1927 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1927 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1926–27 • 1927–28 |
Events from the year 1927 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
- Monarch — George V
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — Sir John Gilmour, Bt
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Clyde
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Alness
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord St Vigeans
Events
- 23 March — Leith by-election: Liberals hold seat.
- 16 April — The Scottish Cup Final is broadcast live on radio for the first time. Celtic F.C. beat East Fife 3-1.[1]
- 12 July — Official opening in Glasgow of the new Kelvin Hall exhibition venue and George V Bridge.[2]
- 14 July — The Scottish National War Memorial is opened at Edinburgh Castle (architect: Robert Lorimer).
- 26 September — David MacBrayne's paddle steamer Grenadier (1885) catches fire and sinks at her overnight mooring in Oban with the loss of three crew.[1]
- October — A school of pilot whales runs aground in the bay between Bonar Bridge and Ardgay.[3]
- Undated
- The Gillespie, Kidd & Coia architectural practice in Glasgow assumes this name.
- Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association formed.
Births
- 24 January — Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, lieutenant (died 2007)
- 16 February — Pearse Hutchinson, poet, broadcaster and translator (died 2012 in Ireland)
- 23 February — Willie Ormond, international footballer and manager (died 1984)
- 27 February — Jimmy Halliday, Scottish National Party leader (died 2013)
- 6 April — Nancy Riach, swimmer (died at 1947 European Aquatics Championships in Monte Carlo)
- 23 June — Kenneth McKellar, tenor (died 2010)
- 2 July — James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, Lord Chancellor
- 1 October — Sandy Gall, television journalist (born in Penang)
- 5 October — Bruce Millan, Labour Secretary of State for Scotland (died 2013)
- 31 October — Charles Cameron, bizarre magician (died 2001)
Deaths
- 16 March — Sir Henry Craik, 1st Baronet, civil servant, writer and Unionist politician (born 1846; died in London)
- 17 March — James Scott Skinner, dancing master, fiddler and composer (born 1843)
- 8 July — Charles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll, soldier and Conservative politician (born 1852)
The Arts
- Joe Corrie's play In Time o' Strife, showing the effect of the General Strike on the Fife coal mining community, is first performed; and his The Image o' God and Other Poems is published.
- Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland formed.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ "Court Circular". The Times (44632). London. 1927-07-13. p. 19.
- ↑ "Whales at Bonar Bridge". Tain Through Time. Tain Museum Image Library. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
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