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Events from the year 1993 in

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Incumbents

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and Keeper of the Great Seal –

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Law officers

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– Lord Rodger of Earlsferry * Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Dawson

Judiciary

Lord President of the Court of Session The Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General () is the most senior judge in Scotland, the head of the judiciary, and the presiding judge of the College of Justice, the Court of Session, and the High Court of Justiciary. ...

and

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– Lord Hope *

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– Lord Ross * Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Philip

Events

5 January Events Pre-1600 * 1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 *1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French arm ...

–

oil tanker An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk cargo, bulk transport of petroleum, oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quant ...

runs aground on

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Shetland Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, marking the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ...

, spilling 84,700 tonnes of crude oil into the sea. She is broken up by the following Braer Storm of January 1993. * 1 April **The Council Tax replaces the Community Charge as a means of raising revenue for local government. **

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University, informally GCU, Caledonian or Caley (), is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded in 1875) and Glasgow Polytechnic (originally Glasg ...

is created by merger of Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow. * 8 May – a new

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...

church building in Haroldswick, Shetland is dedicated, the most northerly church in the British Isles. *

27 May Events Pre-1600 *1096 – Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed. * 1120 – Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death. * 1153 &ndas ...

– the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1993, which increases the penalties for cruelty to animals, receives the Royal Assent. * 29 May – Rangers F.C. beat

Aberdeen Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...

2–1 to win the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,9 June – Hulk of barque '' Glenlee'' returns to the Clyde (where she was built in 1896) from Spain under tow for restoration as a museum ship. * July – Jim McLean steps down as manager of

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish professional association football, football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nickname ...

after a reign of 21 years and seven months. * 15 July – Rangers sign Duncan Ferguson for £4 million from

, a record fee between two British clubs. * 13 September – Andy Roxburgh resigns after seven years as manager of the

Scotland national football team The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international Association football, football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. They compete in three major professional tournaments: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA ...

, who now have virtually no hope of qualifying for next summer's World Cup. * 1 November – Craig Brown appointed manager of the

Births

* 26 January – Lana Clelland, footballer * 9 May – Laura Muir, middle-distance runner * 14 June – Graeme MacGregor, footballer * 15 August – Vicky Wright, curler * 4 September – Emma Brownlie, footballer * 21 September – Kirsty Gilmour, badminton player * 27 September – Sarah Robertson, field hockey player

Deaths

* 18 January – Arthur Donaldson, former

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic party. The party holds 61 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, and holds 9 out of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, ...

leader (born 1901) * 21 July – John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute, architectural conservationist (born 1933 in London) * 11 October – Andy Stewart, singer (born

1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

) * 24 October – Jo Grimond, former

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ...

leader (born

1913 Events January * January – Joseph Stalin travels to Vienna to research his ''Marxism and the National Question''. This means that, during this month, Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito are all living in the city. * January 3 &ndash ...

)

The arts

* April – St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art opens in Glasgow. * 30 August –

Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. His 1993 novel ''Trainspotting (novel), Trainspotting'' was made into a Trainspotting (film), film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, ...

's novel '' Trainspotting'' is released at the

Edinburgh International Book Festival The Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) is a book festival that takes place during two weeks in August every year in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. Described as ''The largest festival of its kind in the world'', the festival hosts ...

. * December – English writer Jo Rowling moves to Edinburgh where she works on her first

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

novel. * Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow becomes the first conservatoire in the United Kingdom to be granted its own degree-awarding powers. * Peter Howson is appointed British official

war artist A war artist is an artist either commissioned by a government or publication, or self-motivated, to document first-hand experience of war in any form of illustrative or depictive record.Imperial War Museum (IWM)header phrase, "war shapes lives" ...

in the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

References

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