1926 in Scotland explained
Events from the year 1926 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
Births
- 13 January – Craigie Aitchison, painter (died 2009)
- 17 January – Moira Shearer, ballet dancer (died 2006 in England)[3]
- 11 February – Alexander Gibson, conductor and opera intendant (died 1995)
- 19 February – Charlie Cox, footballer (died 2008)
- 8 March – Edith MacArthur, actress (died 2018)
- 12 March – Gudrun Ure, actress (died 2024)
- 22 March – Alastair Reid, poet and scholar of South American literature (died 2014 in the United States)
- 1 April – William Macpherson, High Court judge and clan chief (died 2021)[4]
- 3 April – Andrew Keir, actor (died 1997 in England)
- 22 April – James Stirling, architect (died 1992 in England)
- 24 May – Stanley Baxter, comic actor
- 31 May – Duncan Campbell, trumpet player (died 2013 in England)
- 2 July – Morag Beaton, dramatic soprano (died 2010 in Australia)
- 3 August – Rona Anderson, actress (died 2013 in England)[5]
- 15 August – D. E. R. Watt, historian (died 2004)
- 4 September – George William Gray, chemist, pioneer of liquid crystal technology (died 2013)
- 12 September – Dave Valentine, international rugby player (died 1976)
- 17 October – Archie Duncan, historian (died 2017)
- 9 November – Johnny Beattie, comedian (died 2020)
Deaths
The arts
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.scotsindependent.org/about_us.htm About Us
- Web site: Findhorn Bridge. Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Edinburgh. 2006. 2016-02-21.
- Web site: Clarke. Mary. Obituary: Moira Shearer. The Guardian. London. 23 February 2018. en. 2 February 2006.
- News: Flockhart. Gary. Sir William Macpherson: Judge in Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry dies aged 94. The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 2021-02-15. 2021-02-15.
- Web site: Bergan . Ronald . Rona Anderson obituary . The Guardian . 4 November 2020 . 9 August 2013.
- Web site: Turning Back the Clock: the Maconochie brothers, iconic Lowestoft employers who fed an army. 30 March 2017. Lowestoft Journal. 18 July 2019.