend much of the next 18 months at [[Barnhill, Jura]], working on his [[dystopia]]n novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. |
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* Summer – Robert McLeish's ''The Gorbals Story'' is premiered by [[Glasgow Unity Theatre]] at the [[Queens Theatre, Glasgow|Queens Theatre]]. |
* Summer – Robert McLeish's ''The Gorbals Story'' is premiered by [[Glasgow Unity Theatre]] at the [[Queens Theatre, Glasgow|Queens Theatre]]. |
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* [[Oriel Malet]]'s fictionalised biography of [[Marjory Fleming]] is published. |
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* [[Janet Adam Smith]]'s ''Life Among the Scots'' is published. |
* [[Janet Adam Smith]]'s ''Life Among the Scots'' is published. |
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* The [[Central Office of Information]] short film ''The Glen is Ours'' is released. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[1946 in Northern Ireland]] |
* [[1946 in Northern Ireland]] |
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* [[1946 in Wales]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 20 December 2024
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Events from the year 1946 in Scotland.
Incumbents
[edit]Law officers
[edit]Judiciary
[edit]- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Normand
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Cooper
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson
Events
[edit]- 16 March – American Liberty ship Byron Darnton runs aground off Sanda Island; all 54 aboard are rescued.[1]
- 13 April – a crowd of 139,468 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, watch the Scotland national football team defeat England 1-0 in a Victory International series Association football match.[2]
- 3 May — The Hoover Company opens a factory at Cambuslang.[3]
- 10 July – a crowd of 45,000 at Hampden Park watch Jackie Paterson defend his world flyweight boxing title.[2]
- 25 July – a train collides with a bus which has crashed through level crossing gates at Balmuckety near Kirriemuir, killing 10.[4]
- 27 August – MV Princess Victoria, the first roll-on/roll-off ferry built for service in British waters (the Stranraer–Larne crossing), is launched at William Denny and Brothers' shipyard in Dumbarton.
- 22–27 November – the last election for a university constituency in the United Kingdom is held when the Combined Scottish Universities by-election is held. Walter Elliot (Unionist) wins decisively.
- 5 December
- A Kilmarnock by-election results in Willie Ross holding the seat for Labour.
- Scottish edition of the Daily Mail begins publication in Edinburgh.
- Drift mine opened in Machrihanish Coalfield.
- Naturalist Gavin Maxwell purchases the island of Soay, Skye, and attempts to start a commercial shark fishing enterprise there.[5]
Births
[edit]- 6 January – John Duignan, economist and writer (died 2019)
- 16 January – Graham Masterton, horror author
- 30 January – Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, Lord Advocate
- 28 February – Robin Cook, Labour MP and Foreign Secretary (died 2005)
- 12 April – George Robertson, politician, Secretary General of NATO
- May – Jock Brown, solicitor and football commentator
- 10 May – Donovan, singer, songwriter and guitarist
- 13 May – Bill Torrance, broadcaster
- 1 June – Brian Cox, actor
- 15 June – Michael Lynch), historian
- 9 June – James Kelman, novelist
- 9 July – Bon Scott, hard rock musician (AC/DC) in Australia (died 1980 in London)
- 10 July – Stuart Christie, anarchist (died 2020)
- 16 July – Charles McKean, Professor of Scottish Architectural History (died 2013)
- 29 July – Bill Forsyth, film director
- 19 August – Christopher Malcolm, television and film actor (died 2014 in London)
- 25 August – Gavin Clydesdale Reid, economist
- 27 August – Peter Tobin, serial killer and sex offender
- 14 September – Pete Agnew, rock bassist and backing vocalist
- 14 October – Dan McCafferty, rock singer-songwriter (died 2022)
- 27 October – Margaret Bennett, ethnologist
- 6 November – George Young, rock musician in Australia (died 2017)
- 18 November
- Andrea Allan, actress
- Chris Rainbow (born Christopher James Harley), pop rock singer and musician (died 2015)
- 14 December – Peter Lorimer, international footballer (died 2021)
- Louise Martin, sports administrator[6]
- Gordeanna McCulloch, folk singer with The Clutha
- Ronald Rae, sculptor
Deaths
[edit]- 17 February – Sir George Pirie, painter (born 1863)
- 18 February – Catherine Carswell, biographer and journalist (born 1879)
- 20 May – Jane Findlater, novelist (born 1866)
- 5 June – James Craig Annan, photographer (born 1864)
- 14 June – John Logie Baird, television pioneer (born 1888; died in England)
- 15 July – Binnie Dunlop, editor and advocate of eugenics (born 1874)
- 23 July – James Maxton, MP and leader of the Independent Labour Party (born 1885)
- 6 August – Benny Lynch, flyweight boxer (born 1913)
- 18 August – Marion Angus, Scots language poet (born 1865 in England)
- 9 September – Violet Jacob, historical novelist (born 1863)
Arts and literature
[edit]- 22 May – English writer George Orwell leaves London to spend much of the next 18 months at Barnhill, Jura, working on his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- Summer – Robert McLeish's The Gorbals Story is premiered by Glasgow Unity Theatre at the Queens Theatre.
- Oriel Malet's fictionalised biography of Marjory Fleming is published.
- Janet Adam Smith's Life Among the Scots is published.
- The Central Office of Information short film The Glen is Ours is released.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bryon Darnton [sic.]". Canmore. Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 'New industry tries vainly to "Buy Scottish"', Daily Record, 4 May 1946, p.5.
- ^ "Report on the Collision which occurred on 25th July, 1946, at Balmuckety Level Crossing on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway". Railways Archive. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Maxwell, Gavin (1952). Harpoon at a Venture. London: Hart-Davis.
- ^ "Louise Martin pivotal in smoothing the way for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games". HeraldScotland. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2023.