1995 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1995 in: The UK • England • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1994–95 • 1995–96 1995 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1995 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 — Ian Lang until 5 July; then Michael Forsyth
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Lord Rodger of Earlsferry; then Donald Mackay
- Solicitor General for Scotland — Thomas Dawson; then Donald Mackay; then Paul Cullen
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
- Early — Deep-fried Mars bar originated at Haven Chip Bar in Stonehaven.[1]
- 6 April — Local elections are held for the 29 new mainland unitary authorities that will replace the Regional and District Councils next year.
- 7 April — Rob Roy, starring Liam Neeson as Robert Roy MacGregor, is released.
- 18 April — Caledonian MacBrayne Ullapool–Stornoway ferry MV Isle of Lewis is launched at Ferguson Shipbuilders' Port Glasgow yard.
- 24 May — Braveheart, directed by and starring Mel Gibson as William Wallace, is released. It goes on to win five Academy Awards at the 68th Academy Awards.
- 25 May — Perth by-election: Roseanna Cunningham wins for the Scottish National Party with a swing of 11.6%.
- 16 June — FirstBus is formed by merger of Badgerline with GRT Group of Aberdeen.
- 19 July — The Children (Scotland) Act, which seeks to put into legislation the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, receives the Royal Assent.
- 11 October — Duncan Ferguson, the 23-year-old Everton F.C. striker, receives a three-month prison sentence for assaulting an opponent while playing for Rangers 18 months ago. Ferguson is the first British footballer to be jailed for an on-field offence.[2]
- 12 October — Boxer James Murray suffers serious head injuries in a fight at a Glasgow hotel, leading to a declaration of brain death on 15 October, sparking calls for boxing to be banned.
- 16 October — Skye bridge opened.
- November — The first onshore wind farm in Scotland, Hagshaw Hill in South Lanarkshire, is commissioned.[3]
- 22 November — Duncan Ferguson is released from prison after serving 42 days of his three-month sentence.[4]
- 30 November — Scottish Constitutional Convention publishes its blueprint for devolution, Scotland's Parliament, Scotland's Right.
- 30 December — Altnaharra matches the lowest temperature UK Weather Record at -27.2oC.
- Andrew O'Hagan's first novel, The Missing, is published.
- Alan Warner's first novel, Morvern Callar is published; it is a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1996.
Births
- 21 January — David McNeil, footballer
- 20 June — Caroline Weir, footballer
- 6 October — Ross Muir, snooker player
- 19 December — Lewis Vaughan, footballer
Deaths
- 14 January — Alexander Gibson, conductor and opera intendant (born 1926)
- 19 February — Nicholas Fairbairn, lawyer and Conservative politician (born 1933)
- 9 October — Alec Douglas-Home, Lord Home of the Hirsel, Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1903)
- 15 October — James Murray, boxer (born 1969)
See also
References
- ↑ "Mars supper, please". Daily Record. Glasgow. 2005-08-24.
- ↑ Brennan, Richard (1995-10-12). "Soccer player jailed for foul play". The Independent. London.
- ↑ "Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm". Wind Power Case Studies. University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ↑ O'Keeffe, Barry (2010-01-11). "Top 10 sporting jailbirds: 4. Duncan Ferguson". The Sun. London. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
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