1998 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1998 in: The UK • England • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1997–98 • 1998–99 1998 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1998 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Cullen
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord McGhie
Events
- 31 March — The last Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouse is converted to automatic operation without resident keepers, Fair Isle South.
- 25 May — Torness Nuclear Power Station commissioned.
- 31 May — The Sky Scottish satellite television channel closes after 18 months on air.
- 10 June — Scotland open the 1998 World Cup, playing champions Brazil in France, though they lose 2-1 after a deflected goal in the 76th minute.[1]
- 16 June — Scotland draw 1-1 against Norway in their second game of the World Cup.
- 23 June — Scotland lose 3-0 to Morocco in their final group stage match of the world Cup, failing to qualify for the next round.
- 24 August — The Netherlands is selected as the venue for the trial of the two Libyans who are charged with the Lockerbie aircraft bombing that killed 270 people in December 1988.
- November — Scottish Socialist Party established.
- 19 November — The Scotland Act, the legislation to set up a devolved unicameral Scottish Parliament, receives its Royal Assent.[2]
- 30 November — New Museum of Scotland opened in Edinburgh.
- 26 December — Great Boxing Day Storm: Severe gale force winds hit Ireland, southern Scotland and northern England. Roads, railways and electricity are disrupted.
Births
- 20 October — Jordan Allan, footballer
Deaths
- 7 April — James McIntosh Patrick, landscape painter (born 1907)
- 15 October — Iain Crichton Smith, poet (born 1928)
- 21 October — Sir Alec Cairncross, economist (born 1911)
- November — Robin Hall, folk singer (born 1936)
The Arts
- Martyn Bennett's Celtic fusion album Bothy Culture is released.
- Kevin MacNeil's poetry collection Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides is published in Edinburgh.
- The BBC Scotland television drama Looking After Jo Jo, starring Robert Carlyle, is screened.
See also
References
- ↑ "A Sporting Nation". BBC. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ↑ "Devolution". Scotland Office. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
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