1989 in Scotland

1989
in
Scotland

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Timeline of Scottish history
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1989 in Scottish television

Events from the year 1989 in Scotland.

Incumbents

Law officers

Judiciary

Events

  • 4 January – a memorial service is held for the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie air disaster, including 11 from Lockerbie itself, two weeks ago.
  • 18 January – Aberdeen area bus operator Grampian Regional Transport s sold by Grampian Regional Council in an employee stock ownership plan to GRT Group led by general manager Moir Lockhead in the first sale of a non-PTE municipal operator following bus deregulation in the United Kingdom. GRT goes on to become a foundation of the national transport operator FirstGroup.
  • 7 February – Ness Viaduct at Inverness is washed away by floods, isolating the rail system to the far north for more than two years.
  • 6 March – Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident: Two killed in a head-on collision.
  • 30 March – the Claim of Right is signed at the General Assembly Hall, on the Mound in Edinburgh, by 58 of Scotland's 72 Members of Parliament.
  • May – St. Enoch Centre shopping mall opened to the public in Glasgow city centre.
  • 15 June – Glasgow Central by-election: Labour retain the seat despite a 15.1% swing to the Scottish National Party.
  • 10 July – Mo Johnston becomes the first Roman Catholic player to sign for Rangers F.C., the Scottish league champions, when he completes a £1.5million move from FC Nantes in France. To add controversy to the move, Johnston was a player for their city rivals Celtic from 1984 to 1987.[1]
  • 15 November – Scotland achieves qualification for the FIFA World Cup.
  • Red kites reintroduced to the north of Scotland.[2]

Births

Deaths

The arts

See also

References

  1. "Maurice Johnston". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. "Red Kite". Conservation. RSPB. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. "Rachel Corsie | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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