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Professor
Appointed Professor of Medicine
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Glasgow in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Appointed Professor of Medicine
Birth of Henry Campbell-Bannerman, son of the Lord Provost of Glasgow
Appointed Professor for Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University
The company's public share offering attracts heavy demand as investors back development of Persian oil.
The isotope concept helps explain uranium decay products.
Explains differing radioactive masses within the same chemical element.
Introduces the term isotope for chemically identical atomic species.
Introduces the Federal Home Rule Bill to create a Parliament for Scotland
Introduces the Federal Home Rule Bill to create a Parliament for Scotland
Introduces the Federal Home Rule Bill to create a Parliament for Scotland
Opens the exhibition at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
Birth of Donavan, Donavan Philip Leitch
Birth of Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch
Stein returns to Celtic as their first non-Catholic manager
Joins Rangers for ล65,000, then a record fee for a transfer between two Scottish clubs
Celtic win the League and League Cup for the third season in a row
Dalglish makes his first team competitive debut coming on from the bench for Charlie Gallagher in Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie at Hamilton Academical at Douglas Park
Dalglish makes his first team competitive debut coming on from the bench for Charlie Gallagher in Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie at Hamilton Academical at Douglas Park
Brown lectures in politics at Glasgow College of Technology.
Brown teaches political studies at Glasgow College of Technology.
Founder Member of Simple Minds
Founder Member of Simple Minds
Brown becomes a current-affairs editor at Scottish Television.
Brown works in television current affairs before entering Parliament.
Elected Member of Parliament for Hillhead
Wins Glasgow Hillhead at a celebrated by-election, returning to the Commons.
Leads the SDP into the general election as part of the Alliance.
Retains Glasgow Hillhead while stepping back from party leadership.
Inaugurates Glasgow as the "cultural city of Europe"
Defeated during the general election
Defeats Roy Jenkins for Glasgow Hillhead at the general election.
Loses Glasgow Hillhead at the general election and leaves the House of Commons.
Defeated during the general election
Signs for Rangers of the Scottish Premier League, for a fee of ล4.3 million
Voted Football Writers Player of the Year
Voted Players Player of the Year
Rangers win the league title again in 1996-97, their ninth in succession
Paul Gascoigne is threatened by the IRA after he mimicked playing a flute during an Old Firm match at Celtic Park, which was televised live on Sky Sports
Appointed Director of Football at Celtic
Elected Rector of the University of Glasgow
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