Events from the year 1909 in Scotland.
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- 16 January – Ellen King, Olympic swimmer (died 1994 in England)
- 20 January – Olive Fraser, poet (died 1977)
- 21 January – James Hoy, Labour Member of Parliament for Leith 1945-1970 (died 1976)
- 9 February – Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson, historian and paleographer (died 2002)[9]
- 23 February – Lavinia Derwent (real name Elizabeth Dodd), author and broadcaster (died 1989)[10]
- 24 February – Ethel MacDonald, anarchist and publisher (died 1958)
- 6 March – Vagaland (real name Thomas Alexander Robertson), Shetland dialect poet (died 1973)
- 14 March – William Montgomery Watt, historian and Emeritus Professor in Arabic and Islamic studies (died 2006)
- 19 March – Marjorie Linklater, campaigner for the arts and environment of Orkney (died 1997)[11]
- 27 April – Muriel C. Bradbrook, literary scholar and authority on Shakespeare (died 1993 in Cambridge)
- 9 May – Robert Garioch, Scots language poet (died 1981)
- 26 May – Matt Busby, football manager (died 1994)
- 5 June – Marion Crawford, Scottish educator and governess to Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth II (died 1988)[12]
- 19 June – William Grant, Lord Grant, Unionist MP, Solicitor General, Lord Advocate, and Lord Justice Clerk (died 1972)[13]
- 5 September – Archie Jackson, Australian international cricketer (died 1933 in Australia)
- 23 November – Nigel Tranter, historical writer (died 2000)
- 2 December – Helen Douglas Adam, poet, writer and dramatist (died 1993 in the United States)[14]
- Helena Gloag, actress (died 1973)
Cameron, Dugald; Galbraith, Roderick; Thomson, Douglas (2003). From Pilcher to the planets: aspects of Glasgow and the West of Scotland's early contribution to aviation as seen against the history of flight and a view of the art of engineering. University of Glasgow. ISBN 9780852167786.
Burnett, Ray (Autumn 1984). "Land Raids and the Scottish Left". Cencrastus (18): 2–6.
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