1993 in Scotland
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{{Year in Scotland| 1993 }}
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Events from the year 1993 in Scotland.
Incumbents
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Events
- 5 January – oil tanker {{MV|Braer}} runs aground on South Mainland of Shetland, spilling 84,700 tonnes of crude oil into the sea.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/5/newsid_2506000/2506223.stm|title=Oil tanker runs aground off Shetland|access-date=2008-02-13|date=1993-01-05|work=BBC News}} 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 is created by merger of Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow.
- 8 May – a new Methodist church building in Haroldswick, Shetland is dedicated, the most northerly church in the British Isles.
- 27 May – the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1993, which increases the penalties for cruelty to animals, receives the Royal Assent.[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/53320/pages/9517/page.pdf State Intelligence] London Gazette, 2 June 1993
- 29 May – Rangers F.C. beat Aberdeen 2–1 to win the Scottish 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.{{cite book|title=The Tall Ship Glenlee|publisher=The Tall Ship at Riverside|location=Glasgow|isbn=978-0-9569115-0-6|page=29}}
- July – Jim McLean steps down as manager of Dundee United after a reign of 21 years and seven months.
- 15 July – Rangers sign Duncan Ferguson for £4 million from Dundee United, a record fee between two British clubs.[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/a-dream-come-true-as-ferguson-signs-in-4m-deal-1.750764 A dream come true as Ferguson signs in #4m deal] The Herald, accessed 27 October 2011
- 13 September – Andy Roxburgh resigns after seven years as manager of the Scotland national football team, who now have virtually no hope of qualifying for next summer's World Cup.[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/tributes-to-the-players-man-1.742223 Tributes to the players' man] The Herald, 14 September 1993
- 1 November – Craig Brown appointed manager of the Scotland national football team.[http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_manager_profile.cfm?page=463&managerID=13&squadID=1 Craig Brown - Scotland A Squad Coach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614223946/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_manager_profile.cfm?page=463&managerID=13&squadID=1 |date=14 June 2011 }} www.scottishfa.co.uk, accessed 27 October 2011
Births
- 26 January – Lana Clelland, footballer{{cite web |title=Lana Clelland {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=119871&lid=2 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |access-date=28 April 2020}}
- 9 May – Laura Muir, middle-distance runner{{cite web |title=Laura Muir |url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/athletes/laura-muir/ |website=British Athletics |access-date=28 April 2020}}
- 14 June – Graeme MacGregor, footballer{{cite web |title=Graeme MacGregor {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=65413&lid=9 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |access-date=28 April 2020}}
- 15 August – Vicky Wright, curler{{cite web |title=Vicky Wright |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1044165-vicky-wright.htm |website=olympics.com |access-date=20 February 2022 |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219140051/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1044165-vicky-wright.htm |url-status=dead }}
- 4 September – Emma Brownlie, footballer{{cite web |title=Emma Brownlie |url=https://rangers.co.uk/talent/emma-brownlie/ |website=Rangers Football Club, Official Website |access-date=27 April 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 21 September – Kirsty Gilmour, badminton player{{cite web |title=Badminton {{!}} Athlete Profile: Kirsty GILMOUR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6027498-kirsty-gilmour.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=9 February 2020}}
- 27 September – Sarah Robertson, field hockey player{{cite web |title=Sarah Robertson |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/sarah-robertson/ |website=Team Scotland |access-date=29 July 2022}}
Deaths
- 18 January – Arthur Donaldson, former Scottish National Party 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)
- 24 October – Jo Grimond, former Liberal Party leader (born 1913)
The arts
- April – St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art opens in Glasgow.{{cite web |title=St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art {{!}} Culture24 |url=https://www.culture24.org.uk/sc000133 |website=www.culture24.org.uk |access-date=28 April 2020 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140639/https://www.culture24.org.uk/sc000133 |url-status=dead }}
- 30 August – Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting is released at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
- December – English writer Jo Rowling moves to Edinburgh where she works on her first Harry Potter 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 in the Bosnian War.