First deaths from E-coli outbreak in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Wishaw is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Glasgow city centre.
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Sixteen primary school children and their teacher murdered in Dunblane
The Dunblane school massacre occurred on March 13, 1996, in Dunblane, Scotland. Thomas Hamilton, a 43-year-old former Scout leader, entered the Dunblane Primary School armed with four handguns. He made his way to the school’s gymnasium, where he opened fire on a class of Primary 1 students (aged 5 and 6) and their teachers, who were preparing for a physical education lesson.
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The Queen officially inaugurated Glasgows year as Cultural Capital of Europe
The Queen officially inaugurated Glasgow’s year as the European Capital of Culture on March 2, 1990. Glasgow was named the European Capital of Culture for the year 1990, marking a significant achievement and recognition for the city. This event was part of a broader initiative by the European Union to promote and celebrate cultural diversity and richness among its member states. Each year, one or more cities are selected to showcase their cultural life and development, encouraging cultural exchanges and the integration of European culture.
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A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270
Pan Am Flight 103 (PA103/PAA103) was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City. The transatlantic leg of the route was operated by Clipper Maid of the Seas, a Boeing 747 registered N739PA.
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Explosion on North Sea Oil Rig Piper Alpha
Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea approximately 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited[1] and began production in 1976,[2] initially as an oil-only platform but later converted to add gas production.
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Alistair Maclean, Scottish novelist, dies
Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist known for his thrilling adventure stories and suspense novels. His books The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare were made into films.
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Ronald MacDonald Douglas, prominent Scottish nationalist died.
Ronald MacDonald Douglas, born in 1896 was a prominent Scottish nationalist and author, died in 1984
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Alan Wells won Olympic
Allan Wipper Wells MBE (born 3 May 1952) is a Scottish former track and field sprinter who became the 100 metres Olympic champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
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Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band officially disbands on their 50th anniversary, 1978
Muirhead and Sons Pipe Band, founded in 1928, was a pipe band based in Grangemouth, Scotland. The band was named after, and affiliated with, the company Muirhead & Sons, a sawmill based in Grangemouth and founded by George A. Muirhead in the 1880s
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David Wilkie won Olympic Gold
David Andrew Wilkie MBE (born 8 March 1954) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s. He is the only person to have held British, American, Commonwealth, European, world and Olympic swimming titles at the same time and was the first British swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960.
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