1993 in Scotland explained

Events from the year 1993 in Scotland.

Incumbents

• Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Ian Lang

Law officers

• Lord Advocate – Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
• Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Dawson

Judiciary

• Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hope
• Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross
• Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Philip

Events

• 5 January – oil tanker runs aground on South Mainland of Shetland, spilling 84,700 tonnes of crude oil into the sea.^[1] She is broken up by the following Braer Storm of January 1993.
• 1 April
  • The Council Tax replaces the Community Charge as a means of raising revenue for local government.
  • Glasgow Caledonian University is created by merger of Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow.
• 8 May – a new Methodist church building in Haroldswick, Shetland is dedicated, the most northerly church in the British Isles.
• 27 May – the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1993, which increases the penalties for cruelty to animals, receives the Royal Assent.^[2]
• 29 May – Rangers F.C. beat Aberdeen 2–1 to win the Scottish Cup.
• 9 June – Hulk of barque Glenlee returns to the Clyde (where she was built in 1896) from Spain under tow for restoration as a museum ship.^[3]
• July – Jim McLean steps down as manager of Dundee United after a reign of 21 years and seven months.
• 15 July – Rangers sign Duncan Ferguson for £4 million from Dundee United, a record fee between two British clubs.^[4]
• 13 September – Andy Roxburgh resigns after seven years as manager of the Scotland national football team, who now have virtually no hope of qualifying for next summer's World Cup.^[5]
• 1 November – Craig Brown appointed manager of the Scotland national football team.^[6]

Births

• 26 January – Lana Clelland, footballer^[7]
• 9 May – Laura Muir, middle-distance runner^[8]
• 14 June – Graeme MacGregor, footballer^[9]
• 15 August – Vicky Wright, curler^[10]
• 4 September – Emma Brownlie, footballer^[11]
• 21 September – Kirsty Gilmour, badminton player^[12]
• 27 September – Sarah Robertson, field hockey player^[13]

Deaths

• 18 January – Arthur Donaldson, former Scottish National Party leader (born 1901)
• 21 July – John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute, architectural conservationist (born 1933 in London)
• 11 October – Andy Stewart, singer (born 1933)
• 24 October – Jo Grimond, former Liberal Party leader (born 1913)

The arts

• April – St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art opens in Glasgow.^[14]
• 30 August – Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting is released at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
• December – English writer Jo Rowling moves to Edinburgh where she works on her first Harry Potter novel.
• Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow becomes the first conservatoire in the United Kingdom to be granted its own degree-awarding powers.
• Peter Howson is appointed British official war artist in the Bosnian War.

See also

• 1993 in Northern Ireland
• 1993 in Wales

Notes and References

1. News: Oil tanker runs aground off Shetland. 2008-02-13. 1993-01-05. BBC News.
2. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/53320/pages/9517/page.pdf State Intelligence
3. Book: The Tall Ship Glenlee. The Tall Ship at Riverside. Glasgow. 978-0-9569115-0-6. 29.
4. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/a-dream-come-true-as-ferguson-signs-in-4m-deal-1.750764 A dream come true as Ferguson signs in #4m deal
5. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/tributes-to-the-players-man-1.742223 Tributes to the players' man
6. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_manager_profile.cfm?page=463&managerID=13&squadID=1 Craig Brown - Scotland A Squad Coach
7. Web site: Lana Clelland Scotland Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 28 April 2020.
8. Web site: Laura Muir . British Athletics . 28 April 2020.
9. Web site: Graeme MacGregor Scotland Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 28 April 2020.
10. Web site: Vicky Wright . olympics.com . 20 February 2022 . 19 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219140051/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1044165-vicky-wright.htm . dead .
11. Web site: Emma Brownlie . Rangers Football Club, Official Website . 27 April 2020 .
12. Web site: Badminton Athlete Profile: Kirsty GILMOUR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games . results.gc2018.com . 9 February 2020.
13. Web site: Sarah Robertson . Team Scotland . 29 July 2022.
14. Web site: St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art Culture24 . www.culture24.org.uk . 28 April 2020 . 16 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140639/https://www.culture24.org.uk/sc000133 . dead .