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* 17 February - Sir [[George Pirie (artist)|George Pirie]], painter (born [[1863 in Scotland|1863]]) |
* 17 February - Sir [[George Pirie (artist)|George Pirie]], painter (born [[1863 in Scotland|1863]]) |
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* 18 February - [[Catherine Carswell]], biographer and journalist (born [[1879 in Scotland|1879]]) |
* 18 February - [[Catherine Carswell]], biographer and journalist (born [[1879 in Scotland|1879]]) |
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* 20 May - [[Jane Findlater]], novelist (born [[1866 in Scotland|1866]]) |
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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) |
Revision as of 17:16, 13 May 2015
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
- 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]
- 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.[3]
- 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.
- Butlin's Ayr holiday camp opened to the public.
- Naturalist Gavin Maxwell purchases the island of Soay, Skye, and attempts to start a commercial shark fishing enterprise there.[4]
Births
- 30 January - Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, Lord Advocate
- 28 February - Robin Cook, Labour MP and Foreign Secretary (died 2005)
- 10 May - Donovan, singer, songwriter and guitarist
- 1 June - Brian Cox, actor
- 9 June - James Kelman, novelist
- 9 July - Bon Scott, hard rock musician (AC/DC) in Australia (died 1980 in London)
- 29 July - Bill Forsyth, film director
- 27 October - Margaret Bennett, ethnologist
- 14 December - Peter Lorimer, international footballer
Deaths
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- Janet Adam Smith's Life Among the Scots is published.
See also
References
- ^ "Bryon Darnton [sic.]". Canmore. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ a b "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
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(help) - ^ "Report on the Collision which occurred on 25th July, 1946, at Balmuckety Level Crossing on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway". Railways Archive. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ Harpoon at a Venture.