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2005 in Scotland

Index 2005 in Scotland

Events from the year 2005 in Scotland. [1]

105 relations: Advocate General for Scotland, Alfred Anderson (veteran), Alistair Darling, Andrew Stimpson, April 21, April 26, Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, August 5, August 6, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Brian Gill, Lord Gill, British Raj, Carolyn Leckie, Charlie Gordon, Christmas truce, Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, David Daiches, December 7, Divided City, Edinburgh, Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push, Elish Angiolini, Elizabeth II, English language, February 24, First Minister of Scotland, Foghorn, Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, Glasgow, Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 2005, Gleneagles Hotel, Gordon Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy, Great Seal of Scotland, HIV, HMNB Clyde, House of Fraser, Jack McConnell, James McGhie, Lord McGhie, January 11, January 20, January 30, January 8, Jenners, Jim Devine, John D. Burgess, July 15, July 5, July 8, June 1, June 23, ..., June 29, Kevin MacNeil, Legislation, Livingston by-election, 2005, Loch Ewe distillery, Lord Advocate, Lord Justice Clerk, Lord President of the Court of Session, Lucy d'Abreu, Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, March 21, Martyn Bennett, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Murder of Kriss Donald, Muriel Gibson (politician), Northern Lighthouse Board, November 13, November 21, October 22, October 4, October 5, Office of Public Sector Information, Official language, Perthshire, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Reverieme, Robin Cook, Robin Jenkins, Royal assent, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Government, Scottish Jacobite Party, Scottish Land Court, Scottish Parliament, Secretary of State for Scotland, Skerryvore, Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005, Solicitor General for Scotland, The Guardian, The National Archives (United Kingdom), The Times, Theresa Breslin, Uist, United Kingdom general election, 2005, University of St Andrews, William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, World War I, 1912 in Scotland, 1921 in Scotland, 1934 in Scotland, 1946 in Scotland, 1971 in Canada, 2005 in Northern Ireland, 31st G8 summit. Expand index (55 more) »

Advocate General for Scotland

Her Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-tagraidh na Bànrighe airson Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, whose duty it is to advise the Crown and Government of the United Kingdom on Scots law.

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Alfred Anderson (veteran)

Alfred Anderson (25 June 1896 – 21 November 2005) was a Scottish joiner and veteran of the First World War.

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Alistair Darling

Alistair Maclean Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, (born 28 November 1953) is a Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 2007-2010 and as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1987 until he stepped down in 2015, most recently for Edinburgh South West.

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Andrew Stimpson

Andrew Stimpson (born 1980 in Largs, Scotland) is a former glamour model, who was once cover boy and centrefold of Euroboy magazine.

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April 21

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April 26

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Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton

Arthur Campbell Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, (born Glasgow, 10 June 1942), is a Scottish judge and served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session from November 2005 until 8 June 2012, succeeding Lord Cullen.

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August 5

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August 6

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Bòrd na Gàidhlig

Bòrd na Gàidhlig is the executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government with responsibility for Gaelic.

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Brian Gill, Lord Gill

Brian Gill, Lord Gill, (born 25 February 1942) is a retired Scottish judge and a legal academic.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from rāj, literally, "rule" in Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.

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Carolyn Leckie

Carolyn Leckie (born 1965) is a former member of the Scottish Parliament for the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), in which she once held a number of senior positions.

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Charlie Gordon

Charles Gordon (born 28 October 1951 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Party politician.

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Christmas truce

The Christmas truce (Weihnachtsfrieden; Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of World War I around Christmas 1914.

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Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby

Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC QC, (born 7 June 1953) is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since June 2012.

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David Daiches

David Daiches CBE (2 September 1912 – 15 July 2005) was a Scottish literary historian and literary critic, scholar and writer.

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December 7

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Divided City

Divided City is a novel written by Theresa Breslin and published in 2005 by Doubleday.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push

Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push was part of the series of Live 8 concerts held around the world designed to encourage the leaders congregating at the G8 meeting to consider the plight of those in absolute poverty (see Make Poverty History).

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Elish Angiolini

Dame Elish Frances Angiolini (née McPhilomy; born 24 June 1960"Angiolini, Elish Frances" in Who's Who, A & C Black.) is a Scottish lawyer.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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February 24

For superstitious reasons, when the Romans began to intercalate to bring their calendar into line with the solar year, they chose not to place their extra month of Mercedonius after February but within it.

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First Minister of Scotland

The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba; Heid Meinister o Scotland) is the leader of the Scottish Government.

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Foghorn

A foghorn is a fog signal that uses sound to warn vehicles of navigational hazards like rocky coastlines, or boats of the presence of other vessels, in foggy conditions.

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Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005

The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 (Achd na Gàidhlig (Alba) 2005) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in 2005, and is the first piece of legislation to give formal recognition to the Scottish Gaelic language.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 2005

The Glasgow Cathcart by-election to the Scottish Parliament was held on 29 September 2005.

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Gleneagles Hotel

Gleneagles Hotel is a luxury hotel near Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Gordon Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy

Gordon Thomas Calthrop Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy, MC, PC, DL (8 June 1921 – 26 April 2005) was a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician.

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Great Seal of Scotland

The Great Seal of Scotland (Seala Mòr na h-Alba) allows the monarch to authorise official documents without having to sign each document individually.

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes HIV infection and over time acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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HMNB Clyde

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde (HMNB Clyde; also HMS Neptune) primarily sited at Faslane is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth).

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House of Fraser

House of Fraser is a British department store group with 56 stores and 2 outlets across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Jack McConnell

Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale, (born 30 June 1960) is a Scottish politician and a Labour life peer in the House of Lords.

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James McGhie, Lord McGhie

James Marshall McGhie, Lord McGhie is a Scottish lawyer who until 2014 was the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court and President of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, and a Senator of the College of Justice.

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January 11

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January 20

In the ancient astronomy, it is the cusp day between Capricorn and Aquarius.

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January 30

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January 8

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Jenners

Jenners Department Store, now known simply as Jenners, is a department store located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the oldest independent department store in Scotland until its acquisition by House of Fraser in 2005.

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Jim Devine

James "Jim" Devine (born 21 May 1953) is a former Member of Parliament.

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John D. Burgess

John Davie Burgess (11 March 1934 – 29 June 2005) was an eminent bagpipe player.

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July 15

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July 5

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July 8

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June 1

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June 23

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June 29

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Kevin MacNeil

Kevin MacNeil is a Scottish novelist, poet and playwright born and raised in the Outer Hebrides.

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Legislation

Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it.

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Livingston by-election, 2005

The Livingston by-election, 2005 was triggered when Robin Cook, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Livingston, in Scotland, died on 6 August 2005.

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Loch Ewe distillery

Loch Ewe distillery in Drumchork near Aultbea in the Scottish Highlands is the smallest legally operated distillery in Scotland.

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Lord Advocate

Her Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh, Laird Advocat), is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament.

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Lord Justice Clerk

The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session.

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Lord President of the Court of Session

The Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General is the most senior judge in Scotland, the head of the judiciary, and the presiding judge of the College of Justice, the Court of Session, and the High Court of Justiciary.

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Lucy d'Abreu

Lucy Victoria d'Abreu née d'Souza (24 May 1892 – 7 December 2005) was the oldest living person in the United Kingdom from April 2004 until her death.

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Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton

Lynda Margaret Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, PC, QC (born 26 February 1949) is a Scottish judge.

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March 21

In astrology, the day of the equinox is the first full day of the sign of Aries.

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Martyn Bennett

Martyn Bennett (17 February 1971 – 30 January 2005) was a Canadian-Scottish musician who was influential in the evolution of modern Celtic fusion, a blending of traditional Celtic and modern music.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.

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Murder of Kriss Donald

Kriss Donald (2 July 1988 – 15 March 2004) was a 15-year-old Scottish white male who was kidnapped and murdered in Glasgow in 2004 by a gang of men of Pakistani origin, some of whom fled to Pakistan after the crime.

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Muriel Gibson (politician)

Margaret Muriel Gibson (29 November 1912 – 22 October 2005), known as Muriel Gibson, was a Scottish nationalist politician.

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Northern Lighthouse Board

The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) is the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man.

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November 13

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November 21

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October 22

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October 4

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October 5

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Office of Public Sector Information

The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom.

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Official language

An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction.

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Perthshire

Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland.

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is a member of the British royal family.

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Reverieme

Reverieme is a Scottish indie pop act from Airdrie, founded in 2005 by vocalist and guitarist Louise Connell.

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Robin Cook

Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 – 6 August 2005) was a Scottish Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001, when he was replaced by Jack Straw.

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Robin Jenkins

John Robin Jenkins OBE (11 September 1912 – 24 February 2005), generally known as Robin Jenkins, was a Scottish writer of thirty published novels, the most celebrated being The Cone Gatherers.

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Royal assent

Royal assent or sanction is the method by which a country's monarch (possibly through a delegated official) formally approves an act of that nation's parliament.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Scottish Government

The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba; Scots Govrenment) is the executive of the devolved Scottish Parliament.

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Scottish Jacobite Party

The Scottish Jacobite Party was a political party in Scotland.

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Scottish Land Court

The Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction covering disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies, and matters related to crofts and crofters.

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland.

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Secretary of State for Scotland

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Scotland (Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba, Secretar o State for Scotland) is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland representing Scotland.

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Skerryvore

Skerryvore (from the Gaelic An Sgeir Mhòr meaning "The Great Skerry") is a remote reef that lies off the west coast of Scotland, 12 miles (19 kilometres) south-west of the island of Tiree.

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Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005

The Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in 2005, after being introduced by Scottish Executive Health minister Andy Kerr.

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Solicitor General for Scotland

Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-lagha a' Chrùin an Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The National Archives (United Kingdom)

The National Archives (TNA) is a non-ministerial government department.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Theresa Breslin

Theresa Breslin is a Scottish author who specialises in young adult fiction.

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Uist

Uist or The Uists (Uibhist) are two islands and part of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

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United Kingdom general election, 2005

The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.

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University of St Andrews

The University of St Andrews (informally known as St Andrews University or simply St Andrews; abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a British public research university in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk

William Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, (born 18 November 1935) is a former senior member of the Scottish judiciary.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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1912 in Scotland

Events from the year 1912 in Scotland.

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1921 in Scotland

Events from the year 1921 in Scotland.

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1934 in Scotland

Events from the year 1934 in Scotland.

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1946 in Scotland

Events from the year 1946 in Scotland.

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1971 in Canada

Events from the year 1971 in Canada.

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2005 in Northern Ireland

The following details notable events from the year 2005 in Northern Ireland.

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31st G8 summit

President George W. Bush of the United States, Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada, President Jacques Chirac of France, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan, Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder of Germany --> The 31st G8 summit was held on July 6–8, 2005 at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland, United Kingdom and hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_in_Scotland

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