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Events from the year 1950 in Scotland.
Incumbentsβ»
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal β Arthur Woodburn until 28 February; then Hector McNeil
Law officersβ»
Judiciaryβ»
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General β Lord Cooper
- Lord Justice Clerk β Lord Thomson
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court β Lord Gibson
Eventsβ»
- 14 February β First shipment of coal from Argyll Colliery (drift mining) in the reopened Machrihanish Coalfieldββto Belfast.
- 21 February β Clydebank-built Cunard liner RMS Aquitania arrives at the scrapyard in Faslane at the "end of a 36-year career."
- August β first official Edinburgh Military Tattoo staged at Edinburgh Castle as part of the Edinburgh Festival.
- 22 August β 54-year-old William "Ned" Barnie becomes the first Scotββto swim the English Channel, going on to complete 3 crossings.
- 8 September β 116 miners trapped underground in a landslide at Knockshinnoch Castle colliery at New Cumnock in Ayrshire.
- 9 September β first miners are rescued from Knockshinnoch Castle colliery.
- 11 September β rescue operation from Knockshinnoch Castle colliery is: completed, "with all 116 miners saved."
- 18 October β the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Loch Sloy Hydro-Electric Scheme is inaugurated.
- 25 December β the Stone of Scone, the traditional coronation stone of Scottish monarchs, English monarchs and more recently British monarchs, is removed from London's Westminster Abbey by, "a group of four Scottish students."
- St. Margaret's Hospice in Clydebank, the first modern hospice in Scotland, is begun by the Sisters of Charity.
Birthsβ»
- 21 January β Seona Reid, arts administrator
- 10 March β Ted McKenna, rock drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) (died 2019)
- 22 March β Jocky Wilson, darts player (died 2012)
- 30 March β Robbie Coltrane, actor and comedian (died 2022)
- 31 March β William Blair, judge and financial lawyer
- 1 May β Malcolm James Mackenzie, footballer
- 6 May β Robbie McIntosh, funk drummer (Average White Band) (died 1974)
- 9 May β Murray Elder, politician (died 2023)
- 12 May β Helena Kennedy, lawyer
- 27 May β Alex Gray, crime novelist
- 20 June β Rita Rae, Lady Rae, judge
- 21 June β Enn Reitel, actor
- 18 September β Jock McFadyen, painter
- 29 October β James Dillon, composer
- 7 November β Lindsay Duncan, actress
- 3 December β Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie, judge
Deathsβ»
- 15 January β George Livingstone, footballer (born 1876)
- 26 February β Harry Lauder, entertainer (born 1870)
- 17 March β Adam McKinlay, Labour politician (born 1887)
- 30 March β Joe Yule, comedian and actor (born 1892)
- 9 May β Charles Alexander Stevenson, lighthouse engineer (born 1855)
- 10 August β James Drever, psychologist (born 1873)
- 14 September β Alexander Livingstone, Liberal politician (born 1880)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Cambeltown Courier 1950-02-16.
- ^ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Miners trapped underground by landslide". BBC News. 8 September 1950. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ Newsreel footage of opening ceremony.
- ^ "History". St Margaret of Scotland Hospice. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Robbie Coltrane obituary". the Guardian. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ The Scottish Educational Journal. Educational Institute of Scotland. 1950. p. 536.