1983 in Scotland
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See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1983 in: The UK • England • Wales • Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1982–83 • 1983–84
1983 in Scottish television
Timeline of Scottish history
1983 in: The UK • England • Wales • Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1982–83 • 1983–84
1983 in Scottish television
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Events from the year 1983 in Scotland.
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
- 11 May – Aberdeen F.C. beat Real Madrid 2–1 (after extra time) to win the European Cup Winner's Cup.
- 21 May – Aberdeen beat Rangers 1–0 to win the Scottish Cup.
- 30 September – Megget Reservoir officially opened.
- 5 October – Harviestoun Brewery established.
- 24 October – Dennis Nilsen goes on trial at the Central Criminal Court in London accused of six murders and two attempted murders. He confesses to murdering "15 or 16" young men.[1]
- 4 November – Dennis Nilsen is sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 20 December – Aberdeen beat European Cup Winners Hamburg 2–0 to become the first Scottish club to win the UEFA Super Cup.[2]
- Brae oilfield production begins.
- Glasgow Central Mosque built.
Births
- 1 January – Mark Beaumont, adventurer
- 27 January – Douglas Ross, Conservative politician
- 8 February – Ashley Mulheron, actress and television presenter
- 14 March – Anas Sarwar, Labour politician
- 15 March – Sean Biggerstaff, actor
- 30 April - Will Jordan, author, film critic and YouTuber
- 8 June – Allan Dick, field hockey goalkeeper
- 22 August – Julie Kilpatrick, field hockey player
- 20 September – Freya Ross, née Murray, long-distance runner
- 30 September – Louise Munn, field hockey defender
Deaths
- 27 April – Christina Larner, historian (born 1933 in England)[3]
- 5 July – Alec Cheyne, international footballer (born 1907)
- August – Winifred Rushforth, psychoanalyst (born 1885)
- 26 August – Major-General Douglas Wimberley, soldier (born 1896)
- 20 September – Andy Beattie, international footballer and manager (born 1913)
