1972 in Scotland
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Timeline of Scottish history
1972 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1971–72 • 1972–73
1972 in Scottish television
Events from the year 1972 in Scotland .
Incumbents
[edit ]Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
Law officers
[edit ]- Lord Advocate – Norman Wylie
- Solicitor General for Scotland – David Brand until November; then William Stewart
Judiciary
[edit ]- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde until 25 April; then Lord Emslie
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grant, then Lord Wheatley
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Birsay
Events
[edit ]- 11 February – Rockall is formally claimed as part of the United Kingdom, attached to Inverness-shire, by the Island of Rockall Act 1972.
- 24 May – Rangers F.C. wins the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with a 3–2 win over Soviet side FC Dynamo Moscow in Barcelona.
- 26 May — Loch Lomond Bear Park opened near Balloch to display bears.
- 27 June – Highland Wildlife Park opened near Kingussie to display native species.[1]
- 25 August – Kilbirnie Street fire in Glasgow: 7 firemen killed in a flashover.
- 1 September – Raising of school-leaving age from fifteen to sixteen for pupils leaving school at the end of the academic year, in common with the rest of the UK.[2]
- 5 October – last ship launched at the former John Brown & Company Clydebank yard, Clyde-class bulk grain carrier MV Alisa.[3]
- 8 December — Wendy Wood begins a hunger strike for home rule.[4]
- December – Gartnavel General Hospital opens in Glasgow.
- Anderston Centre opens in Glasgow.
- The West Highland Free Press newspaper is founded at Broadford, Skye.
- Hamilton Academy closes (founded 1588)
Births
[edit ]- 23 January – Ewen Bremner, actor
- 20 February – Neil Primrose, musician
- 25 March – Phil O'Donnell, footballer (died 2007)[5]
- 8 April – Lisa Cameron, Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, 2015- , and clinical psychologist
- 9 April – Neve McIntosh, actress
- 10 April – Gordon Buchanan, wildlife film-maker
- 1 May – Patrick Grant, men's fashion designer
- 15 May – Danny Alexander, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey, 2005–15
- 2 August – Carol Monaghan, Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Glasgow North West, 2015-
- 16 August – Frankie Boyle, comedian[6]
- 17 August – David Ralph, field hockey forward
- 14 September – Jenny Colgan, novelist
- 2 October – John Anderson, footballer
- 20 October – Debbie McLeod, field hockey goalkeeper
- 29 November – Willie Bain, Scottish Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, 2009-
Deaths
[edit ]- 15 March – Jimmy Simpson, international footballer (born 1908)
- 28 March – Duncan Campbell, revivalist (born 1898)
- 4 June – David Ross Lauder, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1894)
- 19 November – William Grant, Lord Grant, serving Lord Justice Clerk and former Lord Advocate (born 1909)[7]
- 30 November – Compton Mackenzie, novelist and Scottish nationalist (born 1883 in West Hartlepool)
- 27 December – John Kerr, cricketer (born 1885)
- Jimmy MacBeath, folk singer (born 1894)
The arts
[edit ]- George Mackay Brown's novel Greenvoe is published.
- Bill Bryden's play Willie Rough is staged by the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.
- The Average White Band is formed in Dundee.
- The pipe band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards release their instrumental recording of "Amazing Grace" which reaches No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in April.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ 'Wildlife with a difference', Press and Journal, 27 June 1972, p.6.
- ^ Legislation dated 20 January.
- ^ "MV Alisa". Clydebuilt. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ 'Patriots' leader Wendy starts protest "fast to death"', Evening Times, 8 December 1972, p.18.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (1 January 2008). "Obituary: Phil O'Donnell". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Frankie Boyle". BBC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Watt, George (20 November 1972). "Lord Grant killed in car accident". Glasgow Herald . p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2016 – via Google News.