Historical place archive

Aberdeen in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Aberdeen in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records6 event labels3 people1927–1985

Historical events in Aberdeen

1927

1927
Electron Diffraction Through Metal Foils
George Paget Thomson · Physics

Independently demonstrates electron diffraction by transmitting fast electrons through thin metal foils.

1966

1966
Member of Parliament
Donald Dewar · Labour Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South

1978

1978
Manager
Alexander Chapman Ferguson · Football

Apponted Manager of Aberdeen

1983

11 May 1983
European Cup Winners Cup
Alexander Chapman Ferguson · Football

Aberdeed seal a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup, becoming only the third Scottish team to win a European trophy and Ferguson now felt that "hed done something worthwhile with his life"

1984

1984
Scottish Cup Winners
Alexander Chapman Ferguson · Football

Aberdeen win the Scottish league and retained the Scottish Cup

1984
Scottish Premier League
Alexander Chapman Ferguson · Football

Aberdeen win the Scottish league and retained the Scottish Cup

1985

1985
Scottish Cup Winners
Alexander Chapman Ferguson · Football

Aberdeen retain their league title in the 1984-85 season

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Aberdeen. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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