Events from the year 1964 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Michael Noble until 16 October; then Willie Ross
Law officers Lord Advocate – Ian Shearer, Lord Avonside; then Gordon Stott Solicitor General for Scotland – David Colville Anderson; then Henry Wilson
Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grant Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson
Events
11 January – Nationwide UK teenage girls' magazine Jackie is first published by DC Thomson of Dundee. 29 April – 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak: All schools in Aberdeen are closed following 136 cases of typhoid being reported. 30 April – Breakthrough on tunnel under the Firth of Forth to link the colliery at Valleyfield, Fife, to the modern coal processing facilities at Kinneil colliery near Bo'ness.The tunnel is closed and sealed in the 1980s. 14 May – Rutherglen by-election: Labour gains seat from the Conservatives. 20 May – 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak begins. 23 June – University of Strathclyde chartered. 4 September – The Forth Road Bridge opens across the Firth of Forth, connecting Fife and Edinburgh. 22 September – Hunterston A nuclear power station opens. 15 October – United Kingdom general election: Labour defeats Sir Alec Douglas-Home's Conservatives and the Unionist Party in Scotland loses eight seats. 20 November – The first part of the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh is opened. HMNB Clyde established by the Royal Navy at Faslane on the Gare Loch. William Grant & Sons first market their Glenfiddich distillery Speyside single malt whisky in bottles internationally.
Births 2 January – Michael McCann, lawyer and politician 29 January – Roddy Frame, singer-songwriter and guitarist 2 February – Susan Deacon, Labour politician and MSP (1999–2007) 12 February – Stephen Carter, businessman and politician 19 February – Jim McInally, international footballer and manager 7 March – Tommy Sheridan, socialist politician and MSP (1999–2007) 13 April – John Swinney, Scottish National Party leader and government minister 18 April – Niall Ferguson, historian 24 May – Liz McColgan, athlete 31 May – Billy Davies, footballer and manager 27 June – Shona Marshall, sport shooter 1 August – Fiona Hyslop, Scottish National Party MSP (1999– ) and government minister 9 September – John Hughes, footballer and manager 4 October – Yvonne Murray, middle- and long-distance runner 8 October – James Grant, new wave singer-songwriter 13 November – Paul McBride, criminal lawyer (died 2012) 4 December – Scott Hastings, rugby player (died 2026) 11 December – Justin Currie, singer-songwriter 25 December – Gary McAllister, international footballer, manager and coach Dorothy Bain, Lord Advocate Stephen Conroy, painter Aminatta Forna, novelist Jim Lambie, installation artist Gillian Reid, chemist Alan Warner, novelist
Deaths 31 May – Nikolai Orlov, classical pianist (born 1892 in Russia) 21 July – John White, international footballer (born 1937) 25 September – Robert Wilson, tenor (born 1907) 3 December – Dot Allan, writer (born 1886) 11 December – Charles Donaldson, Conservative politician (born 1903) 31 December – Ronald Fairbairn, psychoanalyst (born 1889)
The arts 15 December – Peter Watkins' docudrama Culloden is broadcast on BBC Television.
See also 1964 in Northern Ireland 1964 in Wales
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