Ireland

Alfred Chester Beatty, Irish library and art patron, died

Alfred Chester Beatty, an Irish-American mining magnate, philanthropist, and art collector, passed away on January 19, 1968.

Jim Clark became the (then) worlds youngest F1 motor racing champion.

The last hanging in Scotland, 21-year-old Henry Burnett

Henry John Burnett, aged 21, became the last person to be executed in Scotland when he was hanged at Craiginches Prison in Aberdeen. He had been convicted of the murder of seaman Thomas Guyan, the estranged husband of Burnett’s girlfriend.

Birth of Scotland international footballer and later TV personality Ally McCoist.

Last tramcar run in Glasgow (to Auchenshuggle).

Gaumont cinema in Edinburgh destroyed by fire.

Ronnie Whelan, Home Farm, Liverpool, Reading and Republic of Ireland footballer, is born in Dublin

Dave MacAuley, boxer, born

Dave McAuley, the former professional boxer from Northern Ireland, was born on January 19, 1961 in Larne, County Antrim.

Elvis Presley touched down at Prestwick airport, his only visit to Scotland.

Beyond the Fringe, an influential satirical revue, opened in Edinburgh.