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List of events
Events from the year 1961 in
Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
Births
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4 January –
Graham McTavish, actor
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20 January –
Janey Godley, comedian and writer
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14 February –
Alison Saunders,
Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)
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1 April –
Susan Boyle, singer
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6 April –
Rory Bremner, impressionist, playwright and comedian
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10 April –
Nicky Campbell, broadcast presenter
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14 April –
Robert Carlyle, actor
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22 April –
Ann McKechin, Labour MP from 2001
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6 May –
Tom Hunter, entrepreneur and philanthropist
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7 May –
Sue Black, forensic anthropologist
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13 May –
Ralph Milne, footballer (died
2015)
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16 May –
Sarah Boyack, Labour MSP from 1999
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5 June –
Rosie Kane, born Rosemary McGarvey, Socialist MSP from 2003 to 2007
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22 June –
Jimmy Somerville, pop singer
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24 June –
Iain Glen, actor
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10 July –
Carol Anne Davis, crime writer
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18 September –
Michael McMahon, Labour MSP from 2011
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22 September –
Liam Fox, Conservative MP from 1992
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9 November –
Jackie Kay, poet and novelist
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18 November –
Steven Moffat, television writer
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23 December –
Carol Smillie, television presenter
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29 December –
Jim Reid, alternative rock singer-songwriter
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2 December –
Richard Quinn, jockey
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30 December –
Charlie Nicholas, international footballer
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W. N. Herbert, poet
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Kevin Williamson, political activist
Deaths
The arts
See also
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