1949 in Scotland

Events from the year 1949 in Scotland.

Incumbents

Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Arthur Woodburn

Law officers

Judiciary

Events

3 April – Trolleybuses in Glasgow introduced.
1 May – Scottish Gas Board established.
4 May – Fire at Grafton's fashion store in Argyle Street, Glasgow, kills 13 young women.
24 July – People of Alyth march on Alyth Hill to assert their right of commonty over the land.
October – The Scottish Covenant, calling for the establishment of a legislative parliament within the United Kingdom, is drawn up by John MacCormick.

Undated

Wendy Wood founds the nationalist group, the Scottish Patriots
The Law Society of Scotland is established.
John Boyd Orr receives the Nobel Peace Prize.

Births

15 January – Craig Pritchett, chess International Master
19 January – Lindsay Roy, educator and politician
23 January – Tom Forsyth, international footballer
25 January – Chris Lowe, BBC News presenter
2 February – Duncan Bannatyne, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author
9 February – Bernard Gallacher, golfer
26 February – Lynda Clark, judge and politician
6 March – Martin Buchan, international footballer
7 March – Malcolm Chisholm, Labour MSP
12 March – Glenn Chandler playwright, novelist, producer and theatre director
13 March – Trevor Sorbie, hairdresser
8 April – Alex Fergusson, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
25 April – Alexis Jay, social worker
21 May – Andrew Neil, print and television journalist
4 June – Lou Macari, international footballer and manager
21 June – Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth, judge
4 July – Alex Miller, footballer and manager
6 August – Erich Schaedler, footballer
8 August – Benny Young, actor
11 August – Ian Charleson, actor
12 August – Mark Knopfler, musician with Dire Straits
20 August – Stewart Houston, international footballer and manager
9 September – John Reid, music manager
18 September – Alastair Campbell, Lord Bracadale, judge
22 September – Jimmy Bone, footballer and manager
29 September – Adrian Elrick, international footballer representing New Zealand
8 October – Hamish Stuart, guitarist, bassist, singer, composer and record producer
22 November - Paul le Page Barnett science fiction writer, with pen name John Grant
25 November – Isabel Hilton, journalist and broadcaster
28 December – Hilton McRae, actor
Alison Kinnaird, glass sculptor and harpist

Deaths

2 January – Sir Victor Fortune, British Army officer
9 January – Edward Baird, artist
12 April
* W. Lindsay Cable, artist and illustrator
* John Wallace, Liberal MP
3 August – Jessie M. King, illustrator and designer
6 August – David Taylor, footballer and manager
7 October - Arthur Pillans Laurie, chemist
22 October – Alex McDonald, footballer
Joseph Lee, poet and journalist

Sport

Summer – The Ba game of Duns revived.