1990 in Scotland

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Events from the year 1990 in Scotland .

Incumbents

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland

• Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Malcolm Rifkind until 28 November; then Ian Lang

Law officers

• Lord Advocate – Lord Fraser of Carmyllie
• Solicitor General for Scotland – Alan Rodger

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 Elliott

Events

• 17 March – Rugby union: Scotland beat England 13–7 at Murrayfield to win the Calcutta Cup. The win also clinches the 1990 Five Nations Championship, Grand Slam and Triple Crown for Scotland. ^[1]
• 24 April – Gruinard Island declared to be decontaminated of anthrax. ^[2]
• 29 April – Stephen Hendry, 21, wins the 1990 World Snooker Championship and becomes the youngest ever world snooker champion.
• 3 May – 1990 Scottish regional elections held.
• 12 May – Aberdeen beat Celtic 9–8 on penalties to win the Scottish Cup.
• 13 July – The Term and Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990 receives Royal Assent.
• August – Privatisation of the Scottish Bus Group begins with sale of Lowland Scottish in a management-employee buy-out.
• 22 September – Alex Salmond wins the Scottish National Party leadership election, succeeding Gordon Wilson
• 27 September – The first episode of the sitcom Rab C. Nesbitt starring Gregor Fisher in the title role, is broadcast on BBC Two. The programme would run until 1999.
• 29 November – Labour win by-elections in Paisley South and Paisley North, retaining both seats despite swings to the SNP of 11.7% and 14% respectively.

Arts and literature

• 22 August – James MacMillan's symphonic piece The Confession of Isobel Gowdie premieres at The Proms in London.
• 13 September – Iain M. Banks' science fiction novel Use of Weapons is published.
• 5 October – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall opens in Sauchiehall Street.
• 11 October–15 November – BBC Scotland broadcasts the television comedy-drama series Your Cheatin' Heart written by John Byrne and starring Tilda Swinton and John Gordon Sinclair.
• Soft rock band Travis forms in Glasgow.

Births

• 24 March – Libby Clegg, athlete ^[3]
• 10 April – Stacey McDougall, lawn bowler ^[4]
• 22 April – Eve Muirhead, curler ^[5]
• 29 June – Kim Little, footballer
• 2 July – Morag McLellan, field hockey player ^[6]
• 11 July – Lynsey Sharp, middle-distance runner
• 13 August – Elise Christie, short-track speed skater
• 25 November – Eilish McColgan, middle-distance runner ^[7]

Deaths

• 6 January – Ian Charleson, actor (born 1949)
• 8 January – Jenny Gilbertson, documentary filmmaker (born 1902)
• 14 January – Gordon Jackson, actor (born 1923)
• 12 August – Roy Williamson, folk musician (born 1936)
• 4 November – David Stirling, army officer, founder of the Special Air Service (born 1915)
• Stephens Orr, society photographer

See also

• 1990 in Northern Ireland
• 1990 in Wales

References

1. English WAGs helped inspire Scotland to 1990 Grand Slam victory over England telegraph.co.uk, accessed 3 December 2011
2. "The mystery of Anthrax Island and the seeds of death". BBC News. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
3. "Paralympics Day 4 Preview: Libby Clegg". itv.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
4. "Stacey McDougall". Team Scotland. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
5. "Eve Muirhead - Player Profile - Curling". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
6. "Glasgow 2014 - Morag McLellan Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
7. "Eilish McColgan - Player Profile - Athletics". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 3 August 2022.