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Events from the year 1988 in Scotland .
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Events from the year 1988 in Scotland .
William Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, is a former senior member of the Scottish judiciary. He formerly served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, and was an additional Lord of Appeal in the House of Lords prior to the transfer of its judicial functions to the Supreme Court.
Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited (OPCAL) and began production in December 1976, initially as an oil-only platform, but later converted to add gas production.
Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC was a Scottish politician and advocate.
Events from the year 1988 in the United Kingdom. The year saw the merger in March of the SDP and the Liberals to form the Liberal Democrats. There were also two notable disasters this year: the Piper Alpha oil rig explosion and the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
Pan Am Flight 103 (PA103/PAA103) was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City. The transatlantic leg of the route was operated by Clipper Maid of the Seas, a Boeing 747 registered N739PA. Shortly after 19:00 on 21 December 1988, while the aircraft was in flight over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, it was destroyed by a bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew in what became known as the Lockerbie bombing. Large sections of the aircraft crashed in a residential street in Lockerbie, killing 11 residents. With a total of 270 fatalities, it is the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United Kingdom.
Events from the year 2009 in Scotland
Events from the year 2002 in Scotland.
Events from the year 2001 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1992 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1989 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1986 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1982 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1978 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1970 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1964 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1938 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1909 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1900 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1891 in Scotland.
Events from the year 2016 in Scotland.