1983 in Scotland
Events from the year 1983 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the [Great Seal of Scotland|Keeper of the Great Seal] – George Younger, 4th [Viscount Younger of Leckie|George Younger]
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Wheatley
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott
Events
- 11 May – Aberdeen F.C. beat Real Madrid 2–1 to win the European Cup Winner's Cup.
- 21 May – Aberdeen beat Rangers 1–0 to win the Scottish Cup.
- 30 September – Megget Reservoir officially opened.
- 5 October – Harviestoun Brewery established.
- 24 October – Dennis Nilsen goes on trial at the Central Criminal Court in London accused of six murders and two attempted murders. He confesses to murdering "15 or 16" young men.
- 4 November – Dennis Nilsen is sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 20 December – Aberdeen beat European Cup Winners Hamburg 2–0 to become the first Scottish club to win the UEFA Super Cup.
- Brae oilfield production begins.
- Glasgow Central Mosque built.
Births
- 1 January – Mark Beaumont, adventurer
- 27 January – Douglas Ross, Conservative politician
- 8 February – Ashley Mulheron, actress and television presenter
- 14 March – Anas Sarwar, Labour politician
- 15 March – Sean Biggerstaff, actor
- 30 April - Will Jordan, author, film critic and YouTuber
- 8 June – Allan Dick, field hockey goalkeeper
- 22 August – Julie Kilpatrick, field hockey player
- 20 September – Freya Ross, née Murray, long-distance runner
- 30 September – Louise Munn, field hockey defender
Deaths
- 27 April – Christina Larner, historian
- 5 July – Alec Cheyne, international footballer
- August – Winifred Rushforth, psychoanalyst
- 26 August – Major-General Douglas Wimberley, soldier
- 20 September – Andy Beattie, international footballer and manager
The arts
- 17 February – release of Bill Forsyth's film Local Hero.
- 6 September – ITV broadcasts the Scottish Television-produced police procedural Killer, set in Glasgow, pilot for the series Taggart.
- 21 October – Burrell Collection opened in Glasgow.
- Alternative rock band Del Amitri is formed in Glasgow.
- Alternative rock band The [Jesus and Mary Chain] is formed in East Kilbride.
- Folk rock band The Proclaimers is formed by twins Craig and Charlie Reid of Auchtermuchty.
- Gael Turnbull publishes his poems From the Language of the Heart: Some Imitations from the Gaelic of Sine Reisideach in Glasgow.