1980 in Scotland explained
Events from the year 1980 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
Births
- 5 January – Greg McHugh, television actor and writer
- 5 February – Jo Swinson, leader of the Liberal Democrats (UK)
- 2 April – Adam Fleming, television journalist
- 30 April – Sam Heughan, actor
- 12 May – Andrew Abercromby, biomedical engineer
- 6 July – Kenny Deuchar, footballer
- 27 August – Caroline Brown, lawn bowler[4]
- 15 September – Chris Clark, footballer
- 19 August – Darius Campbell Danesh, singer-songwriter and actor (died 2022 in the United States)[5] [6]
- 12 October – Lesley Paterson, triathlete, screenwriter and producer
- 26 October – Khalid Abdalla, actor
- 20 November – Malachy Tallack, journalist and folk rock musician
- 13 December – Gary Innes, piano-accordionist, shinty player and BBC broadcaster
- Kerry Hudson, writer
Deaths
The arts
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Profiles. John Mallard. 2021-02-27.
- News: 1980: Missing Scottish bear is found. BBC News. 2008-01-14. 13 September 1980.
- Web site: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE (SCOTLAND)ACT 1980 . Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). en-GB. 17 December 1980. 2017-09-04.
- Web site: Caroline Brown . Team Scotland . 11 March 2021 . en.
- Web site: Darius Campbell Danesh: Pop Idol and West End star dies aged 41 . BBC News . 17 August 2022 . 17 August 2022.
- Web site: Darius . The Vogue . 17 August 2022 . en.
- Book: Reynolds, Simon. Simon Reynolds. 2005. Rip It Up And Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. 353. London. Faber and Faber. 0-571-21570-X.