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List of events
Events from the year 2016 in
Scotland .
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
January
1 January – Newly declassified records released by the
Scottish Government show the workings of the Scottish Executive's first full year of operation, covering major events throughout the year 2000; including
First Minister
Donald Dewar 's death in office.
[1]
4 January – As strong winds and heavy rain continue to batter parts of Scotland, with more than thirty flood warnings issued by
SEPA , the owner of historic
Abergeldie Castle is forced to evacuate the sixteenth century tower house in
Aberdeenshire after the
River Dee has swept away land behind the properly, leaving it only a few feet from the water.
[2]
5 January – The new head of
Police Scotland is formally sworn in during a ceremony at the
Scottish Police College at
Tulliallan Castle in
Fife .
[3]
9 January – Scotland's First Minister,
Nicola Sturgeon , announces that every household, business or charity in the country directly affected by flood water will receive a grant of £1,500.
[4]
17 January – For the first time, the typical pay of a Scottish employee has risen above those in England, according to a new study.
[5]
19 January – The pro-Union
Better Together organisation is fined £2,000 by Electoral Commission over referendum spending.
[6]
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
8 August – The Transocean Winner oil rig runs aground, at
Dalmore beach , in Carloway, on the west side of Lewis. The oil rig was being towed from
Norway to
Malta , when it became detached from the tugboat.
[17]
September
October
November
December
Deaths
2 February –
Martin Macdonald , Gaelic broadcaster and journalist (born 1937)
[25]
15 February –
Walter McGowan , world champion boxer (born 1942)
[26]
27 February –
Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , peer, soldier and politician (born 1957)
28 February –
John Cameron, Lord Coulsfield , judge at the
Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial (born 1934)
[27]
14 March – Sir
Peter Maxwell Davies , composer (born 1934 in England)
31 March –
Ronnie Corbett , actor and comedian (born 1930)
6 May –
Chris Mitchell , footballer (born 1988)
[28]
11 May –
Joe Temperley , saxophonist (born 1929)
3 July –
Jimmy Frizzell , footballer and football manager (born 1937)
26 July –
Maggie Macdonald , singer in Scottish Gaelic (born 1952)
19 August –
Danus Skene , politician and Chief of Clan Skene (born 1944)
30 September –
Mike Towell , boxer (born 1991)
[29]
7 October –
Alistair Urquhart , soldier, businessman and author (born 1919)
19 October –
Valerie Hunter Gordon , inventor of the disposable nappy
24 October –
Benjamin Creme , artist, author and esotericist (born 1922)
[30]
The arts
See also
References
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"Declassified records reveal Scottish executive's early days" . BBC News . BBC. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016 .
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"Drone shows historic castle teetering over flood water" . BBC News . BBC. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016 .
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"Police Scotland: New chief constable Phil Gormley sworn in" . BBC News . BBC. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016 .
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"£1,500 grants for homes and businesses hit by floods" . BBC News . BBC. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016 .
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"Typical Scottish worker's pay tops England for first time" . BBC News . BBC. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016 .
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"Better Together fined by Electoral Commission over referendum spending" . BBC News . BBC. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
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"Total turns on gas from west of Shetland Laggan and Tormore fields" . BBC News . BBC. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016 .
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"Longannet power station closes ending coal power use in Scotland" .
The Guardian . London. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016 .
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"Last surviving St Kilda native, Rachel Johnson, dies at 93" . The Scotsman . 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016 .
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"Two dead and one missing after fishing boat sinks" . BBC News . BBC. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016 .
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"Appointment of Lord Justice Clerk" . Scottish Courts and Tribunals . 13 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016 .
^ McArdle, Helen (13 April 2016).
"Scotland appoints first female Lord Justice Clerk" .
The Herald . Glasgow. Retrieved 5 June 2016 .
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"Lord Beckett joins Scottish bench" .
Scottish Legal News . 17 May 2016. Archived from
the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016 .
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"Alistair Clark QC made Senator of the College of Justice" .
Scottish Legal News . 24 May 2016. Archived from
the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016 .
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"Lord Ericht joins the bench" .
Scottish Legal News . 31 May 2016. Archived from
the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016 .
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"Pringle of Stichill baronetcy battle won by accountant" . BBC News . BBC. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016 .
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"Drilling rig blown ashore in storms off Western Isles" . BBC News . 8 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016 .
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"City of Glasgow opens new campus in centre of city" . BBC News . 5 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017 .
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"CalMac ferry runs aground in Lochmaddy harbour crash" . BBC News . 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016 .
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"First US shale gas arrives at Ineos plant in Scotland" . BBC News . 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016 .
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"INEOS completes construction of its new, state of the art Grangemouth Headquarters" . Grangemouth: INEOS. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017 .
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"Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships" . www.olympedia.org . Retrieved 4 February 2024 .
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"Frank Mulholland QC installed as Senator of the College of Justice" (Press release). Judiciary of Scotland. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016 .
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"Exclusive: Frank Mulholland appointed temporary judge in advance of installation as Senator" .
Scottish Legal News . 30 September 2016. Archived from
the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016 .
^ Ross, David; Maclennan, Hugh Dan (9 February 2016).
"Martin Macdonald" .
The Herald . Retrieved 16 February 2016 .
^ Hannan, Martin (19 February 2016).
"Obituary: Walter McGowan, world champion boxer" . The Scotsman . Retrieved 24 February 2016 .
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"Lockerbie bombing judge Lord Coulsfield dies" . BBC News .
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"Obituary: Chris Mitchell, footballer" . www.scotsman.com . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
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"Obituary - Mike Towell, boxer" . HeraldScotland . Retrieved 23 December 2021 .
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"Author Benjamin Creme Has Passed Away" . 28 October 2016.
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"Glasgow's historic Kelvin Hall to open after £35m revamp" . BBC News . 16 May 2016.
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"Kelvin Hall transformation on target" . Gla.ac.uk .
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"Kelvin Hall" . Kelvinhall.org.uk . Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
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