Historical place archive

Dunfermline in History

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

8 records5 event labels2 people1960–2006

Historical events in Dunfermline

1960

14 March 1960
Manager
John "Jock" Stein · Football

Accepts the job of manager at Dunfermline, after only 6 weeks in charge, Stein leads them clear of relegation

1983

9 June 1983
Election for Dunfermline East
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party

Brown is elected Member of Parliament for Dunfermline East.

1987

11 June 1987
General Election Re-election
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party

Brown retains Dunfermline East at the general election.

1992

9 April 1992
General Election Re-election
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party

Brown is re-elected for Dunfermline East after Labour's fourth consecutive defeat.

1997

1 May 1997
General Election Re-election
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party

Brown retains Dunfermline East during Labour's landslide general-election victory.

2001

7 June 2001
General Election Re-election
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party

Brown retains Dunfermline East and continues as Chancellor.

2006

9 February 2006
Dunfermline and West Fife By-Election
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party Government

Labour loses the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election after a campaign involving Brown.

9 February 2006
Dunfermline By-Election Campaign
James Gordon Brown · Labour Party

Brown campaigns in a Scottish by-election that Labour loses to the Liberal Democrats.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Dunfermline. 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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