Historical place archive

Govan in History

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

3 records3 event labels2 people1941–1973

Historical events in Govan

1941

31 December 1941
Birth of Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Alexander Chapman Ferguson · Football

Birth of Alexander Chapman Ferguson

1973

8 November 1973
Election
Margo MacDonald · Scottish National Party

Wins the Govan Glasgow by-election for the Scottish National Party

8 November 1973
Member of Parliament
Margo MacDonald · Scottish National Party

Wins the Govan Glasgow by-election for the Scottish National Party

Provenance

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