1947 in Scotland explained
Events from the year 1947 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
Births
- 4 February – John Campbell Brown, astronomer (died 2019)[3]
- 11 February – Derek Shulman, progressive rock musician (Gentle Giant)
- 18 February – Jeannie Fisher, actress
- 7 March – Helen Eadie, politician (died 2013)[4]
- 11 March – David Stewart, goalkeeper (died 2018)
- 15 March – Tony Osoba, actor
- 24 March – Archie Gemmill, footballer
- 26 March – Ian Tough, comedian with The Krankies
- April – Alastair Hay, toxicologist
- 4 April - Christine De Luca, poet and advocate for the Shetland dialect
- 16 April – Gerry Rafferty, singer-songwriter (died 2011)
- 21 April – Robert Black, serial killer (died 2016 in Northern Ireland)
- 8 May – John Reid, Labour Party MP, minister and Home Secretary
- 10 May – Laurie Macmillan, radio newsreader and continuity announcer (died 2001)
- 15 May - Niall Duthie, novelist
- 16 May – Janette Tough, comedienne with The Krankies
- 18 May - Richard Gordon, writer of science fiction and travel guides (died 2001 in China)
- 31 May – Junior Campbell, born William Campbell Jr, pop musician (Marmalade)
- 29 June – Michael Carter, actor
- 11 July – Drummond Bone, academic and Byron scholar
- 10 August – Ian Anderson, rock musician (Jethro Tull)
- 8 September – Morris Pert, composer, drummer/percussionist, and pianist (died 2010)
- 21 September – Pamela So Scottish Chinese multimedia artist and photographer (died 2010)
- 27 September – Barbara Dickson, singer
- 27 September – Denis Lawson, actor and director
- 20 November – Aneka (Mary Sandeman), pop and folk singer
- 26 December – Liz Lochhead, poet and playwright[5]
- Alistair Beaton, writer, political satirist
- Sheena Blackhall - poet and fiction writer
- Ajahn Candasiri, Theravāda Buddhist nun, co-founder of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery
- John Muir, footballer (died 2018)
- Alan Spence, poet, playwright and fiction writer
Deaths
The arts
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Notable Dates in History. The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. 2014-07-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225830/http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm. 2014-05-23.
- Web site: Company history. Robert Wiseman Dairies. 2011-01-23. https://archive.today/20120918232729/http://www.wiseman-dairies.co.uk/our-company/company-history/. 18 September 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Obituary: Professor John Brown OBE, Astronomer Royal for Scotland who used magic tricks to share wonder of the cosmos . www.scotsman.com . 27 May 2021 . en.
- Web site: Obituary: Helen Eadie, politician . www.scotsman.com . 15 December 2020 . en.
- Web site: Liz Lochhead - Poet . Scottish Poetry Library . 12 January 2022.
- News: Ian. Jack. Ian Jack. Will Fyffe: Glasgow and the art of drinking. The Guardian. London. 2006-06-03. 23 (Review). 2016-01-11.
- Web site: Lost Edinburgh: the first Edinburgh Festival . www.scotsman.com . 6 July 2021 . en.
- News: Scotland Hosts the World's Longest Running Film Festival. Scotland.com. 2014-07-18.