March – Bruce Report (First Planning Report to the Highways and Planning Committee of the Corporation of the City of Glasgow) published, proposing massive regeneration and rebuilding in central Glasgow.
30 May–6 June – 64 surrendered German U-boats from Norway are processed at Scapa Flow for onward movement to Londonderry Port or Cairnryan. Until 30 June, U-boats are escorted directly to these ports from Norway and Germany via the Pentland Firth.[1]
^Anthony Hayward, Jon Plowman "Bob Spiers: Director of 'Absolutely Fabulous', 'Fawlty Towers' and 'Dad's Army'", The Independent, 9 December 2008
^"Serial killer Dennis Nilsen dies in prison aged 72". the Guardian. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
March 17, 2024
1945, scotland, events, from, year, 1944, 1943, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950centuries, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21stdecades, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960ssee, also, list, years, scotlandtimeline, scottish, history1945, england, wales, elsewheres. Events from the year 1945 in Scotland 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1945 in Scotland 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950Centuries 18th 19th 20th 21stDecades 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960sSee also List of years in ScotlandTimeline of Scottish history1945 in The UK England Wales ElsewhereScottish football 1944 45 1945 46 Contents 1 Incumbents 1 1 Law officers 1 2 Judiciary 2 Events 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 The arts 6 Sport 7 See also 8 ReferencesIncumbents editFurther information Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal Tom Johnston until 23 May then The Earl of Rosebery until 26 July then vacant until 3 August then Joseph WestwoodLaw officers edit Lord Advocate James Reid until August then George Reid Thomson Solicitor General for Scotland Sir David King Murray until September then Daniel BladesJudiciary edit Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General Lord Normand Lord Justice Clerk Lord Cooper Chairman of the Scottish Land Court Lord GibsonEvents editMarch Bruce Report First Planning Report to the Highways and Planning Committee of the Corporation of the City of Glasgow published proposing massive regeneration and rebuilding in central Glasgow 13 April the Motherwell by election results in the first Scottish National Party Member of Parliament Robert McIntyre being elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom after taking the seat from Labour 14 April German submarine U 1206 sinks off Peterhead 7 May at 23 00 the SS Avondale Park is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U 2336 off the Firth of Forth with two killed the last British flagged merchant ship lost to German action 8 May V E Day is celebrated throughout the U K 10 May German U boats begin to surrender at Loch Eriboll 1 12 May official inauguration of Churchill Barriers on Orkney 20 May 30 surrendered German U boats are escorted into Kyle of Lochalsh from Loch Eriboll 2 for onward movement to Londonderry Port 30 May 6 June 64 surrendered German U boats from Norway are processed at Scapa Flow for onward movement to Londonderry Port or Cairnryan Until 30 June U boats are escorted directly to these ports from Norway and Germany via the Pentland Firth 1 13 June a Consolidated B 24 Liberator returning from Prestwick to the United States crashes over the Fairy Lochs with the loss of all 15 on board 26 July results of 1945 United Kingdom general election declared In Scotland as in the rest of Great Britain Labour have a majority of the seats with an 11 swing in their favour and regain the Motherwell seat from the SNP Ernest Brown leader of the National Liberal Party loses his seat at Leith to Labour and Sir Archibald Sinclair leader of the U K Liberal Party comes third in the poll at Caithness and Sutherland 14 August George Reid Thomson installed as Lord Advocate 3 replacing James Reid 15 August V J Day is celebrated throughout the U K December Alexander Fleming shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 4 Births edit6 January Martin O Neill Baron O Neill of Clackmannan politician 12 January Maggie Bell rock vocalist 5 February Joe Fascione footballer died 2019 7 February Ian Jack English born journalist died 2022 19 February Jon Whiteley child actor and art historian died 2020 21 March Meston Reid opera singer and actor died 1993 24 March Alexander Morton actor 21 April Alasdair Morgan politician 24 April Graeme Catto physician and academic 12 May Jimmy Ryan footballer 3 June Bill Paterson actor 4 June Gordon Waller singer songwriter died 2009 in the United States 10 June Benny Gallagher singer songwriter 28 June Ken Buchanan undisputed world lightweight boxing champion died 2023 3 July Michael Martin Speaker of the House of Commons died 2018 19 July Richard Henderson molecular biologist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 30 July Tom Devine historian 1 August David Anderson actor playwright and jazz musician 7 August Kenny Ireland actor and theatre director died 2014 in London 24 August Malcolm Molly Duncan tenor saxophonist and founding member of Average White Band died 2019 in Bocholt Germany 5 September Dean Ford born Thomas McAleese singer and songwriter died 2018 in Los Angeles Al Stewart folk rock singer songwriter 18 September John McAfee English born Scottish American computer programmer died 2021 in Spain 25 September Owen Onnie McIntyre guitarist and singer with Average White Band 27 September Bob Spiers director and producer died 2008 5 18 October Sam Galbraith brain surgeon Labour MP 1987 2001 and MSP 1999 2001 and long term lung transplantation survivor born in Clitheroe died 2014 19 October Angus Deaton economist recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2015 27 October John Kane actor and writer 27 October Andrew McCulloch television writer and actor 23 November Dennis Nilsen serial killer died 2018 in England 6 7 December Clive Russell actorDeaths edit21 February Eric Liddell athlete international rugby union player and missionary born 1902 in China died in Weihsien Compound 13 March Andrew Wilson international footballer born 1880 20 March Dorothy Campbell golfer born 1883 31 March G Topham Forrest architect chief architect for the London County Council born 1872 20 April Kenneth Mackenzie bishop of Argyll and The Isles born 1863 26 May Robert MacKenzie rugby union player born 1856 31 May Lachlan Grant physician born 1871 16 September Sir David Young Cameron painter born 1865 4 October John Guthrie Tait educator principal of the Central College of Bangalore and sportsman born 1861 30 October Atholl MacGregor colonial judge born 1883 John Duncan symbolist painter born 1866 George Johnston engineer constructor of Scotland s first automobile born 1855 The arts edit11 September the Citizens Theatre opens in Glasgow under this name Ena Lamont Stewart s play Starched Aprons is premiered by the MSU Repertory Theatre in Rutherglen Sport editStirling Albion F C established See also edit1945 in Northern IrelandReferences edit a b Waller Derek 25 September 2010 U Boats that Surrendered Operation Pledge u boat net Retrieved 14 November 2014 Notable Dates in History The Flag in the Wind The Scots Independent Archived from the original on 23 May 2014 Retrieved 17 July 2014 No 16257 The Edinburgh Gazette 21 August 1945 p 285 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945 Anthony Hayward Jon Plowman Bob Spiers Director of Absolutely Fabulous Fawlty Towers and Dad s Army The Independent 9 December 2008 Serial killer Dennis Nilsen dies in prison aged 72 the Guardian 12 May 2018 Retrieved 3 January 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1945 in Scotland amp oldid 1189907810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
