1962 in Scotland

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See also:	List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1962 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1961–62 • 1962–63 1962 in Scottish television

Events from the year 1962 in Scotland.

Incumbents

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland

• Monarch — Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
• Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — John Maclay until 13 July; then Michael Noble

Law officers

• Lord Advocate — William Grant; then Ian Shearer, Lord Avonside
• Solicitor General for Scotland — David Colville Anderson

Judiciary

• Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Clyde
• Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Thomson, then Lord Grant
• Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord Gibson

Events

• 1 February — Loganair, the Scottish airline, is established.
• 12 March — The Church of the Good Shepherd in Ayr (1957) is elevated to the Good Shepherd Cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway.
• 16 April — Livingston is officially designated as a New Town.
• 19 April — The North British Locomotive Company of Springburn goes into liquidation.
• 14 June — West Lothian by-election: Tam Dalyell retains the seat for Labour with the Scottish National Party coming second.
• 16 August — The series Dr. Finlay's Casebook is first broadcast on BBC Television across the U.K.
• 25 September — The last steam locomotive built in Scotland, by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. of Kilmarnock, is despatched to its customer in Sumatra.
• 22 November — Glasgow Woodside by-election: Conservatives gain the seat from Labour.
• 6 December — Last permanent residents leave the island of Stroma.
• Late — Origins of Findhorn Foundation.
• The first nude mouse strain is discovered by Dr. N. R. Grist at Ruchill Hospital's Brownlee virology laboratory in Glasgow.

Births

• January — William Duff, dentist, jailed for fraud and reckless endangerment
• 3 January — Gavin Hastings, rugby union player
• 5 January — Murray Pittock, cultural historian
• 10 January — Ford Kiernan, actor and comedian
• 11 January — Steve Hislop, motorcycle racer (killed in helicopter accident 2003)
• February — John Gordon Sinclair (born Gordon John Sinclair), actor
• 5 March — The Proclaimers (Charlie and Craig Reid), twin folk rock musicians
• 9 March — Pete Wishart, SNP MP and member of Celtic rock group Runrig
• 17 March
  • Clare Grogan, singer and actress
  • Andy Kerr, Labour MSP (1999-2011) and government minister
• 10 April — Nicky Campbell, radio and television presenter and journalist
• 23 April — John Hannah, film and television actor
• 13 May — Kathleen Jamie, poet
• 17 May
  • Craig Ferguson, American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer and voice artist
  • Alan Johnston, journalist
• 19 May — Iain Harvie, guitarist
• 13 June — Paul Motwani, Grandmaster (chess)
• 30 June — Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor, peer and architect
• 31 July — Jackie Bird, journalist and newsreader
• 24 August — Ali Smith, novelist
• 23 September — Deborah Orr, journalist
• 24 September — Ally McCoist, international footballer, manager, TV pundit and A Question of Sport team captain
• 6 November — Stuart Dougal, football referee
• 28 December — Kaye Adams, television presenter
• Jack Docherty, writer, actor, presenter and producer

Deaths

• 19 April — Sir Harold Yarrow, 2nd Baronet, industrialist (born 1884 in England)
• 15 August — Bob McIntyre, motorcycle racer (born 1928)

The Arts

• 5 June — Scottish Opera, Scotland’s national opera company, is founded by Alexander Gibson.
• 5 October — Global release of the film Dr. No with Edinburgh-born Sean Connery originating the film character of James Bond.
• Folk group The Corries is formed in Edinburgh.

See also

• 1962 in the United Kingdom