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Events from the year 1993 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hope
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Philip
Events
- 5 January – oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on South Mainland of Shetland, spilling 84,700 tonnes of crude oil into the sea.[1] She is broken up by the following Braer Storm of January 1993.
- 1 April
- The Council Tax replaces the Community Charge as a means of raising revenue for local government.
- Glasgow Caledonian University is created by merger of Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow.
- 8 May – a new Methodist church building in Haroldswick, Shetland is dedicated, the most northerly church in the British Isles.
- 27 May – the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1993, which increases the penalties for cruelty to animals, receives the Royal Assent.[2]
- 29 May – Rangers F.C. beat Aberdeen 2–1 to win the Scottish Cup.
- July – Jim McLean steps down as manager of Dundee United after a reign of 21 years and seven months.
- 15 July – Rangers sign Duncan Ferguson for £4 million from Dundee United, a record fee between two British clubs.[3]
- 13 September – Andy Roxburgh resigns after seven years as manager of the Scotland national football team, who now have virtually no hope of qualifying for next summer's World Cup.[4]
- 1 November – Craig Brown appointed manager of the Scotland national football team.[5]
Births
- 26 January – Lana Clelland, footballer[6]
- 9 May – Laura Muir, middle-distance runner[7]
- 14 June – Graeme MacGregor, footballer[8]
- 15 August – Vicky Wright, curler[9]
- 4 September – Emma Brownlie, footballer[10]
- 21 September – Kirsty Gilmour, badminton player[11]
- 27 September – Sarah Robertson, field hockey player[12]
Deaths
- 18 January – Arthur Donaldson, former Scottish National Party leader (born 1901)
- 21 July – John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute, architectural conservationist (born 1933 in London)
- 11 October – Andy Stewart, singer (born 1933)
- 24 October – Jo Grimond, former Liberal Party leader (born 1913)
The arts
- April – St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art opens in Glasgow.[13]
- 30 August – Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting is released at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
- December – English writer Jo Rowling moves to Edinburgh where she works on her first Harry Potter novel.
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow becomes the first conservatoire in the United Kingdom to be granted its own degree-awarding powers.
- Peter Howson is appointed British official war artist in the Bosnian War.
See also
References
- ^ "Oil tanker runs aground off Shetland". BBC News. 5 January 1993. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ State Intelligence London Gazette, 2 June 1993
- ^ A dream come true as Ferguson signs in #4m deal The Herald, accessed 27 October 2011
- ^ Tributes to the players' man The Herald, 14 September 1993
- ^ Craig Brown - Scotland A Squad Coach Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine www.scottishfa.co.uk, accessed 27 October 2011
- ^ "Lana Clelland | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Laura Muir". British Athletics. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Graeme MacGregor | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Vicky Wright". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Emma Brownlie". Rangers Football Club, Official Website. Retrieved 27 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Badminton | Athlete Profile: Kirsty GILMOUR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Sarah Robertson". Team Scotland. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art | Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.