Events from the year 1962 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – John Maclay until 13 July; then Michael Noble
Law officers Lord Advocate – William Grant; then Ian Shearer, Lord Avonside Solicitor General for Scotland – David Colville Anderson
Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Thomson, then Lord Grant Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson
Events 1 February – Loganair, the Scottish airline, is established. 12 March – the Church of the Good Shepherd in Ayr (1957) is elevated to the Good Shepherd Cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway. 16 April – Livingston is officially designated as a New Town. 19 April – the North British Locomotive Company of Springburn goes into liquidation. 14 June – West Lothian by-election: Tam Dalyell retains the seat for Labour with the Scottish National Party coming second. 16 August – the series Dr. Finlay's Casebook is first broadcast on BBC Television across the U.K. 25 September – the last steam locomotive built in Scotland, by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. of Kilmarnock, is despatched to its customer in Sumatra. 22 November – Glasgow Woodside by-election: Labour gain the seat from the Conservatives. 6 December – last permanent residents leave the Island of Stroma. Late – origins of Findhorn Foundation. The first nude mouse strain is discovered by N. R. Grist at Ruchill Hospital's Brownlee virology laboratory in Glasgow.
Births January – William Duff, dentist, jailed for fraud and reckless endangerment 3 January – Gavin Hastings, rugby union player 4 January – Robin Guthrie, guitarist and producer (Cocteau Twins) 5 January – Murray Pittock, cultural historian 10 January – Ford Kiernan, actor and comedian 11 January – Steve Hislop, motorcycle racer (killed in helicopter accident 2003) February – John Gordon Sinclair (born Gordon John Sinclair), actor 26 February – Pen Hadow (born Rupert Nigel Pendrill Hadow), arctic explorer 5 March – The Proclaimers (Charlie and Craig Reid), twin folk rock musicians 9 March – Pete Wishart, SNP MP and member of Celtic rock group Runrig 17 March Clare Grogan, singer and actress Andy Kerr, Labour MSP (1999–2011) and government minister 10 April – Nicky Campbell, radio and television presenter and journalist 22 April – Ann McKechin, Labour MP 23 April – John Hannah, film and television actor 13 May – Kathleen Jamie, poet 17 May Craig Ferguson, American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer and voice artist Alan Johnston, journalist 19 May – Iain Harvie, guitarist 24 May – Derek Browning, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 27 May – David Mundell, Secretary of State for Scotland, Conservative MP and solicitor 13 June – Paul Motwani, Grandmaster (chess) 22 June – Bobby Gillespie, rock singer-songwriter (Primal Scream) 30 June – Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor, peer and architect 24 August – Ali Smith, novelist 23 September – Deborah Orr, journalist (died 2019) 24 September – Ally McCoist, international footballer, manager, television pundit and A Question of Sport team captain 6 November – Stuart Dougal, football referee 28 December – Kaye Adams, television presenter Jackie Bird, journalist and newsreader Jack Docherty, writer, actor, presenter and producer
Deaths 19 April – Sir Harold Yarrow, 2nd Baronet, industrialist (born 1884 in England) 15 August – Bob McIntyre, motorcycle racer (born 1928)
The arts 5 June – Scottish Opera, Scotland's national opera company, is founded by Alexander Gibson. August–September – Dmitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten are present at the Edinburgh Festival for performances of their works. 5 October – global release of the film Dr. No with Edinburgh-born Sean Connery originating the film character of James Bond. Folk group The Corries is formed in Edinburgh.
See also
1962 in Northern Ireland 1962 in Wales
References