Scottish academic and politician (died 2017)

Tam Dalyell

Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet, known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Linlithgow from 1962 to 2005. A member of the Labour Party, he was best known for formulating what came to be known as the "West Lothian question", on whether non-English MPs should be able to vote upon English-only matters after political devolution. He was also known for his staunch anti-war views, opposing the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.

Born

1932

August 9

Died

2017

Era

1930s

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Tam, in brief

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Key dates

1932 Born
2017 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

-48 Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
378 Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
1173 Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
1329 Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.

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The world in 1932

When Tam arrived

april 24 Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
april 5 Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
august 2 The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
august 24 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on August 9

Adam von Trott zu Solz 1909–1944 German lawyer and diplomat (born 1909) Amedeo Avogadro 1776–1856 Italian physicist and chemist (died 1856) Bob Cousy 1928– American basketball player and coach Deion Sanders 1967– American football and baseball player and coach Dolores Wilson 1928–2010 American soprano and actress (died 2010) George Armstrong 1944–2000 English footballer (died 2000) Gillian Anderson 1968– American-British actress, activist and writer Hansika Motwani 1991– Indian actress Joop den Uyl 1919–1987 Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1987)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1932

Alfonso Arau 1932– Mexican actor and director Athol Fugard 1932–2025 South African-American actor, director, and playwright (died 2025) Benigno Aquino Jr. 1932–1983 Filipino journalist and politician (born 1932) Christopher Lasch 1932–1994 American historian and critic (born 1932) Derek Taylor 1932–1997 English journalist and author (died 1997) Don Valentine 1932– American venture capitalist (died 2019) Fernando Botero 1932–2023 Colombian painter and sculptor (died 2023) Francis Arinze 1932– Nigerian cardinal Hassan al-Turabi 1932–2016 Sudanese activist and politician (died 2016)

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