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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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* 9 September - [[Violet Jacob]], historical novelist (born [[1863 in Scotland|1863]]) |
* 9 September - [[Violet Jacob]], historical novelist (born [[1863 in Scotland|1863]]) |
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==Arts and literature== |
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* 22 May - English writer [[George Orwell]] leaves London to spend much of the next 18 months on the island of [[Jura, Scotland|Jura]], working on his [[dystopia]]n novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 14:45, 2 April 2014
1946 in Scotland |
Years |
1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
See also |
1945-46 in Scottish football |
1946-47 in Scottish football |
Events from 1946 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 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.
- 5 December - A by-election in Kilmarnock results in Willie Ross holding the seat for Labour.
Births
- 28 February - Robin Cook, Labour MP and Foreign Secretary (died 2005)
- 10 May - Donovan, singer, songwriter and guitarist
- 29 July - Bill Forsyth, film director
- 14 December - Peter Lorimer, international footballer
Deaths
- 18 February - Catherine Carswell, biographer and journalist (born 1879)
- 5 June - James Craig Annan, photographer (born 1864
- 14 June - John Logie Baird, television pioneer (born 1888)
- 23 July - James Maxton, MP and leader of the Independent Labour Party (born 1885)
- 9 September - Violet Jacob, historical novelist (born 1863)
Arts and literature
- 22 May - English writer George Orwell leaves London to spend much of the next 18 months on the island of Jura, working on his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
See also
References