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* [[1 August]] – a judgement on appeal to the [[House of Lords]] in the case of ''[[Bannatyne v Overtoun]]'' (in which the minority [[Free Church of Scotland (since 1900)|Free Church of Scotland]] challenged the new [[United Free Church of Scotland]]) is delivered. |
* [[1 August]] – a judgement on appeal to the [[House of Lords]] in the case of ''[[Bannatyne v Overtoun]]'' (in which the minority [[Free Church of Scotland (since 1900)|Free Church of Scotland]] challenged the new [[United Free Church of Scotland]]) is delivered. |
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* [[17 September]] – new [[St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow]], opened. |
* [[17 September]] – new [[St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow]], opened. |
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* [[31 December]] – Glasgow-registered cargo steamers ''Stromboli'' and ''Kathleen'' collide and sink at Garvel Point, [[Greenock]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Notable Dates in History|url=http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-f.htm|work=The Flag in the Wind|publisher=''[[The Scots Independent]]''|accessdate=2014-09-01}}</ref> |
* [[31 December]] – Glasgow-registered cargo steamers ''Stromboli'' and ''Kathleen'' collide and sink at Garvel Point, [[Greenock]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Notable Dates in History|url=http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-f.htm|work=The Flag in the Wind|publisher=''[[The Scots Independent]]''|accessdate=2014-09-01}}</ref> |
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* The Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art is renamed as the [[Royal Scottish Museum]]. |
* The Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art is renamed as the [[Royal Scottish Museum]]. |
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* [[Boroughmuir High School]], Edinburgh, founded. |
* [[Boroughmuir High School]], Edinburgh, founded. |
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1904 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1903–04 • 1904–05 |
Events from the year 1904 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Blair Balfour
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh
Events
- 28 June – the Danish liner SS Norge is wrecked off Rockall with the loss of 635 lives.[1]
- 1 August – a judgement on appeal to the House of Lords in the case of Bannatyne v Overtoun (in which the minority Free Church of Scotland challenged the new United Free Church of Scotland) is delivered.
- 17 September – new St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow, opened.
- 31 December – Glasgow-registered cargo steamers Stromboli and Kathleen collide and sink at Garvel Point, Greenock.[2]
- The Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art is renamed as the Royal Scottish Museum.
- Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh, founded.
- First West Highland White Terrier breed club set up.
Births
- 4 January – Erik Chisholm, composer (died 1965 in South Africa)
- 26 April – Jimmy McGrory, international footballer and manager (died 1982)
- 25 June – Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross, historian and biographer (died 1976)
- 23 August – William Primrose, violist (died in Provo, Utah 1982)
- 20 October – Tommy Douglas, Premier of Saskatchewan and pioneer of medicare (died 1986 in Canada)
- 20 November – John MacCormick, lawyer and advocate of Home Rule for Scotland (died 1961)
- Edward Baird, painter (died 1949)
- Alex Moffat, miner, trade unionist and communist activist (died 1967)
Deaths
- 16 April – Samuel Smiles, author and reformer (born 1812)
- 25 May – David Sime Cargill, industrialist (born 1826)
- 7 October – Isabella Bird, traveller (born 1831 in Yorkshire)
- 12 November – George Lennox Watson, naval architect (born 1851)
- 25 December – James Brown, poet and essayist, known as J. B. Selkirk (born 1832)
The Arts
- 29 February – the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, opens as a music hall.
- 12 September – the King's Theatre, Glasgow, opens.
- 27 December – J. M. Barrie's stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up premières at the Duke of York's Theatre in London.[3]
- Hill House, Helensburgh, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is completed.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Sebak, Per Kristian (2004). Titanic's Predecessor: the S/S Norge Disaster of 1904. Laksevaag: Seaward. ISBN 82-996779-0-4.
- ^ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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- ^ Grewe, Armin (2001–2006). "C. R. Mackintosh: Hill House in Helensburgh". The Armin Grewe Homepage. Aldermaston. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
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