1988 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1988 in: The UK • England • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1987–88 • 1988–89 1988 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1988 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
- Monarch — Elizabeth II
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — Malcolm Rifkind
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Emslie
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Ross
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord Elliott
Events
- March — Seafield Colliery at Kirkcaldy closes.
- 26 April–26 September — Glasgow Garden Festival. Bell's Bridge is built in connection with it.
- 21 May — "Sermon on the Mound": Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, addresses the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- 6 July — Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea explodes and results in the death of 167 workers.[1]
- 7 August — Scotland on Sunday newspaper launched.
- 2 November — The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988, receives the Royal Assent.
- 10 November — Scottish National Party win Glasgow Govan by-election from Labour with a swing of 33%.
- 21 December — Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over the town of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, and kills a total of 270 people - including all 259 on board. It is believed that the cause of the explosion was a terrorist bomb.[2]
Births
- 7 January — Alan Lowing, footballer
- 21 July — Chris Mitchell, footballer (died 2016)
- 5 December — Omar Raza, actor
- 30 December — Leon Jackson, pop singer
Deaths
- 12 April — Harry McShane, socialist (born 1891)
- 26 August — Oscar Marzaroli, photographer (born 1933 in Italy)
See also
References
- ↑ "Piper Alpha oil rig ablaze". BBC News. 1988-07-06. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ↑ "Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie". BBC News. 1988-12-21. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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