1964 in Scotland
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{{Year in Scotland| 1964 }}
Events from the year 1964 in Scotland.
Incumbents
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- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Michael Noble until 16 October; then Willie Ross
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Events
- 11 January – Nationwide UK teenage girls' magazine Jackie is first published by DC Thomson of Dundee.{{cite book|first=Angela|last=McRobbie|title=Feminism and Youth Culture: from "Jackie" to "Just Seventeen"|location=Basingstoke|publisher=Macmillan|year=1991|isbn=978-0-333-45263-9}}
- 29 April – 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak: All schools in Aberdeen are closed following 136 cases of typhoid being reported.
- 30 April – Breakthrough on {{convert|2.5|mi|adj=on}} tunnel {{convert|500|m}} under the Firth of Forth to link the colliery at Valleyfield, Fife, to the modern coal processing facilities at Kinneil colliery near Bo'ness.The tunnel is closed and sealed in the 1980s. {{cite news|last1=Dick|first1=Sandra|title=Tunnel under Forth that linked Lothians to Fife|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/life-style/tunnel-under-forth-that-linked-lothians-to-fife-1-3408752|access-date=2017-08-28|work=Edinburgh Evening News|date=2014-05-13}}{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=John|title=Crossing the Forth without the Forth Bridge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31712005|publisher=BBC|access-date=2017-08-28|date=2015-03-04}}{{cite news|title=Scotland's secret tunnel under the Forth, 50 years old and forgotten|first=Fraser|last=MacDonald|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/2014/apr/30/scotland-firthofforth-coal|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=2014-04-30|access-date=2017-08-28}}
- 14 May – Rutherglen by-election: Labour gains seat from the Conservatives.
- 20 May – 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak begins.
- 23 June – University of Strathclyde chartered.{{cite news|title=Scottish University Charter Approved|newspaper=The Times|location=London|date=1964-06-24|page=7|issue=56046}}
- 4 September – The Forth Road Bridge opens across the Firth of Forth, connecting Fife and Edinburgh.
- 22 September – Hunterston A nuclear power station opens.
- 15 October – United Kingdom general election: Labour defeats Sir Alec Douglas-Home's Conservatives{{cite web|title=1964 General election results summary|url=http://www.ukpolitical.info/1964.htm|work=UK Political Info|access-date=2014-08-29}} and the Unionist Party in Scotland loses eight seats.
- 20 November – The first part of the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh is opened.
- HMNB Clyde established by the Royal Navy at Faslane on the Gare Loch.
- William Grant & Sons first market their Glenfiddich distillery Speyside single malt whisky in bottles internationally.
Births
- 2 January – Michael McCann, lawyer and politician
- 29 January – Roddy Frame, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 2 February – Susan Deacon, Labour politician and MSP (1999–2007)
- 12 February – Stephen Carter, businessman and politician
- 19 February – Jim McInally, international footballer and manager
- 7 March – Tommy Sheridan, socialist politician and MSP (1999–2007)
- 13 April – John Swinney, Scottish National Party leader and government minister
- 18 April – Niall Ferguson, historian
- 24 May – Liz McColgan, athlete
- 31 May – Billy Davies, footballer and manager
- 27 June – Shona Marshall, sport shooter{{cite web |title=Glasgow 2014 - Shona Marshall Profile |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1009564/shona_marshall.html |website=g2014results.thecgf.com |access-date=24 August 2022}}
- 1 August – Fiona Hyslop, Scottish National Party MSP (1999– ) and government minister
- 9 September – John Hughes, footballer and manager
- 4 October – Yvonne Murray, middle- and long-distance runner{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Yvonne Murray |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68738 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=18 July 2021}}
- 8 October – James Grant, new wave singer-songwriter
- 13 November – Paul McBride, criminal lawyer (died 2012)
- 11 December – Justin Currie, singer-songwriter
- 25 December – Gary McAllister, international footballer, manager and coach
- Dorothy Bain, Lord Advocate
- Stephen Conroy, painter
- Aminatta Forna, novelist
- Jim Lambie, installation artist
- Gillian Reid, chemist
- Alan Warner, novelist
Deaths
- 31 May – Nikolai Orlov, classical pianist (born 1892 in Russia)
- 21 July – John White, international footballer (born 1937)
- 25 September – Robert Wilson, tenor (born 1907)
- 3 December – Dot Allan, writer (born 1886){{cite book |last1=Ewan |first1=Elizabeth L. |last2=Innes |first2=Sue |last3=Reynolds |first3=Sian |last4=Pipes |first4=Rose |title=Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen |date=2007 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=978-0-7486-2660-1 |page=10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zs6qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA10l |language=en}}
- 11 December – Charles Donaldson, Conservative politician (born 1903)
- 31 December – Ronald Fairbairn, psychoanalyst (born 1889)
The arts
- 15 December – Peter Watkins' docudrama Culloden is broadcast on BBC Television.