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List of events
Events from the year
2020 in
Scotland
Incumbents
Events
January
February
March
1 March –
COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland : Authorities confirm the first case of the global
COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, the index case of coronavirus being a traveller having returned from
Italy .
[5]
13 March – COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland: Authorities confirm the first death from COVID-19 in Scotland.
[6]
April
June
August
October
November
Predicted and scheduled events
Deaths
January
February
March
April
May
July
9 July –
Johnny Beattie , actor (
River City ) and comedian (
Scotch & Wry ,
Rab C. Nesbitt ) (born
1926 )
[31]
13 July –
Pat Quinn , footballer (
Motherwell ,
national team ) and manager (
East Fife ) (born
1936 )
[32]
15 July –
Maurice Roëves , actor (
Oh! What a Lovely War ,
Escape to Victory ,
Judge Dredd ) (born
1937 )
[33]
17 July –
Alex Dawson , footballer (
Manchester United ,
Preston North End ,
Brighton & Hove Albion ) (born
1940 )
[34]
21 July –
Hugh McLaughlin , footballer (
St Mirren ,
Third Lanark ,
Queen of the South ) (born
1945 )
[35]
24 July –
David Hagen , footballer (
Falkirk ,
Clyde ,
Peterhead ), motor neuron disease (born
1973 )
[36]
August
September
December
The Arts
See also
References
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"Scottish independence: MSPs back new referendum in Holyrood vote" . BBC News . BBC. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020 .
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"Derek Mackay: Scottish finance secretary quits over messages to boy" . BBC News . BBC. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020 .
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"Scottish Conservatives: Jackson Carlaw succeeds Ruth Davidson as leader" . BBC News . BBC. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ Carrell, Severin (17 February 2020).
"Kate Forbes appointed Scotland's first female finance secretary" . The Guardian . Retrieved 11 October 2020 .
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"Coronavirus (COVID-19): First positive case in Scotland" . Scottish Government. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020 .
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"Coronavirus: Death of first Scottish patient with Covid-19 confirmed" . BBC News . BBC. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020 .
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"Jackie Baillie elected Scottish Labour deputy leader" . BBC News . 3 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020 .
^ Riordan, Conor (3 April 2020).
"Scottish Labour names Jackie Baillie as new deputy leader" . Daily Record . Retrieved 5 April 2020 .
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"Detectorist 'shaking with happiness' after Bronze Age find" . BBC News . 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-10 .
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"Man shot dead by police after Glasgow stabbings" . BBC News . 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 .
^ Esson, Graeme (2020-08-04).
"Scotland's results 2020: How grades were worked out for Scottish pupils" . BBC News . Retrieved 2020-08-10 .
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"Nicola Sturgeon 'sorry' over Scottish exam results" . BBC News . 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-10 .
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"Douglas Ross confirmed as Scottish Conservative leader" . BBC News . 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-08-10 .
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"Scottish Conservatives appoint Ruth Davidson as Holyrood Leader" . The Guardian . 11 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020 .
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"Stonehaven crash: train derailed by landslip, investigators confirm" . The Guardian . 14 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 .
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"Aberdeenshire railway station reopens 56 years after closure" . Evening Express . 15 October 2020. Archived from
the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
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"Period poverty: Scotland first in world to make period products free" . BBC News . 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020 .
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"Danny Masterton" . Clyde F.C. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020 .
^ McKenzie, James (13 January 2020).
"Edinburgh boxing champion Jackie Brown who once shared dressing room with Muhammad Ali, dies aged 84 after dementia battle" . Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 15 January 2020 .
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"Bobby Brown 1923–2020" . Rangers F.C. 15 January 2020. Archived from
the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020 .
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"Jimmy Moran" . Football Database. Retrieved 12 February 2020 .
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"George Strachan" . East League . 12 March 2020.
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"Souter" . Family Announcements . 16 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
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"Aberdeen" . The Telegraph Announcements . 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020 .
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"Obituary - Alex Forsyth" . East Stirlingshire FC . 30 March 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 .
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"Stewart's Melville, Scotland and Lions great Dougie Morgan passes away" . The Offside Line . 5 April 2020.
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"Members News: Ron Wylie RIP (06/08/1933 -14/04/2020) : Coventry City Former Players Association || CCFPA" . www.ccfpa.co.uk . Retrieved 23 November 2020 .
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"Obituary: John 'Spud' Murphy, legendary Ayr United player" . www.scotsman.com . Retrieved 23 November 2020 .
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"Tributes paid to top QC found dead at his Glasgow home" . BBC News . 2 May 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020 .
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"Popular Leicester City veteran defender dies after contracting coronavirus" . Leicester Mercury . 3 May 2020.
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"Stage and screen entertainer Johnny Beattie dies aged 93" . BBC News . BBC. 9 July 2020.
^ McGilvray, Andy (13 July 2020).
"Former Motherwell star Pat Quinn has passed away" . Daily Record .
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"Scottish actor Maurice Roeves dies aged 83" . BBC News . BBC. 15 July 2020.
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"Alex Dawson: Ex-Man Utd, Preston, Bury, Brighton forward dies aged 80" .
BBC Sport . 17 July 2020.
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"St Mirren saddened to hear of passing of Hugh McLaughlin" . St Mirren Football Club. 27 July 2020.
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"David Hagen: Ex-Rangers player dies aged 47 after MND battle" . BBC Sport . BBC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020 .
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"Former Portsmouth assistant manager Willie Hunter dies aged 80" . Portsmouth News . 4 August 2020.
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"Logie Bruce-Lockhart obituary" . The Times . 19 September 2020. (subscription required)
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"Sir Malcolm Rognvald Innes of Edingight" . The Times . 26 September 2020. (subscription required)
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"Obituary: Alexander (Sandy) Grant Gordon CBE - The founding father of Single Malt" . DRAM Scotland . 8 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021 .
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"Jim McLean: Dundee Utd announce death of legendary manager aged 83" . BBC Sport . 26 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021 .
^ Flood, Alison (2020-11-19).
"Douglas Stuart wins Booker prize for debut Shuggie Bain" .
The Guardian . London. Retrieved 2020-11-19 .
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"Meet our winners" . Art Fund . 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-13 .
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