Scottish History Time-line (Late 20th Century; 1950-99)

Note that, within a single year, events are not necessarily presented in chronological order.

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c.1950	Aberdeen Arts Centre (Aberdeen City) Opened
c.1950	Leith Fort (City of Edinburgh) Built
1950	Alexander (Alex) Hugh Norton born - Television and screen actor
1950	Charles Alexander Stevenson died - Lighthouse engineer
1950	Cluny House (Perth and Kinross) Created
1950	Dr (Robert) Douglas Strachan died - Stained glass artist
1950	Faskally, Loch (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1950	Helen Liddell born - Politician and broadcaster
1950	James Braid died - Golfer and gold course designer
1950	John (Jocky) Wilson born - Darts player
1950	Lord (Thomas) Murray Elder (Baron Elder of Kirkcaldy) born - Politician
1950	Percy Unna died - Environmentalist and philanthropist
1950	Peter Fraser died - New Zealand politician
1950	Robert (Robbie) Coltrane born - Comedian and actor
1950	Robert (Robbie) McIntosh born - Rock musician
1950	Sir Harry Lauder died - Singer and music hall entertainer
1950	Sloy Power Station (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1950	Sloy-Awe Hydro-Electric Power Scheme (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1950	Stewart Milne born - Businessman
1950	Stone of Destiny Stolen
1950	Stornoway Power Station (Western Isles) Opened
1950	Tullos Primary School (Aberdeen City) Established
1950	Knockshinnoch Castle Pit Disaster
1951	(James) Gordon Brown born - Politician
1951	Alexander (Alex) Duff born - Scotland's first professional darts player
1951	Andrew (Andy) Irvine born - Rugby player
1951	Andrew Greig born - Author and poet
1951	Benevean, Loch (Highland) Opened
1951	Clunie Dam (Perth and Kinross) Built
1951	Corrichie Battlefield (Aberdeenshire) Erected
1951	Cowal Hydro-Electric Power Scheme (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1951	George Udny Yule died - Pioneering statistician
1951	Grudie Bridge Power Station (Highland) Opened
1951	Jack Vettriano (Jack Hoggan) born - Painter
1951	James Eric Drummond (16th Earl of Perth) died - Diplomat and politician
1951	Kenneth (Ken) Robertson Bruce born - Broadcaster
1951	Kenneth (Kenny) Dalglish born - Perhaps Scotland's most successful football player
1951	Kenneth (Kenny) Hyslop born - Drummer
1951	Mullardoch, Loch (Highland) Opened
1951	Osborne Henry Mavor (James Bridie) died - Playwright and promoter of the arts
1951	Pitlochry Dam (Perth and Kinross) Built
1951	Pitlochry Fish Ladder (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1951	Pitlochry Power Station (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1951	Robert Broom died - Palaeontologist
1951	Roseanna Cunningham born - Nationalist politician
1951	Sir David Murray born - Entrepreneur
1951	Sir Edward MacColl died - Engineer and pioneer of hydro-electricity in Scotland
1951	Sloy, Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1951	Tarsan, Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1952	Affric-Beauly Hydro-Electric Power Scheme (Highland) Opened
1952	Allan Wells born - Athlete
1952	Bervie Brow (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1952	Colin Friels born - Actor
1952	Commando Monument (Highland) Erected
1952	Daldowie Crematorium (Glasgow City) Opened
1952	David Byrne born - Punk-rock singer and guitarist
1952	David Knopfler born - Musician
1952	David McLetchie born - Politician
1952	James Naughtie born - Broadcaster and political journalist
1952	Kerry Falls Power Station (Highland) Opened
1952	Lussa Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1952	Meg Ritchie Stone born - Athlete
1952	Michael Marra born - Song-writer
1952	Murrayfield Ice Rink (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1952	RAF Buchan (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1952	Sir Hugh Roberton died - Conductor and composer
1952	Sir James Lithgow (1st Baronet Ormsary) died - Shipbuilding magnate and philanthropist
1952	Sir William (Bill) Gammell born - Entrepreneur and sportsman
1952	Storr Lochs (Highland) Opened
1952	Storr Lochs Hydro-Electric Power Scheme (Highland) Opened
1952	Timothy (Tim) Stead born - Furniture designer, wood sculptor and conservationist
1952	Victor Alexander John Hope (8th Earl of Hopetoun; 2nd Marquis of Linlithgow) died - Viceroy of India
1952	William (Willie) Dunn (Junior) died - Innovative golfer and golf-course designer, who is said to have had a profound effect on the development of the sport in the USA
1952	William Boyd born - Author
1953	Alistair Darling born - Politician
1953	Anthony (Tony) Charles Lynton Blair born - Politician and British Prime Minister
1953	Bernera Bridge (Western Isles) Opened
1953	Donald (Donnie) Munro born - Gaelic rock musician
1953	Fiona Margaret Mactaggart born - Politician
1953	Galabank (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1953	Gavin Esler born - Journalist, broadcaster and author
1953	Graeme James Souness born - Football player and manager
1953	Gregor Fisher born - Actor
1953	James (Jim) Leishman born - Football coach and manager
1953	James (Jimmy) Henderson Finlayson died - Actor
1953	James (Midge) Ure born - Rock star
1953	Lerwick Power Station (Shetland) Opened
1953	Malcolm Young born - Rock musician
1953	Monktonhall Colliery Site (Midlothian) Opened
1953	Provost Skene's House (Aberdeen City) Opened
1953	Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (Stirling) Created
1953	Reg McKay born - Crime-writer
1953	Rhod Sharp born - Broadcaster
1953	SRUC Elmwood Campus (Fife) Established
1953	Sam Torrance born - Golfer
1953	Sir Frank Mears died - Town planner and architect
1953	Sir Muirhead Bone died - Artist
1953	Steven Campbell born - Artist
1954	Adam House (City of Edinburgh) Built
1954	Agnes (Aggie) MacKenzie born - Television presenter
1954	Alexander (Alex) Salmond born - First Minister
1954	Annie Lennox born - Singer
1954	Barony A-Frame (East Ayrshire) Built
1954	David Couper Thomson died - Publisher
1954	David Waterson died - Artist
1954	David Wilkie born - Swimmer
1954	Dounreay (Highland) Opened
1954	George Galloway (Gorgeous George) born - Controversial politician, facetiously known as 'Gorgeous George'
1954	George McGavin born - Author, broadcaster and entomologist
1954	Iain Banks born - Author
1954	Iain Duncan Smith born - Politician and short-time Leader of the Conservative Party
1954	Ian Stark born - Equestrian Olympic champion
1954	James (Jim) Wallace (Lord Wallace of Tankerness) born - Politician
1954	John Colville (Baron Clydesmuir of Braidwood) died - Industrialist and politician
1954	Luichart, Loch (Highland) Opened
1954	People's Story Museum (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1954	Robert (Bertie) Charles Forbes died - Journalist and financier
1954	Sir Brian Souter born - Entrepreneur
1954	Sir Michael Bruce Forsyth (Baron Forsyth of Drumlean) born - Politician
1954	Tulliallan Castle (Fife) Established
1954	Watch Water Reservoir (Scottish Borders) Opened
1955	(James) Herbert MacNair died - Architect and designer
1955	Alan Hansen born - Footballer and broadcaster
1955	Andrew (Andy) Gray born - Footballer, enthusiastic sports commentator and analyst
1955	Angus McKinnon Young born - Rock musician
1955	Archibald (Archie) Simpson died - Golfer and golf course designer
1955	Brian Taylor born - Political correspondent
1955	Burntisland Emergency Railway Control Centre (Fife) Built
1955	Captain Archibald Henry Maule Ramsay died - Fascist, imprisoned for treason during the Second World War
1955	Clachan Power Station (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1955	Cluanie, Loch (Highland) Opened
1955	Errochty, Loch (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1955	Finlarig Power Station (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1955	Gladstone Monument (City of Edinburgh) Erected
1955	Herma Ness (Shetland) Designated
1955	Isabel Newstead born - Paralympic athlete
1955	John Matthew died - Architect
1955	Kirsty Wark born - Journalist and broadcaster
1955	Museum of Childhood (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1955	Polmadie Bridge (Glasgow City) Opened
1955	Sally Magnusson born - Broadcaster
1955	Sir Alexander Fleming died - Medical Scientist
1955	Sir Robin Wales born - Mayor of Newham
1955	Upper Glendevon Reservoir (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1955	Val McDermid born - Prolific crime writer
1955	William (Willie) Miller born - Footballer
1955	William Lamb Memorial Studio (Angus) Opened
1956	Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Power Scheme (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1956	David Mach born - Sculptor and installation artist
1956	Diomhan, Gleann (North Ayrshire) Designated
1956	Fred MacAulay born - Comedian and broadcaster
1956	Glen Shira Hydro Electric Scheme (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1956	Helen Duncan ('Hellish Nell') died - Spiritualist, medium and the last person to be imprisoned for witchcraft in Britain
1956	Loyne, Loch (Highland) Opened
1956	Lumir Soukup born - Landscape and environmental artist
1956	Meig, Loch (Highland) Opened
1956	Moffat Hills (Dumfries and Galloway) Designated
1956	Shira, Lochan (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1956	Sir John Auld Mactaggart of King's Park died - Builder and philanthropist
1956	Sir John Stirling Maxwell died - Founder member of the National Trust for Scotland
1956	Thomas (Tommy) Burns born - Footballer and football manager
1956	Torry Point Battery (Aberdeen City) Closed
1957	Achanalt Power Station (Highland) Opened
1957	Burntisland Emergency Railway Control Centre (Fife) Closed
1957	Christian (Chris) Jane Fergusson (Christian Stark; Christina Stark) died - One of the 'Glasgow Girls' group of artists
1957	David Fowler McIntyre died - Airline pioneer
1957	Dundreggan, Loch (Highland) Opened
1957	Elphinstone Research Centre (East Lothian) Opened
1957	Glascarnoch, Loch (Highland) Opened
1957	Glenlatterach Reservoir (Moray) Opened
1957	Glenmoriston Power Station (Highland) Opened
1957	Graeme Kelling born - Musician
1957	Hebrides Missile Range (Western Isles) Opened
1957	Jack Buchanan died - Actor and Producer
1957	John K. Clark born - Stained-glass artist
1957	Matthew Dalziel born - Artist
1957	Michael Caton-Jones born - Film director, producer and actor
1957	Mossford Power Station (Highland) Opened
1957	Our Lady of the Isles (Western Isles) Erected
1957	RAF Saxa Vord (Shetland) Opened
1957	Richard (Ricky) Ross born - Song-writer and singer
1957	Sir Murdoch Macdonald died - Civil engineer and politician
1957	Skerries Bridge (Shetland) Opened
1957	St Fillans Power Station (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1957	Vaich, Loch (Highland) Opened
1957	Kames Pit Disaster
1958	Adrian Wisniewski born - Artist
1958	Alexander (Sandy) Lyle born - Golfer
1958	Craiglockhart Sports Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1958	Derek William Dick (Fish) born - Rock musician
1958	Elaine Constance Smith born - Actress and comedienne
1958	Francis George Scott died - Composer
1958	Frederick (Fred) Anderson Goodwin born - Financier, responsible for the biggest loss in UK banking history
1958	Gary Lewis (Gary Stevenson) born - Actor
1958	Iolaire Memorial (Western Isles) Erected
1958	Irvine Welsh born - Author and playwright
1958	James Robertson born - Author and poet, writing mostly in the Scots language
1958	Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes died - Social Reformer, author, suffragette and scientist
1958	Peter Capaldi born - Film and television actor and director
1958	Peter John Howson born - Painter
1958	Peter Thomas Anthony Manuel died - Notorious murderer
1958	Rev. Archibald Eneas Robertson (A. E. Robertson) died - Munro-bagger
1958	Robert W. Service died - Poet and author
1958	Royal Highland Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1958	Sir Alexander Gibb died - Civil engineer
1958	Sir John Anderson (1st Viscount Waverley) died - Administrator and Politician
1958	Sir William Burrell died - An eccentric ship-owner and compulsive collector of art and antiques
1958	Stronuich Reservoir (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1958	Stuart Adamson born - Rock musician
1958	Walter Elliot died - Politician, writer and broadcaster
1958	William Alexander Agnew died - Mechanical engineer
1959	Alexander (Alex) McLeish born - Football player and manager
1959	Andrew Marr born - Journalist and political correspondent
1959	Black Watch Memorial (Dundee City) Erected
1959	Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1959	Charles (Charlie) Burchill born - Musician
1959	Charles Kennedy born - Politician
1959	Derek Holmes born - Railwayman
1959	Dounreay (Highland) Opened
1959	Dr. Gillian McKeith born - Controversial nutritionist, broadcaster and author
1959	Dr. Richard Budgett born - Olympic gold-medal winner and Chief Medical Officer to the British Olympic Association
1959	Gerard Kelly (Paul Kelly) born - Actor and comedian
1959	Giorra, Loch (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1959	Graham Hills Building (Glasgow City) Built
1959	Heather Ripley (Heather Glaisyer) born - Child actress
1959	James (Jim) Kerr born - Rock singer
1959	James MacMillan born - Composer and conductor
1959	James McBey died - Artist, noted for his etchings and dry point engravings
1959	Kirkcaldy Crematorium (Fife) Opened
1959	Liberton High School (City of Edinburgh) Established
1959	Lorraine Kelly born - Television presenter and journalist, known for her cheery personality
1959	Maxwell Caulfield born - Actor
1959	Mortonhall Crematorium and Cemetery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1959	Muriel Gray born - Author, broadcaster and businesswoman
1959	Nick Nairn born - Chef and broadcaster
1959	Pollock Halls of Residence (City of Edinburgh) Built
1959	Sheena Easton (Sheena Shirley Orr) born - Pop singer
1959	Siobhan Redmond born - Actress
1959	William Douglas Weir (1st Viscount Weir) died - Industrialist
1959	Auchengeich Colliery Disaster
1959	Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Disaster
c.1960	Abercairny (Perth and Kinross) Built
?1960	Robert McCann born - Hollywood makeup artist and stylist
1960	Anne Mackenzie born - Broadcaster and journalist
1960	Cameron Sharp born - Sprinter
1960	Chliostair Hydro-Electric Scheme (Western Isles) Opened
1960	David Marshall Lodge (Stirling) Opened
1960	Elish Angiolini born - First female Lord Advocate
1960	Eric Temple Bell died - Mathematician and author
1960	Ethel MacDonald died - Radical, who became known as the Scottish Scarlet Pimpernel
1960	Frank Lloyd died - Film director
1960	Ian Rankin (Jack Harvey) born - Author
1960	Invernaver Nature Reserve (Highland) Designated
1960	Jack Wilson McConnell born - First Minister of Scotland
1960	James (Jim) Prime born - Musician
1960	Katherine Marjory Murray (Duchess of Atholl; Marchioness of Tulliebardine) died - Politician
1960	Kenneth (Ken) Currie born - Painter
1960	Nicol Stephen born - Politician
1960	North Ford Causeway (Western Isles) Constructed
1960	Phillip (Phil) Cunningham born - Folk musician, composer and record producer
1960	Queen's Bridge (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1960	Richard Jobson born - Film director, writer and musician
1960	Shin Hydro-Electric Power Scheme (Highland) Opened
1960	Sir (John) Ninian Comper died - Church architect
1960	Sir Giles Gilbert Scott died - English architect
1960	St Vigeans Pictish and Mediaeval Stone Museum (Angus) Opened
1960	Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith (2nd Lord Strathclyde) born - Politician
1961	Andrew Crumey born - Author and journalist
1961	Auld Kirk Museum (East Dunbartonshire) Opened
1961	Bhlaraidh Reservoir (Highland) Opened
1961	Carol Smillie born - Television presenter
1961	Chliostair, Loch (Western Isles) Opened
1961	Conon Hydro-Electric Power Scheme (Highland) Opened
1961	Cuaich Aqueduct (Highland) Opened
1961	Dr. Liam Fox born - Politician
1961	Gilbert Bain Hospital (Shetland) Built / Opened
1961	Glashan, Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1961	Helena McEwen born - Author and painter
1961	James (Jimmy) Somerville born - Pop singer, known for his falsetto voice, song-writer and gay activist
1961	Jerry Sadowitz born - Comedian and magician
1961	John Duncan Fergusson (J.D. Fergusson) died - Painter
1961	John MacDonald MacCormick died - Lawyer and Nationalist
1961	Linn Cemetery (Glasgow City) Opened
1961	Millburn Academy (Highland) Established
1961	Ness Bridge (Highland) Opened
1961	Orrin Reservoir (Highland) Opened
1961	Persephone Statue (Aberdeenshire) Erected
1961	Perth College UHI (Perth and Kinross) Established
1961	Robert Carlyle born - Actor
1961	Rory Bremner born - Impressionist and comedian
1961	Selkirk Transmitting Station (Scottish Borders) Opened
1961	Shereen Nanjiani born - Broadcaster, who has become one of the most recognisable faces on Scottish television
1961	Sir Thomas (Tom) Blane Hunter born - Entrepreneur and philanthropist
1961	Susan Boyle born - Singer
1961	Victoria Bridge (South Ayrshire) Opened
1961	William Shepherd Morrison (Viscount Dunrossil of Valaquie) died - Politician
1962	Alan Johnston born - Broadcast journalist
1962	Alistair (Ally) McCoist born - Football player
1962	Baleshare Causeway (Western Isles) Constructed
1962	Balhousie Castle (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1962	Balmossie Halt (Angus) Opened
1962	Black Esk Reservoir (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1962	Blythe Duff born - Actress
1962	Charles (Charlie) Reid born - Rock singer and half of The Proclaimers with his twin brother Craig
1962	Claire Grogan born - Actress and singer
1962	Craig Ferguson born - Comedian, TV, stage and screen actor
1962	Craig Reid born - Rock singer and half of The Proclaimers with his twin brother Charlie
1962	David Michael Barclay Sole born - Rugby internationalist
1962	Ford Kiernan born - Comedy actor
1962	Garry-Moriston Hydro-Electric Power Scheme (Highland) Opened
1962	Gavin Hastings born - Rugby player
1962	James Shearer died - Architect
1962	John Bartholomew died - Cartographer
1962	John Gordon Sinclair born - Actor
1962	John Hannah born - Actor
1962	John Waldegrave Blyth died - Industrialist and art collector
1962	Kaye Adams born - Journalist, television and radio presenter
1962	Kincardine Power Station (Fife) Opened
1962	Livishie Power Station (Highland) Opened
1962	Michael Clark born - Controversial dancer and choreographer
1962	Moncreiffe House (Perth and Kinross) Built
1962	Nicky Campbell born - Disc-jockey and television personality
1962	Pen Hadow (Rupert Nigel Pendrill Hadow) born - Polar explorer
1962	Perth Crematorium (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1962	Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum (East Lothian) Closed
1962	Prof. Ian Aird died - Surgeon, who developed the kidney transplant in the UK
1962	Robert (Bob) McGregor McIntyre died - Motorcycle racer, renowned for his daring and bravery, which earned him the soubriquet The Flying Scotsman
1962	Robert Colquhoun died - Artist
1962	Rossie School (Angus) Built
1962	Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen died - Politician, land-owner and minor poet
1962	Steven (Steve) Hislop born - Controversial motorcycling champion, regarded by fellow riders as the fastest man ever on a motorcycle
1962	Stuart Sutcliffe died - Pop musician
1962	The Bell Tower (City of Edinburgh) Erected
1962	The Five Sisters (West Lothian) Closed
1962	Thomas Clapperton died - Sculptor
1963	Angus MacFadyen born - Actor
1963	Biggar Gasworks Museum (South Lanarkshire) Closed
1963	Colin Montgomerie born - Golfer
1963	Dundee Airport (Dundee City) Opened
1963	Highland Council Headquarters (Highland) Opened
1963	Joan Eardley died - Painter
1963	Kindrogan Field Centre (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1963	Lena Zavaroni born - Child pop-star
1963	Mary Gordon (Mary Gilmour) died - Actress
1963	Maurice (Mo) Johnston born - Controversial football player
1963	Monar, Loch (Highland) Opened
1963	Nant Power Station (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1963	Penelope Beaton died - Artist
1963	Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (South Lanarkshire) Established
1963	Stephen Jardine born - Television journalist and presenter
1963	The Tolbooth Museum (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1963	Thomas (Tom) McKean born - Athlete
1963	William Henry (W.H.) Ogilvie died - Poet and writer
1964	Adam Alexander Crozier born - Businessman
1964	Armando Iannucci born - Comedy writer, producer and satirist
1964	Captain Neil Boyd Watson McEacharn died - Garden designer
1964	Clyde Tunnel (Glasgow City) Constructed
1964	Elizabeth (Liz) McColgan born - Athlete
1964	Ewan Vernal born - Musician
1964	Fiona Bruce born - Journalist and broadcaster
1964	Forth Road Bridge (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1964	Hunterston 'A' Nuclear Power Station (North Ayrshire) Opened
1964	John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (J.B.S. Haldane) died - Biologist and geneticist
1964	Loch Turret Reservoir (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1964	Lorraine McIntosh born - Singer and actress
1964	Mary O'Rourke (Master Joe Petersen; Mary Lethbridge) died - The Phenomenal Boy Singer
1964	Peter Niven born - National hunt jockey, who has ridden 1000 winners
1964	Prof. Iain Stewart born - Academic and television presenter
1964	Ravelston House (City of Edinburgh) Established
1964	St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
1964	Stephen Conroy born - Painter
1964	The Lockerbie Little Theatre (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1964	Thomas (Tommy) Sheridan born - Infamous poll tax campaigner and founder of the Scottish Socialist Party
1964	University of Strathclyde (Glasgow City) Established
1964	William Maxwell Aitken (1st Lord Beaverbrook) died - Newspaper tycoon and politician
1964	Yvonne Murray born - Athlete
1965	Alan Cumming born - Stage, television and screen actor
1965	Alexander L. Russell died - Stained glass artist and educator
1965	Alexander Mackenzie died - Actor
1965	Anne Redpath died - Painter
1965	Cruachan Power Station (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1965	Cruachan Reservoir (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1965	Dougray Scott (Stephen Scott) born - Stage and screen actor
1965	Eddie Mair born - Broadcaster
1965	Erik Chisholm died - Composer
1965	Evelyn Glennie born - Classical percussionist and composer
1965	Glen Finglas Reservoir (Stirling) Opened
1965	Glenforsa Airfield (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1965	Hazel Irvine born - Sports presenter
1965	Inverawe Power Station (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1965	Joanne Kathleen (J.K.) Rowling born - Author
1965	John Leslie (John Leslie Stott) born - Controversial television presenter
1965	Marti Pellow (Mark McLachlan) born - Vocalist with pop group Wet Wet Wet
1965	Methil Power Station (Fife) Opened
1965	Poldrate Mill (East Lothian) Closed
1965	Prof. Thomas Graham Brown died - Mountaineer and neurophysiologist
1965	Rhona Cameron born - Stand-up comedienne
1965	Robert (Rob) Wainwright born - Rugby internationalist
1965	Sir Winston Churchill died - Prime Minister, wartime leader and outstanding orator
1965	St James' Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1965	The White Church (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1965	Thomas (Tom) Johnston died - Politician
1965	William Angus died - Scientist and politician
1966	Balranald Nature Reserve (Western Isles) Designated
1966	Corbiewood Stadium (Stirling) Opened
1966	Cumbernauld Airport (North Lanarkshire) Opened
1966	Denise Mina born - Crime novelist and playwright
1966	Douglas (Dougie) Vipond born - Musician, sports commentator and media personality
1966	Elliot Bunney born - Athlete
1966	Glasgow Airport (Renfrewshire) Opened
1966	Heriot-Watt University (City of Edinburgh) Established
1966	Hugh Fraser (Lord Fraser of Allander) died - Retailing entrepreneur
1966	Little Sparta (South Lanarkshire) Created
1966	Louise Scullion born - Artist
1966	Myreton Motor Museum (East Lothian) Opened
1966	Old Royal Station (Aberdeenshire) Closed
1966	Pollok Country Park (Glasgow City) Created
1966	Rhona Martin born - Curling champion
1966	Robert MacBryde died - Painter and theatre set designer
1966	Tain & District Museum (Highland) Opened
1966	Tavish Scott born - Politician
1966	Tay Road Bridge (Dundee City) Opened
1966	William (Willie) Logan died - Flamboyant building contractor, entrepreneur and Freeman of Dingwall
1967	Alan Ronald Nall-Cain (Lord Brocket) died - Member of Parliament and Nazi sympathiser, who was the infamous absentee landlord of the Knoydart Estate
1967	Alexander (Alex) Marshall born - Championship bowler
1967	Alick Isaacs died - Virologist, who discovered interferon
1967	Andrew (Andy) Clyde died - Actor
1967	Celtic win European Cup
1967	Clynelish Distillery (Highland) Opened
1967	Cockenzie Power Station (East Lothian) Opened
1967	David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe (1st Earl of Kilmuir) died - Politician and Lawyer
1967	Duncan MacRae died - Actor
1967	Gordon Ramsay born - Controversial chef and entrepreneur, known as a perfectionist in the kitchen
1967	Inverness Ice Centre (Highland) Opened
1967	Jean Dunlop Cadell died - Actress
1967	John Barrowman born - Actor and singer
1967	Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist Monastery and Tibetan Centre (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1967	Major George Sherriff died - Plant hunter and botanist
1967	Michael Gove born - Politician
1967	Papa Westray Airport (Orkney) Opened
1967	Pollok House (Glasgow City) Opened
1967	QE2 launched
1967	Sanday Airport (Orkney) Opened
1967	Sharleen Spiteri born - Singer
1967	Stromness Reservoir (Orkney) Opened
1967	The Corrieshalloch Gorge (Highland) Designated
1967	University Main Library (City of Edinburgh) Built
1967	University of Dundee (Dundee City) Established
1967	University of Stirling (Stirling) Established
1967	Victoria Hospital (Fife) Built / Opened
1967	Westray Airport (Orkney) Opened
1967	William Laughton Lorimer died - Classical scholar
1968	Bell's Sports Centre (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1968	Colin McRae born - Rally car driver
1968	Daniela Nardini born - Actress
1968	Deborah (Debbie) Knox born - Curling champion
1968	Eastwood Park (East Renfrewshire) Created
1968	Fife Folk Museum (Fife) Opened
1968	Finlay Currie died - Character actor
1968	Frigate Unicorn (Dundee City) Opened
1968	Fruid Reservoir (Scottish Borders) Opened
1968	George Bain died - Artist who became known as the father of modern Celtic design
1968	James (Jim) Clark died - Motor racing driver
1968	James Peebles Ewing Kennaway died - Novelist and scriptwriter
1968	Joseph (Joe) Corrie died - Poet and playwright
1968	Liberton Hospital (City of Edinburgh) Built / Opened
1968	Margaret Morton born - Curling champion
1968	North Ronaldsay Airfield (Orkney) Opened
1968	Shirley Robertson born - Olympic sailor
1968	Thomas (Tommy) Armour died - Golfer
1968	Unst Airport (Shetland) Opened
1968	Whiteadder Reservoir (East Lothian) Opened
1968	William (Billy) Boyd born - Actor
1969	Allan McNish born - Motor racing driver
1969	Ashley Jensen born - Actress
1969	Backwater Reservoir (Angus) Opened
1969	Catriona Matthew born - Golfer
1969	Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Midlothian) Established
1969	City Halls and Old Fruit Market (Glasgow City) Opened
1969	Clan Donnachaidh Museum (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1969	Dr. Heather Reid (Heather with the Weather) born - Meteorologist and broadcaster
1969	Dudley Dexter Watkins (Dudley D. Watkins) died - Cartoonist and Illustrator
1969	Ella Logan died - Singer
1969	Fair Isle Airstrip (Shetland) Opened
1969	Foula Airstrip (Shetland) Opened
1969	Gavin Maxwell died - Author
1969	Jim Clark Room (Scottish Borders) Opened
1969	John MacDonald Bannerman (Lord Bannerman of Kildonan) died - Sports personality and Gaelic activist
1969	Kirsty Young born - Television and radio presenter
1969	Logan Botanic Garden (Dumfries and Galloway) Created
1969	Meadowbank Stadium (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1969	Melrose Railway Station (Scottish Borders) Closed
1969	Papa Stour Airstrip (Shetland) Opened
1969	SRUC Oatridge Campus (West Lothian) Established
1969	Shelley Jofre born - Journalist
1969	Sir William Russell Flint died - Popular artist and illustrator
1969	Stephen Hendry born - Snooker player
1969	Tamara Kennedy born - Stage and television Actress
1969	The Scottish Fisheries Museum (Fife) Opened
1969	West Water Reservoir (Scottish Borders) Opened
c.1970	British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (Highland) Opened
1970	Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding (Lord Dowding of Bentley Priory) died - Air Force Commander
1970	Anne McKevitt born - Interior designer and entrepreneur
1970	Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
1970	Dallas Campbell born - Television presenter and actor
1970	Dr. Thomas (Tom) Patey died - Mountaineer
1970	Greg Hemphill born - Comedian
1970	Iain Norman Macleod died - Politician
1970	Inverkip Power Station (Inverclyde) Opened
1970	Kingston Bridge (Glasgow City) Opened
1970	Lagganlia Centre for Outdoor Education (Highland) Opened
1970	Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve (Highland) Designated
1970	Longannet Power Station (Fife) Opened
1970	Robert Henderson Blyth died - Landscape painter
1970	Royal Commonwealth Pool (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1970	Shetland College UHI (Shetland) Established
1970	Sir Archibald Sinclair of Ulbster (1st Viscount Thurso) died - Politician and landowner
1970	The George Square Theatre (City of Edinburgh) Built
1970	William McCance died - Painter
1971	Burra Bridge (Shetland) Opened
1971	Craig MacLean born - Cyclist
1971	Craigkelly Transmitting Station (Fife) Opened
1971	D. Alan Stevenson died - Lighthouse engineer
1971	David Marshall Coulthard born - Grand Prix racing driver
1971	David Tennant (David McDonald) born - Actor, who became the tenth Dr Who
1971	Dr. Thomas (Tom) J. Honeyman died - Director of the Glasgow Art Gallery
1971	Eday Airport (Orkney) Opened
1971	Erskine Bridge (Renfrewshire) Opened
1971	Ewan Gordon McGregor born - Actor
1971	Gail Porter (Gail Hipgrave) born - Television and radio presenter
1971	Ibrox Disaster
1971	James Gray Stuart (Viscount Stuart of Findhorn) died - Politician
1971	John Boyd Orr (Lord Boyd Orr of Brechin) died - Nutritionist and Nobel Prize winner
1971	John Charles Walsham Reith (1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven) died - Engineer and Broadcasting Pioneer
1971	Kyle of Tongue Causeway (Highland) Constructed
1971	Loch Carnan Power Station (Western Isles) Opened
1971	Martyn Bennett born - Experimental musician
1971	RNAS Prestwick (South Ayrshire) Opened
1971	Ramada Hotel (Perth and Kinross) Built
1971	Rubislaw Quarry (Aberdeen City) Closed
1971	Shetland Crofthouse Museum (Shetland) Opened
1971	Stronsay Airport (Orkney) Opened
1971	The Brunton Theatre (East Lothian) Built
1971	Trondra Bridge (Shetland) Opened
1971	University of Dundee Botanic Gardens (Dundee City) Created
1971	William Curley born - Master chocolatier and patissier
1972	Andrew (Andy) Dunlop born - Musician
1972	Citadel Leisure Centre (South Ayrshire) Opened
1972	Clunas Reservoir (Highland) Opened
1972	Craignafeoch Reservoirs (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1972	David Talbot Rice died - Academic
1972	Douglas (Dougie) Payne born - Singer and musician
1972	Dunnikier House (Fife) Built
1972	Fetlar Airstrip (Shetland) Opened
1972	Francis (Frankie) Boyle born - Comedian
1972	Janice Rankin born - Curling champion
1972	John Grierson died - Director and film-maker who introduced the term 'documentary'
1972	John Wright Sports Centre (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1972	Johnny Ramensky ('Gentle Johnny'; John Ramsay; Yonas Ramanauckas) died - Heroic safe-breaker
1972	Michelin Tyre Plant (Dundee City) Opened
1972	Michelle Mone born - Entrepreneur and inventor of the Ultimo gel-filled bra
1972	Neil Primrose born - Musician
1972	Sir (Edward Montague) Compton Mackenzie died - Author
1972	Sir Francis Chichester died - Yachtsman
1972	St Mary's Pleasance (East Lothian) Created
1972	Stephanie Cook born - Pentathlete
1972	Whalsay Airstrip (Shetland) Opened
1973	Bradan, Loch (South Ayrshire) Opened
1973	Cardinal William Theodore Heard died - First post-Reformation Scottish Cardinal
1973	Cornalees Visitor Centre (Inverclyde) Opened
1973	Dario Franchitti born - Racing driver
1973	Douglas (Dougie) Walker born - Athlete
1973	Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (14th Duke of Hamilton; 11th Duke of Brandon) died - Pioneering aviator and central character in the flight of Rudolf Hess during World War II
1973	Dumfries and Galloway College (Dumfries and Galloway) Established
1973	Francis (Fran) Healy born - Singer and song-writer
1973	Kilmardinny House (East Dunbartonshire) Opened
1973	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
1973	Neil Gunn died - Novelist
1973	North Hill (Orkney) Designated
1973	Peter Nicol born - Squash world champion
1973	Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt died - Physicist
1973	Sir William George Gillies died - Artist
1973	The Eastwood Park Theatre (East Renfrewshire) Opened
1973	William Alexander Baxter died - Entrepreneur
1974	Ballachulish Bridge (Highland) Opened
1974	Bothwell Services (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1974	Craigholm Bridge (South Ayrshire) Opened
1974	Donald Crisp died - Actor, film director and producer
1974	Dr. Kurt Hahn died - Educationalist and educational philosopher
1974	Eric Robert Linklater died - Author
1974	Fiona MacDonald born - Curling champion
1974	Fruitmarket Gallery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1974	Hamilton Services (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1974	High Parks (South Lanarkshire) Created
1974	Highland Stoneware Pottery (Highland) Opened
1974	John Menzies Campbell died - Dental historian
1974	Knockhill (Fife) Opened
1974	Ninewells Hospital (Dundee City) Built / Opened
1974	Out Skerries Airstrip (Shetland) Opened
1974	Robert (Robbie) McIntosh died - Rock musician
1974	SRUC Barony Campus (Dumfries and Galloway) Established
?1975	Dalmeny Tank Farm (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1975	Aberdeen Crematorium (Aberdeen City) Opened
1975	Archibald Simpson Stone (Aberdeen City) Erected
1975	Auchindrain Museum (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1975	Dr. Sir John Martin Stagg died - Meteorologist, who set the date for D-Day
1975	Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (Dumfries and Galloway) Built / Opened
1975	Edith Bowman born - Broadcaster
1975	Fife Ness Lighthouse (Fife) Built
1975	Gail McGrane (Gail Pirie) born - Weather forecaster
1975	Graeme Randall born - Judo champion
1975	HM Prison Cornton Vale (Stirling) Built
1975	Heatherbank Museum of Social Work (Glasgow City) Opened
1975	Helen Burness Cruickshank died - Poet and activist
1975	Hyman Levy died - Mathematician, philosopher and humanist
1975	James Robertson Justice died - Portly actor who was born in Wigtown into a distinguished Scottish legal family
1975	James Scott Reid (Lord Reid of Drem) died - Jurist and politician
1975	John Higgins born - Snooker player
1975	Katherine Grainger born - Most successful female rower in British history
1975	Katie (KT) Tunstall born - Singer and song-writer
1975	Keen of Hamar National Nature Reserve (Shetland) Designated
1975	Mary Ure died - Actress
1975	Muir Matheson died - Musical director and composer
1975	Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex (East Ayrshire) Opened
1975	North Sea oil comes ashore
1975	Peter Anson died - Although born in Portsmouth, Anson is remembered as a marine artist based in Morayshire
1975	Polish Map of Scotland (Scottish Borders) Erected
1975	Sir Robert Matthew died - Architect
1975	The Museum of Flight (East Lothian) Opened
c.1976	James Jackson died - Footballer
1976	Alastair Sim died - Edinburgh-born actor, particularly remembered for his comedy roles
1976	Betty Corrigall's Grave (Orkney) Erected
1976	Hunterston 'B' Nuclear Power Station (North Ayrshire) Opened
1976	Jenni Falconer born - Television presenter
1976	John Muir Country Park (East Lothian) Created
1976	Kelly Macdonald born - Actress
1976	Kirsty Hume born - Model
1976	Lerwick Airport (Shetland) Opened
1976	Loch of Kinnordy Nature Reserve (Angus) Designated
1976	Maclaurin Art Gallery (South Ayrshire) Opened
1976	Robin Laing born - Actor
1976	Sir Basil Urwin Spence died - Architect, who attracted controversy for his contemporary designs
1976	Sir Christopher (Chris) Hoy born - Record-breaking cyclist
1976	Stanley Cursiter died - Painter
1976	Strathnaver Museum (Highland) Opened
1976	The Centre (West Lothian) Opened
1976	The Eden Court Theatre (Highland) Built
1976	The Magnum Centre (North Ayrshire) Opened
1976	The Thistles Shopping Centre (Stirling) Opened
1976	Whalsay Golf Course (Shetland) Opened
c.1977	Hunterston Terminal (North Ayrshire) Opened
1977	Alexander Cattanach died - Architect, noted particularly for his cinemas
1977	Andrew Lindsay born - Olympic gold-medallist
1977	Crawford Arts Centre (Fife) Opened
1977	David Millar born - Competitive cyclist at the centre of a doping scandal
1977	Dougal Haston died - Mountaineer
1977	Edinburgh Airport (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1977	Euan Cox died - Plant-hunter
1977	Muir of Dinnet (Aberdeenshire) Designated
1977	Murchison House (City of Edinburgh) Built
1977	Scott Harrison born - Boxer
1977	Sir James Miller died - Housebuilder and politician
1977	Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane died - Air Chief Marshall of the Royal Air Force
1977	St Fergus Gas Shore Station (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1977	The Queen's Way (Dumfries and Galloway) Constructed
1977	Wellgate Centre (Dundee City) Opened
1978	Bandeath Industrial Estate (Stirling) Closed
1978	Castlehill Reservoir (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1978	Christopher (Chris) Paterson born - Rugby player
1978	Cuillin Hills National Scenic Area (Highland) Designated
1978	David Smith born - Paralympic rower
1978	Dunbar's Close Garden (City of Edinburgh) Created
1978	Friarton Bridge (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1978	Heart of Scotland Services (North Lanarkshire) Opened
1978	Hugh MacDiarmid (Christopher Murray Grieve) died - Poet, nationalist and socialist
1978	New Haig House (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1978	Playfair Steps (City of Edinburgh) Constructed
1978	Robert Shaw died - Actor and novelist
1978	Scatsta Airport (Shetland) Opened
1978	Stobo Castle (Scottish Borders) Opened
1978	Strathspey Railway (Highland) Opened
1978	Sullom Voe Terminal (Shetland) Opened
1978	Sullom Voe Terminal Power Station (Shetland) Opened
1979	Archibald (Archie) Duncan died - Screen and television actor
1979	Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway (Falkirk) Opened
1979	Cafe Gandolfi (Glasgow City) Built
1979	Dawyck Botanic Garden (Scottish Borders) Created
1979	Donald Bain died - Artist
1979	Inverclyde Royal Hospital (Inverclyde) Built / Opened
1979	James McAvoy born - Film and television actor
1979	John (Jack) Abbott died - Entrepreneur
1979	Sighthill Stone Circle (Glasgow City) Erected
1979	Timothy (Tim) Baillie born - Olympic champion
1979	Ve Skerries Lighthouse (Shetland) Built
c.1980	Bandeath Industrial Estate (Stirling) Opened
1980	Agnes Miller Parker died - Book illustrator and engraver
1980	Birkhill Fireclay Mine (Falkirk) Closed
1980	City Art Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1980	Daer Reservoir (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1980	Easdale Island Folk Museum (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1980	John Lennon died - Pop singer and musician
1980	John Paton Laurie died - Actor
1980	Michelle McManus born - Singer
1980	Park Hill (Fife) Designated
1980	Peterhead Power Station (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1980	Prof. Robert Allan Smith died - Physicist and academic leader
1980	Ronald Belford (Bon) Scott died - Rock singer
1980	Scottish Industrial Railway Centre (East Ayrshire) Opened
1980	The Hunterian Art Gallery (Glasgow City) Opened
1980	The Mitchell Theatre (Glasgow City) Opened
1980	The West Highland Way (Stirling) Opened
1980	Tipperton Moss (Fife) Designated
1980	Victoria Drummond died - First British female ship's engineer
1980	William Gemmell Cochran died - Statistician
1981	Anna (Nan) Shepherd died - Author
1981	Archibald Joseph Cronin (A.J. Cronin) died - Author
1981	Captain Scott and Dr Wilson Memorial Cairn (Angus) Erected
1981	Crosshouse Hospital (East Ayrshire) Built / Opened
1981	Eyemouth Museum (Scottish Borders) Opened
1981	George 'Phil' Macpherson (G.P.S. Macpherson) died - Rugby player, who became Scotland's first Grand Slam winning captain
1981	Jane Welsh Carlyle House (East Lothian) Opened
1981	Malcolm MacDonald died - Politician, civil servant and author
1981	Monikie Country Park (Angus) Created
1981	Robert Garioch (Robert Garioch Sutherland) died - Satirical poet and translator
1981	Sean Lamont born - Rugby internationalist
1981	The Innocent Railway (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1981	The Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1981	Wick Heritage Museum (Highland) Opened
1981	William (Bill) Shankly died - Football manager
1981	William Johnstone died - Painter
1982	Clyde Shopping Centre (West Dunbartonshire) Opened
1982	Fa'side Castle (East Lothian) Built
1982	Gorgie City Farm (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1982	Kessock Bridge (Highland) Opened
1982	Kinross Services (Fife) Opened
1982	Kippen Smiddy (Stirling) Opened
1982	Letham Grange (Angus) Opened
1982	Major General Sir Kenneth Strong died - Intelligence officer
1982	McKechnie Institute (South Ayrshire) Opened
1982	Peter Ritchie Calder (Lord Ritchie-Calder of Balmashanner) died - Author, journalist and academic
1982	Pope John Paul II visits Scotland
1982	Rory McEwen died - Botanical artist and folk singer
1982	South Ford Causeway (Western Isles) Constructed
1982	The Tron Theatre (Glasgow City) Opened
1982	Vogrie Country Park (Midlothian) Created
1983	Aviva Offices (Perth and Kinross) Built
1983	Bristo Square (City of Edinburgh) Constructed
1983	Burgar Hill Wind Farm (Orkney) Opened
1983	Cedric Thorpe Davie died - Composer and academic
1983	Craikhope Outdoor Centre (Scottish Borders) Opened
1983	Crombie Country Park (Angus) Created
1983	David Niven died - Kirriemuir-born actor
1983	Donald Caskie died - The Tartan Pimpernel
1983	Hay Lodge Hospital (Scottish Borders) Built / Opened
1983	John Muir Trust Founded
1983	Megget Reservoir (Scottish Borders) Opened
1983	Queen Elizabeth Bridge (Aberdeen City) Opened
1983	Regimental Museum of the Cameronians (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1983	St Abbs Head (Scottish Borders) Designated
1983	The Burrell Collection (Glasgow City) Opened
1983	The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1983	The Scottish Maritime Museum (North Ayrshire) Opened
1984	Aboyne, Loch of (Aberdeenshire) Designated
1984	Bell's Cherrybank Centre (Perth and Kinross) Created
1984	Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (City of Edinburgh) Built
1984	Central Mosque and Islamic Centre (Glasgow City) Built
1984	Den of Fowlis (Angus) Designated
1984	Drumpellier Country Park (North Lanarkshire) Created
1984	House of Falkland (Fife) Established
1984	Jameson Clark died - Screen and television actor
1984	Kames Motorsport Complex (East Ayrshire) Opened
1984	Kylesku Bridge (Highland) Opened
1984	Lammer Law (East Lothian) Designated
1984	Lochwinnoch Community Museum (Renfrewshire) Opened
1984	Marcus Dods died - Composer and musical director
1984	Murrayfield Hospital (City of Edinburgh) Built / Opened
1984	National Mining Museum Scotland (Midlothian) Opened
1984	Neil Fachie born - Paralympic cyclist
1984	Pentland Hills Regional Park (Scottish Borders) Created
1984	Prof. Flora Murray Scott died - Plant physiologist
1984	Roy's Bridge (Angus) Opened
1984	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1984	Southern Upland Way (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1984	St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve (Scottish Borders) Designated
1984	Templeton Business Centre (Glasgow City) Opened
1984	Trinity Centre (Aberdeen City) Opened
1985	Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (Aberdeen City) Opened
1985	Charles (Chic) Murray died - Comedian and actor
1985	Clan Gunn Heritage Centre and Museum (Highland) Opened
1985	Clickimin Leisure Centre (Shetland) Opened
1985	Dundee College (Dundee City) Established
1985	Hare Myre (Perth and Kinross) Designated
1985	Heather Stanning born - Olympic rower
1985	High Street Hostel (City of Edinburgh) Built
1985	Isle of Skye Toy Museum (Highland) Opened
1985	John (Jock) Stein died - Footballer and football manager
1985	Kingsgate Centre (Fife) Opened
1985	Monk Myre (Perth and Kinross) Designated
1985	Mossmorran (Fife) Opened
1985	Peter (Pete) Cashmore born - Online entrepreneur and founder of the Mashable blog
1985	Prof. Alexander Thom died - Engineer, noted for his archaeoastronomical research on stone circles
1985	Rear Admiral Sir Anthony Cecil Capel Miers died - Submariner and naval commander
1985	Scott Brash born - Showjumper
1985	St Nicholas Shopping Centre (Aberdeen City) Opened
1985	The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (Glasgow City) Opened
1986	(William) Sydney Graham (W.S. Graham) died - Neo-Romantic poet
1986	Baxters Visitor Centre (Moray) Opened
1986	Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
1986	Dr. James Phemister died - Geologist
1986	Dunbeath Heritage Centre (Highland) Opened
1986	Dundreich Plateau (Midlothian) Designated
1986	Fala Moor (Midlothian) Designated
1986	Foula Lighthouse (Shetland) Built
1986	Glensanda Quarry (Highland) Opened
1986	James (Jamie) Murray born - Tennis player
1986	Livingston North Station (West Lothian) Opened
1986	Lord Emmanuel (Manny) Shinwell died - Socialist politician
1986	Robert Burns Centre (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1986	Royal Alexandra Hospital (Renfrewshire) Built / Opened
1986	Sir Harold Macmillan (1st Earl of Stockton) died - British Prime Minister
1986	Sir Robert Boothby (Lord Boothby of Buchan and Rattray Head) died - Politician
1986	Sophie Hosking born - Rower
1986	Stirling Services (Stirling) Opened
1987	Alistair MacLean died - Best-selling novelist
1987	Andrew (Andy) Murray born - Tennis player
1987	Barnton Quarry Command Centre (City of Edinburgh) Closed
1987	Birkhill Fireclay Mine (Falkirk) Opened
1987	Blair Athol Distillery (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1987	Bod of Gremista (Shetland) Opened
1987	Charles William Hope (3rd Marquis of Linlithgow) died - Noble and soldier
1987	Chatelherault Country Park (South Lanarkshire) Created
1987	Easter Rova Head (Shetland) Designated
1987	Formartine & Buchan Way (Aberdeen City) Opened
1987	Friars Bridge (Highland) Opened
1987	Fulton Mackay died - Actor
1987	Graham Hills Building (Glasgow City) Established
1987	Karen Gillan born - Actress, who gained fame as Dr Who's assistant
1987	Kyle Centre (South Ayrshire) Opened
1987	Museum of Transport (Glasgow City) Opened
1987	Nicola Benedetti born - Violinist
1987	Paisley Arts Centre (Renfrewshire) Opened
1987	Paolo Nutini born - Musician
1987	Prof. Ian Donald died - Medical scientist and inventor of the first practical ultrasound scanner
1987	Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (Glasgow City) Opened
1987	Sir Hugh Fraser died - Businessman
1987	Summerlee Heritage Park (North Lanarkshire) Opened
1988	Andrew Cruickshank died - Actor
1988	Bell's Bridge (Glasgow City) Opened
1988	Chris Anderson Stadium (Aberdeen City) Opened
1988	Gigha Golf Course (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1988	Great Awk Monument (Orkney) Erected
1988	Jennie Lee (Baroness Ashridge) died - Politician
1988	Loch Ardinning Wildlife Reserve (Stirling) Designated
1988	Lockerbie Air Disaster
1988	Margaret Myles died - Midwife and educator, who was revered in Scotland and respected internationally
1988	Marion Crawford ("Crawfie"; Marion Buthlay) died - Governess who gained notoriety as the first Royal servant to sell her story to the press
1988	Museum of Fire (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1988	NAFC Marine Centre UHI (Shetland) Established
1988	North Mainland Leisure Centre (Shetland) Opened
1988	Old Gala House Museum (Scottish Borders) Opened
1988	Perth Leisure Pool (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1988	Piper Alpha Disaster
1988	Polmonthill Ski Centre (Falkirk) Opened
1988	Sir William Kininmonth died - Architect
1988	St John's Shopping Centre (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1988	St Machar Academy (Aberdeen City) Established
1988	Tangwick Haa Museum (Shetland) Opened
1988	The MacLeod Centre (Argyll and Bute) Built
1988	The Society of Our Lady of the Isles (Shetland) Built
1988	The Tramway (Glasgow City) Opened
1988	Torness Nuclear Power Station (East Lothian) Opened
1988	Unst Leisure Centre (Shetland) Opened
1988	William (Willie) Ross (Lord Ross of Marnock) died - Labour politician and longest serving Secretary of State for Scotland
1988	Yell Leisure Centre (Shetland) Opened
1988	Glasgow Garden Festival
1989	Beach Leisure Centre (Aberdeen City) Opened
1989	Birkhill Cemetery (Dundee City) Opened
1989	Cairngorm Reindeer Centre (Highland) Opened
1989	Caledonian Paper Mill (North Ayrshire) Opened
1989	Cousland Smiddy (Midlothian) Opened
1989	Edinburgh Canal Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1989	Forfar Indoor Sports (Angus) Opened
1989	Gracemount Leisure Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1989	Hope Montagu Douglas Scott died - Patron of the Arts
1989	Ian Abbot died - Minor poet
1989	John Wright Sports Centre (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1989	Marchmont House (Scottish Borders) Built / Opened
1989	McDiarmid Park (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1989	Ronald David Laing (R.D. Laing) died - Psychiatrist
1989	Saxa Vord Resort (Shetland) Built
1989	Scottish Constitutional Convention
1989	The Giant Angus MacAskill Museum (Highland) Opened
1989	The Ring (Perth and Kinross) Erected
c.1990	Scotland's Secret Bunker (Fife) Closed
1990	Barra Power Station (Western Isles) Opened
1990	Bon Accord Shopping Centre (Aberdeen City) Opened
1990	Ca' D'Oro (Glasgow City) Opened
1990	Callander Tourist Information Centre (Stirling) Opened
1990	Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park (Renfrewshire) Created
1990	Dewars Centre (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1990	Edinburgh Technopole (Midlothian) Opened
1990	Fort Kinnaird Shopping Park (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1990	Gordon Jackson died - Stage, screen and television actor
1990	House for an Art Lover (Glasgow City) Built
1990	Ian Charleson died - Stage and screen actor
1990	Iona Heritage Centre (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1990	Kinnaird Head Lighthouse (Aberdeenshire) Built
1990	Lanark Museum (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1990	Lieutenant Jozef Stanislaw Kosacki died - Inventor and soldier
1990	Lt. Colonel Sir (Archibald) David Stirling died - The Phantom Major, who founded the Special Air Service (SAS)
1990	Ness Viaduct (Highland) Opened
1990	New Lanark Visitor Centre (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1990	North Berwick Museum (East Lothian) Opened
1990	Radisson Blu Hotel (City of Edinburgh) Built
1990	Roy Williamson died - Folk musician
1990	Scotland achieve the Rugby Grand Slam
1990	St Enoch Shopping Centre (Glasgow City) Opened
1990	Strathclyde Police Museum (Glasgow City) Opened
1990	Thainstone Agricultural Centre (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1990	The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Glasgow City) Opened
1990	Valleyfield Woodland Park (Fife) Created
1990	Vatersay Causeway (Western Isles) Constructed
1990	Whalsay Leisure Centre (Shetland) Opened
1990	Winston Barracks (South Lanarkshire) Closed
1991	Angus MacAskill Monument (Western Isles) Erected
1991	Birnie Loch Nature Reserve (Fife) Created
1991	Catalina Memorial (Shetland) Erected
1991	Dornoch Bridge (Highland) Opened
1991	Dr. Thomas (Tom) Anderson died - Fiddler and composer
1991	Glenfinnan Station Museum (Highland) Opened
1991	Grassic Gibbon Centre (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1991	James (Jimmy) MacDonald died - The voice of Mickey Mouse
1991	Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse (Aberdeenshire) Closed
1991	Loreburne Shopping Centre (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1991	Mactaggart Leisure Centre (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1991	Methil Heritage Centre (Fife) Opened
1991	Roman Heritage Centre (Scottish Borders) Opened
1991	Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar died - Transexual and the focus of a landmark legal case
1991	Sir Harold Montague (Monty) Finniston died - Re-organiser of British Steel
1991	St Andrews Museum (Fife) Opened
1991	Stirling Old Town Jail (Stirling) Opened
1991	The Aberdeenshire Farming Museum (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1991	Viking Bus Station (Shetland) Opened
1992	Bervie Brow (Aberdeenshire) Closed
1992	Denny Muir (Falkirk) Designated
1992	Donmouth Nature Reserve (Aberdeen City) Designated
1992	Dumfries Ice Bowl (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1992	Edinburgh Napier University (City of Edinburgh) Established
1992	Eric Liddell Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1992	Fergusson Gallery (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1992	Foula Primary School and Community Hall (Shetland) Established
1992	Isle of Barra Golf Course (Western Isles) Opened
1992	John McEwen died - Radical socialist and proponent of land reform
1992	Kirriemuir Aviation Museum (Angus) Opened
1992	Lemon Tree (Aberdeen City) Opened
1992	Linx Ice Arena (Aberdeen City) Opened
1992	Marketgait Tunnel (Dundee City) Opened
1992	Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen City) Established
1992	Sir John Arbuthnot died - Politician
1992	The Linlithgow Story (West Lothian) Opened
1992	The S.V. Glenlee (Glasgow City) Opened
1992	The Traverse Theatre (City of Edinburgh) Built
1992	Western Isles Hospital (Western Isles) Built / Opened
1993	Alexander Mackendrick died - Film director
1993	Andrew (Andy) Stewart died - Comedian and Singer
1993	Braer Disaster
1993	Broadwood Loch (North Lanarkshire) Opened
1993	Cardinal Gordon Joseph Gray died - The first post-Reformation Cardinal to lead the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
1993	Drummond Trout Farm and Fishery (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1993	Floral Hall (Highland) Created
1993	Forthbank Stadium (Stirling) Opened
1993	Glasgow Caledonian University (Glasgow City) Established
1993	Gretna Green Station (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1993	Hew Lorimer died - Sculptor
1993	Innes Ireland died - Motor-racing champion
1993	James Clerk Maxwell Birthplace (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1993	John Crichton-Stuart (6th Marquess of Bute) died - Conservationist
1993	Joseph (Jo) Grimond (Baron Grimond of Firth) died - Politician
1993	Newhaven Heritage Museum (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1993	North Haven (Shetland) Built
1993	Paxton House (Scottish Borders) Opened
1993	Percy Edwin Alan Johnson-Marshall died - Town planner, architect and academic
1993	Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum (East Lothian) Opened
1993	Prof. Kenneth Mellanby died - Ecologist and entomologist who drew attention to the environmental effects of pesticides
1993	Roslin Institute (Midlothian) Established
1993	Sawtooth Ramps (West Lothian) Erected
1993	Scalloway Leisure Centre (Shetland) Opened
1993	Scotstoun Sports Campus (Glasgow City) Opened
1993	Sir George Taylor died - Botanist and plant hunter
1993	South Mainland Leisure Centre (Shetland) Opened
1993	St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art (Glasgow City) Opened
1993	Stirling Sports Village (Stirling) Opened
1993	XIIth Submarine Flotilla Memorial (Highland) Erected
1994	A.K. Bell Library (Perth and Kinross) Established
1994	Alien Rock (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1994	Broadwood Stadium (North Lanarkshire) Opened
1994	Deep Sea World (Fife) Opened
1994	Dunbar Town House Museum (East Lothian) Opened
1994	Ellen King (Ellen Pearson) died - Olympic swimmer
1994	Eurocentral (North Lanarkshire) Opened
1994	General Stanislaw Maczek died - Exiled army commander
1994	Glasgow Climbing Centre (Glasgow City) Opened
1994	Golden Jubilee National Hospital (West Dunbartonshire) Built / Opened
1994	James Paterson Museum (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1994	Jessie Kesson (Jessie Grant McDonald) died - Author and play-wright
1994	John Smith died - Member of Parliament and Leader of the British Labour Party
1994	Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994
1994	Loch Lomond Golf Club (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1994	Longmore House (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1994	Mark McManus died - Actor
1994	Patrick (Paddy) Connelly Meehan died - Bank robber and safe-cracker
1994	Pentland Science Park (Midlothian) Opened
1994	Peter Caddy died - Co-founder of the Findhorn Foundation
1994	Play Drome Leisure Centre (West Dunbartonshire) Opened
1994	Sir Matthew (Matt) Busby died - Football manager
1994	St Fillan's Mill (Stirling) Opened
1994	Sumburgh Head Nature Reserve (Shetland) Designated
1994	The Buckie Drifter Maritime Heritage Centre (Moray) Opened
1994	The Festival Theatre (City of Edinburgh) Built
1994	The Highland Theological College (Highland) Established
1994	The Scottish Lime Centre (Fife) Opened
1994	University of Abertay (Dundee City) Established
1994	Unst Boat Haven (Shetland) Opened
1994	Weisdale Mill (Shetland) Opened
1995	51st Highland Division Monument (Perth and Kinross) Erected
1995	Almondvale Stadium (West Lothian) Opened
1995	Annandale Water Services (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1995	Balquhidderock Wood (Stirling) Designated
1995	Ben Lomond National Memorial Park (Stirling) Designated
1995	Duff House (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1995	Duke's Golf Course (Fife) Opened
1995	Edinburgh International Conference Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1995	Fair Maid Sculpture (Perth and Kinross) Erected
1995	Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1995	Halifax Memorial (Shetland) Erected
1995	Hamilton Water Palace (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1995	Isle of Arran Distillery (North Ayrshire) Opened
1995	James Herriot (James Alfred Wight) died - Author
1995	Jean Cameron Cairn (South Lanarkshire) Erected
1995	Kilwinning Abbey Tower Heritage Centre (North Ayrshire) Opened
1995	Lamp of Lothian Collegiate Centre (East Lothian) Opened
1995	Scotland's Secret Bunker (Fife) Opened
1995	Scottish Railway Exhibition (Falkirk) Opened
1995	Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (Fife) Opened
1995	Simon Fraser (17th Lord Lovat) died - Soldier, who created the 'Commandos'
1995	Sir Alexander (Alec) Douglas-Home (Lord Home of the Hirsel) died - British Prime Minister
1995	Sir Alexander Gibson died - Conductor
1995	Sir Nicholas Fairbairn died - Flamboyant politician
1995	Skye Bridge (Highland) Opened
1995	The Bastille (Aberdeen City) Built
1995	The Scottish Archery Centre (East Lothian) Opened
1996	Air Commodore Colin Simpson Cadell died - Aviator and electrical engineer
1996	Barra Heritage and Cultural Centre (Western Isles) Opened
1996	Biblical Garden (Moray) Created
1996	British Golf Museum (Fife) Opened
1996	Caledonian Stadium (Highland) Opened
1996	Craigie Horticultural Centre (South Ayrshire) Opened
1996	DOM Gallery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1996	Dolly The Sheep born - The first mammal ever to be cloned from an adult cell
1996	Dr. John Lorne Campbell died - Folklorist, historian and author, noted for his study of Hedridean and Gaelic culture
1996	George Mackay Brown died - Poet and novelist
1996	Greengairs Power Station (North Lanarkshire) Opened
1996	John Adrian Louis Hope (Baron Glendevon) died - Noble and politician
1996	Maggie's Centre Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh) Built
1996	Motherwell Heritage Centre (North Lanarkshire) Opened
1996	Newtonhill Community Woodland (Highland) Designated
1996	Norman MacCaig died - Poet
1996	Rachel House (Perth and Kinross) Built / Opened
1996	Return of the Stone of Destiny
1996	Scottish Government (Victoria Quay) (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1996	Scottish National Golf Centre (Fife) Opened
1996	Seton Dean (East Lothian) Designated
1996	Sorley MacLean (Somhairle MacGill-Eain) died - Gaelic Poet
1996	The Dome (City of Edinburgh) Built
1996	The Lochside Theatre (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1996	Unst Bus Shelter (Shetland) Opened
1996	Verdant Works (Dundee City) Opened
1996	Windy Standard Wind Farm (East Ayrshire) Opened
1996	Dunblane Massacre
1997	Aberdeen Maritime Museum (Aberdeen City) Opened
1997	Archaeolink Prehistory Park (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1997	Balmoor Stadium (Aberdeenshire) Opened
1997	Ben Lomond National Memorial Park (Stirling) Erected
1997	Brian Connolly died - Rock singer
1997	Buxton Daeblitz Orr died - Composer
1997	Carlogie Dam Fishings (Angus) Opened
1997	Citadel Leisure Centre (South Ayrshire) Opened
1997	Corn Exchange and New Markets (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1997	David Hume Statue (City of Edinburgh) Erected
1997	Emilio Coia died - Caricaturist
1997	Flemington, Loch (Highland) Designated
1997	Glover House (Aberdeen City) Opened
1997	Gordon Highlanders Regimental Museum (Aberdeen City) Opened
1997	Heavy Horse (Glasgow City) Erected
1997	Inverness Leisure Centre and Aquadome (Highland) Opened
1997	James (Jimmy) Airlie died - Trade Unionist and 'Red Clydesider'
1997	Machrihanish Air Station (Argyll and Bute) Closed
1997	Millais Viewpoint (Perth and Kinross) Erected
1997	Novar Wind Farm (Highland) Opened
1997	Piperdam Golf and Country Park (Angus) Created
1997	Roslin BioCentre (Midlothian) Opened
1997	Scalpay Bridge (Western Isles) Opened
1997	Scottish Flag Heritage Centre (East Lothian) Opened
1997	Sir Alexander Robertus Todd (Lord Todd of Trumpington) died - Scientist
1997	Spiggie, Loch of (Shetland) Designated
1997	The Devil's Porridge (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
1997	The Horn (West Lothian) Erected
1997	The Scottish Crannog Centre (Perth and Kinross) Opened
1997	Witness Cairn (Dumfries and Galloway) Erected
1998	Bayview Stadium (Fife) Opened
1998	Craigencalt Farm Ecology Centre (Fife) Created
1998	District Heating Boiler Station (Shetland) Opened
1998	Hunter Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
1998	Iain Crichton Smith (Iain MacGhobhainn) died - Poet, novelist and teacher
1998	Inchgarth Nature Reserve (Aberdeen City) Designated
1998	Jock Purdon died - Poet and folk singer
1998	King Fahd Mosque and Islamic Centre (City of Edinburgh) Built
1998	Knock Stone Circle (West Lothian) Erected
1998	Lillian (Lil) Neilson died - Artist
1998	Monktonhall Colliery Site (Midlothian) Closed
1998	Queen Margaret University (East Lothian) Established
1998	Sir Alexander (Alec) Kirkland Cairncross died - Economist
1998	Sir Ian Kinloch MacGregor died - Industrialist, who presided over the reorganisation of Britain's nationalised heavy industries
1998	Sir Robert Lang Lickley died - Aeronautical Engineer
1998	The Royal Yacht Britannia (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1998	Vigil for the Scottish Parliament Monument (City of Edinburgh) Erected
1998	Vincent Winter died - Child actor and film-maker
1999	Baldovie Waste to Energy Plant (Dundee City) Opened
1999	Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1999	Berneray Causeway (Western Isles) Constructed
1999	Big Heids (North Lanarkshire) Erected
1999	Braehead Centre (Renfrewshire) Opened
1999	Creagan Bridge (Argyll and Bute) Opened
1999	Dean Gallery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1999	Domenico Chiocchetti died - Creator of the noted 'Italian Chapel' on Lamb Holm (Orkney)
1999	Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre (Dundee City) Opened
1999	Energy Recovery Plant (Shetland) Opened
1999	HM Prison Kilmarnock (East Ayrshire) Built
1999	Hamilton Palace Sports Grounds (South Lanarkshire) Opened
1999	Ian Bannen died - Actor
1999	Lena Zavaroni died - Child pop-star
1999	Makar's Court (City of Edinburgh) Erected
1999	Malcolm (Callum) Macdonald died - Printer and publisher of Scottish poetry
1999	Naomi Mitchison died - Novelist and poet
1999	Our Dynamic Earth (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1999	Prestwick International Aerospace Park (South Ayrshire) Opened
1999	Simon Ramsay (16th Earl of Dalhousie) died - Land-owner, statesman and Politician
1999	The Edinburgh Festival Centre (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1999	The Lighthouse (Glasgow City) Opened
1999	The Museum of Scotland (City of Edinburgh) Opened
1999	William (Willie) Stephen Ian Whitelaw (1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith) died - Conservative politician
1999	Restoration of the Scottish Parliament
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