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2006 in Scotland:

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2006 in Scotland.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 2 Future Events 2.1 Politics 2.2 Sport 3 Organisations established 4 Organisations disestablished 5 Deaths 6 References 7 See also

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• January 7- Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.

[edit] February

• February 9-
  • Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats was the winner; the first time the Labour Party have ever lost a seat they were defending to the Liberal Democrats, the SDP or the Liberal Party at a Scottish by-election

[edit] March

• March 2-
  • Sir Menzies Campbell elected leader of the Liberal Democrats following a election caused by the resignation of previous leader, Charles Kennedy.
• Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

[edit] April

• April 27- By election in the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament. Richard Lochhead holds the seat for the Scottish National Party.

[edit] May

• May 30- Scottish TV and Grampian TV both launched under the new name of STV, with a brand new look!

[edit] June

[edit] July

• Sheridan v News International

[edit] August

• the Scottish Crossbill was finally confirmed as a unique species^[1]

[edit] September

• September 3 - establishment of Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement, a breakway from the Scottish Socialist Party

[edit] Future Events

[edit] Politics

• 24-26 November - Scottish Labour Party conference, Oban

[edit] Sport

• 25-26 November - Aberdeen Cup, tennis^[2]

[edit] Organisations established

• National Theatre of Scotland
• Royal Regiment of Scotland
• Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement
• stv
• Transport Scotland

[edit] Organisations disestablished

• King's Own Scottish Borderers
• The Royal Scots

[edit] Deaths

• January 5- Rachel Squire, Labour MP (b. 1954)
• January 31- Moira Shearer, ballet dancer and actress (b. 1926)
• February 10- John Prentice, football player and manager (b. 1926)
• February 28- Hugh McCartney, former Labour MP (b. 1920)
• March 3- Ivor Cutler, poet, songwriter and humourist (b. 1923)
• March 13- Jimmy Johnstone, footballer; member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame (b. 1944)
• March 21- Margaret Ewing, Scottish National Party MSP and former MP (b. 1945)
• March 27- Ian Hamilton Finlay, writer, artist and gardener (b. 1925)
• April 9 - Robin Orr, composer (b. 1909)
• April 13 - Muriel Spark, novelist (b. 1918)
• April 17 - Calum Kennedy, singer (b. 1928)
• May 17 - Eric Forth, former Conservative MP (b. 1944)
• July 6 - Tom Weir, climber, author and broadcaster (b. 1914)
• August 30 - Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, former Conservative and Unionist MP (b. 1922)
• September 15 - Douglas Henderson, former Scottish National Party MP (b. 1935)

[edit] References

1. ^ "Status of 'UK's only endemic bird species' confirmed", RSPB Scotland
2. ^ Aberdeen Cup 2006

[edit] See also

• Timeline of Scottish history