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2006 Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland
2006 Smoking is banned in restaurants and bars in Scotland 1997 Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly" 1995 124th British Golf Open: John Daly shoots a 282 at St. Andrews Scotland 1994 123rd British Golf Open: Nick Price shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland 1994 Chinook helicopter crashes in North Scotland, 29 killed 1992 2nd Solheim Cup: Europe beats U.S., 11 -6 at Dalmahoy CC Scotland 1991 21st New York City Women's Marathon won by Liz McColgan of Scotland in 2:27 1990 119th British Golf Open: Nick Faldo shoots 270 at St. Andrews Scotland 1988 New York bound Pan Am jumbo jet explodes over Scotland all 258 aboard die 1977 106th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland 1974 David Barnard, WLAF defensive tackle for the Scotland Claymores 1973 Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) 1973 Mark Hartsell, WLAF quarterback for the Scotland Claymores 1973 Brad Keeney, WLAF defensive tackle for the Scotland Claymores 1973 20th Ryder Cup: U.S., 19-13 at Muirfield, Scotland 1973 John Ford, U.S. director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78 1973 Jeff Smith, NFL/WLAF corner, Scotland Claymores/Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Troy Bailey, WLAF DE, Scotland Claymores 1973 Demetrice Martin, WLAF cornerback for the Scotland Claymores 1973 Fredric Ford, WLAF CB for the Scotland Claymores/NFL cornerback, Eagles 1972 Eric Unverzagt, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Sea Seahawks, Scotland Claymores 1972 Spence Fischer, WLAF quarterback for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Larry Williams, WLAF defensive tackle for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Cornell Thomas, WLAF DE for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Cedric Saunders, NFL tight end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Scotland Claymores 1972 Steven Branscombe, WLAF WR for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Dave Barr, WLAF quarterback for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Mikhail Sloutsky, WLAF LB for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Steve Papin, WLAF running back for the Scotland Claymores 1971 Rickey Brady, WLAF TE for the Scotland Claymores 1971 Ron Florine, NFL/WLAF tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1971 James Logan, WLAF linebacker for the Scotland Claymores 1971 Eric Smith, NFL/WLAF wide receiver, Chicago Bears, Scotland Claymores 1971 A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 1970 Charles Swann, WLAF cornerback for the Scotland Claymores 1970 Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1970 Andrew Coltart, Dumfries Scotland, Australasia golfer 1970 Allen DeGraffenreid, WLAF wide receiver for the Scotland Claymores 1970 John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland 1970 Nachi Abe, WLAF tight end for the Scotland Claymores 1969 Doug Terry, NFL/WLAF safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1969 Catriona Matthew, Edinburgh Scotland, golfer, 1995 British Open-12th 1969 James Fuller, NFL/WLAF safety, N O Saints, Frankfurt Galaxy, Scotland 1969 Kevin Scott, WLAF cornerback for the Scotland Claymores 1969 Craig Logan, born in Scotland, rock bassist, Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey 1969 Wayne Lammle, WLAF kicker and punter for the Scotland Claymores 1968 97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland 1968 Jim Clark, of Scotland, world driving champ, dies at 32 in race car 1968 Kari Gronroos, WLAF kicker for the Scotland Claymores 1967 British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland 1967 Radio Scotland and Radio Swinging Holland go off the air 1967 Kathryn Marshall, born in Dundee, Scotland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Jamie Farr 1966 Julie Forbes, born in Torphins, Scotland, golfer, Aberdeenshire champ 1989 1966 Gary Parker, WLAF kicker, Scotland Claymores 1964 Pamela Wright, born in Scotland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd 1963 Steve Smith, born in Glasgow, Scotland, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks 1961 Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice 1961 Rory Bremner, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, impressionist, political satirist, comedian, appeared on Channel 4 with 'Rory Bremner, Who Else?', host of award-winning show, 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' 1961 Debbie Linden, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, Kenny Everett Show 1960 Scotch factory explodes burying 20 fire fighters (Glasgow Scotland) 1959 Jim Kerr, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock vocalist, Simple Minds 1959 Mel Gaynor, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock drummer, Simple Minds-Water Front 1959 Sheena Easton, born in Glasgow, Scotland, singer, Sugar Walls 1959 Billy Rankin, Glasgow, Scotland, rocker 1959 Angus Young, born in Glascow, Scotland, rock guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1959 Dale Reid, born in Ladybank Scotland, LPGA golfer, European Solheim Cup team 1958 Great Britain issues regional stamps for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales 1958 Sandy Lyle, born in Shrewsbury, professional golfer, represented Scotland, won The Open Championship at Sandwich, 1985, wrote book 'To The Fairway Born' 1957 Ian Buchanan, Scotland, actor, General Hospital, Gary Shandling Show 1956 Brian Robertson, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1956 Davie Cooper, born in Hamilton, Scotland, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991 1955 Eric Faulkner, Edinburgh Scotland, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1954 Annie Lennox, Aberdeen, Scotland, vocalist, Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams, Why 1953 Colin Hay, born in Scotland, rock vocalist, Men At Work 1953 Alan Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker, Bay City Rollers 1953 "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die 1953 Malcolm Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1952 Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1952 Oliver Knussen, born in Glasgow, Scotland, composer, Chicara 1952 David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer, Talking Heads 1952 Derek Longmuir, born in Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer, Bay City Rollers 1951 Hugo Yarnold stumps 6 at Dundee, Worcester vs. Scotland 1951 Ian McCartney, born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland, British politician, Member of Parliament for Makerfield 1951 Gordon Brown, born in Govan, Scotland, politician, Labor Party, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, former television journalist 1951 Gordon Prentice, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, politician, Labor Party, serves as Member of Parliament for Pendle, joined Graham Stringer in calling for resignation of Gordon Brown in July, 2008 1950 Coronation Stone, taken from Scone in Scotland by Edward I in 1296, stolen from Westminster Abbey and smuggled back to Scotland 1949 Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland 1949 Hamish Stuart, Scotland, guitarist/singer, Average White Band 1949 Ian Charleson, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, Gandhi, Chariots of Fire 1949 James Sempill, born in Scotland, born James William Stuart Whitemore Sempill, Lord Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill, Peerage of Scotland, created in 1489 for Sir John Sempill 1948 Lulu, born in Glasgow, Scotland, singer and actress, To Sir With Love 1948 Dutch Constellation crashes at Prestwick Scotland (40 murder) 1948 Brian Connolly, Scotland, rocker, Sweet 1948 Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 Jimmy Hood, born in Lesmahagow, Scotland, Member of Parliament for Lanark and Hamilton East, Labor Party, worked as a mining engineer 1947 George Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1947 Ian Anderson, born in Scotland, rocker, Jethro Tull-Bungle in the Jungle 1947 Andy Roxburgh, soccer manager, Scotland 1947 John Reid, born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts, public service includes Secretary of State for Scotland, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1947 Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist and vocalist, Baker Street 1947 Derek Shulman, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, singer, rocker, instrumentalist, vocalist for band Gentle Giant, recorded twelve albums with them in ten years 1947 Adam Ingram, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Stathaven, Lesmahagow 1946 Donald Meek, Scotland, actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach), dies at 86 1946 Alan Gorrie, Scotland, rock bassist and singer, Average White Band 1946 Donovan [P Leech], Scotland, rocker, Mellow Yellow 1946 Timothy Clifford, director, National Galleries of Scotland 1945 Owen "Onnie" McIntyre, Scotland, guitarist, Average White Band 1945 Al Stewart, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rocker, Year of the Cat 1945 Malcolm "Mollie" Duncan, Scotland, saxophonist, Average White Band 1945 Michael Martin, born in Glasgow, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East, Speaker of the House of Commons 1945 Gordon Waller, born in Scotland, singer, Peter and Gordon-World Without Love 1945 Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Minister of State, Scotland 1945 Maggie Bell, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rocker 1944 Susan Maureen Fleetwood, Scotland, actress, Krays, Sacrifice 1944 British premier Churchill travels to Scotland 1944 Roger Ball, Scotland, saxophonist, Average White Band 1943 John Mackin, born in Bellshill, Scotland, soccer player, footballer, manager, Corby Town 1943 Bert Jansch, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, folk artist, acoustic guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of the band Pentangle, winner, BBC Folk Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award 1943 Andy Roxburgh, manager soccer team, Scotland 1943 Robin McDonald, Scotland, rock guitarist, Billy J Kramer and Dakotas 1943 Bon Scott, Ronald Belford, Kirriemuir Scotland, rocker, AC/DC 1943 Jack Bruce, Lanarkshire Scotland, bassist, Cream-White Room 1943 Donovan, Leitch, Scotland, guitarist/folk singer, Mellow Yellow 1942 Mike Heron, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, born James Michael Heron, singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, member of The Incredible String Band 1942 Billy Connolly, Scotland, comedian/actor, Blue Money 1942 1st ships of invasion fleet for Oran (Algeria) leave Scotland 1941 Tom Conti, Paisley Scotland, actor, Reuben Reuben, American Dreamer 1941 Malcolm Longair, born in Dundee Scotland, astronomer, physicist, chairman of the Gemini Board, President, Royal Astronomical Society 1941 Adolph Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland 1940 Stuart Sutcliffe, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker, Beatles 1940 Moira Anderson, born in Scotland, singer, Loch Lomond 1939 Spitfire shoots German Heinkel-111 down above Scotland 1939 Jackie Stewart, Scotland, driver/sports announcer, 27 Grand Prix 1938 British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland 1938 Nicol Williamson, Scotland, actor, Excalibur, Robin and Marian, Spawn 1938 Norman Hogg, born in Scotland, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1983 - 1997 1935 Ian Stewart, born in Scotland, born Bernard Harold Ian Halley Stewartby, Baron Stewartby of Portmoak in the District of Perth and Kinross, Member of Parliament for Hitchin 1935 Arthur Hay, born in Scotland, Arthur William Patrick Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnouli, family seat is Dupplin Castle, located outside of Perth, Scotland 1935 Dave Wilson, born in Scotland, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, diplomat, administrator, Sinologist, 27th Governor of Hong Kong 1987 - 1992 1934 Ian Richards, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actor, Montgomery-Ike 1934 Simon Mackay, born in Scotland, born Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw of Tanlawhill in the County of Dumfries, Lord Tannlaw, crossbench member of the House of Lords, director or family company Inchape 1933 Adrienne Corri, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, River, Dr. Zhivago 1933 Kim Elgie, cricketer, South African bat vs. New Zealand 1961-62, Scotland RU International 1932 James Clyde, born in England, Baron Clyde, son of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde, British judge, Chancellor to the Bishop of Argyll, Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland 1931 Ray Willsey, Regina Sask, WLAF def coordinator, Frankfurt, Scotland 1931 Lonnie Donegan, born in Glasgow, Scotland, vocalist 1931 James Weatherhead, moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1930 Sean Connery, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, James Bond 1930 Lord Morton, of Shauna, senator, College of Justice, Scotland 1929 Lady, James, Mellon, CEO, Volunteer Development Scotland 1929 Bill Walker, born in Dundee, Scotland, politician, deputy chairman, Scottish Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Perth and East Perthshire 1929 Earl of Rosebery, born in Scotland, born Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery, Scottish nobleman, grandmother Hannah, Countess of Rosebury, was richest woman in England 1928 Ian Bannen, born in Airdrie, Scotland, actor, Eye of the Needle, Gorky Park 1926 Moira Shearer, Dunfermline Scotland, ballerina, Red Shoes 1923 Elizabeth Sellars, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, Chalk Garden 1921 Deborah Kerr, born in Helensburg, Scotland, television, stage, film actress, in 'The King and I', 'From Here to Eternity' 1921 William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland 1920 Eileen Herlie, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, Myrtle Fargate-All My Children 1920 James Whyte, Moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1920 Derek Bond, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Nicholas Nickelby 1919 Lord Maxwell, senator and professor, college of Justice Scotland 1918 U.S. ship Otranto sinks between Scotland and Ireland, 425 die 1918 Jame McCallion, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Mi Taylor-National Velvet 1918 Katherine Grant, born in Scotland, Countess of Dysart, Lady Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, now 12th Countess of Dysart, a Scottish peeress, referenced as Baroness Huntingtower 1918 Muriel Spark, Edinburgh Scotland, novelist, Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1917 James Donald, Aberdeen Scotland, actor, Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings 1917 David Tomlinson, Scotland, actor, Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter 1916 Jessie Kesson, born in Scotland, Jessie Grant McDonald, author, novelist, radio producer, and playwright 1916 James Herriot, born in Scotland, writer, All Creatures Great and Small 1915 Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland) 1914 British trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland 1914 1st air flight out of sight of land, Scotland to Norway 1914 Archie Duncan, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Sherlock Holmes 1914 Ewan Roberts, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actress, Pvt Benjamin 1913 Ella Logan, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, 52nd Street, Goldwyn Follies 1912 David Langton, born in Scotland, actor, Quintet, St. Joan, Abandon Ship 1911 Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder 1911 Fire breaks out at Empire Theater in Edinburgh Scotland 1909 Andrew Herron, Moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1909 Robin Orr, born in Brechin, Scotland, musician, composer, professor of music, composed three operas, Full Circle, Hermiston, On the Razzle, among other symphonies, church music, chamber works 1909 David Niven, born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, actor, Casino Royale 1908 Sophie Stewart, born in Scotland, actress, As You Like It, Under the Red Robe 1907 Alexander Todd, born in Scotland, born Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd, biochemist, Nobel-Prize for Chemistry for structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, nucleotide coenzymes 1906 Belle Stewart, born near Bloirgowrie, Scotland, Scottish traditional singer, led life of a Scottish Traveler, daughter Sheila Stewart wrote her biography 'Queen Amang the Heather; the Life of Belle Stewart' 1905 Donald Douglas, Scotland, actor, I Love You Again 1905 Duncan Macrae, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Casino Royale, Kidnapped 1905 James Robertson Justice, born in Scotland, actor, Above Us the Waves 1902 Edward Wayne, physician, Queen of Scotland 1902 Soccer match riot between Scotland and England kills 25 1902 Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays', dies 1901 Frieda Inescort, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actress, Pride and Prejudice 1901 Bebe Daniels, Scotland, actress, 42nd Street, Lonesome Luke 1899 Eric Linklater, born in Scotland, novelist/poet, Blue Swallows 1898 John Stuart, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, Number 17 1897 John Laurie, born in Dumfries, Scotland, actor, Jericho, Island of Desire 1894 George Renevant, born in Paris, actor, Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X 1893 Viscount Dunrossil, Scotland, Governor General of Australia, 1959 - 1961 1892 Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer, Scots Unbound 1892 Cyril Smith, born in Peterhead, Scotland, actor, Adv of Sir Lancelot 1892 Andy Clyde, born in Scotland, actor, George-Real McCoys, Cully-Lassie 1888 John Logie Baird, Scotland, inventor, father of TV 1888 John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans in Yonkers, New York 1888 Frank Lloyd, Scotland, actor and director, Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist 1887 Volunteer (U.S.) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup 1886 Charlie Naughton, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Frozen Limits 1883 SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die 1883 Colin Campbell, born in Falkirk, Scotland, actress, High Bright Sun, Leather Boys 1880 Donald Crisp, born in Scotland, actor, How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana 1880 Donald Meek, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Stage Fair, Stagecoach 1880 B. C. Forbes, born in New Deer, Scotland, Bertie Charles Forbes, founder Forbes magazine, financial journalist, books include, 'Forbes Epigrams', '101 Unusual Experiences' 1879 William Duncan, Scotland, actor, Thunder Trail 1878 Ernest Torrence, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actor, Hunchback of Notre Dame 1878 Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor, Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers 1876 Ian Hay, Scotland, novelist/playwright, PIp, Carrying On 1876 Muirhead Bone, born in Glasgow, Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture 1875 John Buchan, Scotland, Governor-General of Canada/writer, Battle of Somme 1874 Oswald Chambers born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Scottish Protestant Christian minister, teacher, author, wrote, 'My Utmost for His Highest', established local society dedicated to his favorite poet, Robert Browning 1874 Mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star 1870 Harry Lauder, born in Scotland, comedian/singer, Roman in the Gloamin 1868 Spottiswoode Aitken, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actor, Eagle, Home Sweet Home 1861 Robert T A Innes, Edinburgh Scotland, astronomer, Proxima Centauri 1860 1st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins) 1860 James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist, Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan 1858 Joseph Thomson, Scotland, geologist, Thomson's gazelle 1856 William Archer, Scotland, writer, Green Goddess 1853 Emigrant ship "Annie Jane" sinks off Scotland, drowning 348 1852 Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays' 1850 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author, Treasure Island 1847 Alexander Graham Bell, born in Scotland, inventor of the telephone 1844 Robert Stout, Shetland Islands Scotland, New Zealand prime minister, 1884-87 1844 Andrew Lang, born in Scotland, author, The Blue Fairy Book 1843 United Free Church of Scotland forms 1840 John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer, pneumatic rubber tire 1837 James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary 1832 1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland 1830 Alexander Muir, born in Lesmahagow Scotland, poet, Maple Leaf Forever 1830 London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) 1829 London's Metropolitan Police Force goes on duty (Scotland Yard) 1828 Margaret Oliphant, Scotland, novelist and biographer, Beleaguered City 1826 Robert Rainy, born in Glasgow, Scotland, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views 1824 George MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author, Princess and Curdie 1824 Series of fires kills 10 (Edinburgh Scotland) 1823 Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs) 1814 Charles Mackay, born in Perth, Scotland, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer' 1813 David Livingstone, born in Scotland, explorer, found by Stanley in Africa 1812 Samuel Smiles, born in Scotland, author, Self-Help, Character, Duty 1811 James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician, used chloroform 1801 Ireland and Great Britain, England and Scotland, form United Kingdom 1797 Charles Lyell, Scotland, geologist, Principles of Geology 1795 Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian, French Revolution 1788 Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer 1784 Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher 1781 David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor, kaleidoscope 1780 Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator, Free Church of Scotland 1843-47 1779 John Galt, Scotland, novelist, Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd 1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric 1773 James Mill, born in Scotland, philosopher and historian, History of British India 1771 Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet, Lady of Lake 1768 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland) 1768 Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 1761 James Hall, Scotland, geologist 1759 Robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet, Auld Lang Syne 1753 Dugald Stewart, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, Scottish common sense 1748 John Playfair, born in Scotland, clergyman, geologist and mathematician 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France from Scotland 1745 Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies army retreats to Scotland 1745 French help convoy reaches Montrose Scotland 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes king of Scotland 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland 1745 Bonnie Prince Charles sails to Scotland 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Inverness Scotland 1740 James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer 1736 James Watt, Scotland, inventor, steam engine 1735 James Beattie, Scotland, poet/philosopher, Essay on Truth 1728 James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands 1726 James Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist 1715 Pro-James III-uprising in Scotland 1707 England, Wales and Scotland form U.K. of Great Britain 1689 Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen 1688 Reverend James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian 1687 Robert Simson, Scotland, mathematician 1685 Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54 1659 General Monck demands free parliamentary election in Scotland 1654 England, Ireland and Scotland united 1651 Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland 1650 Battle at Dunbar: England vs Scotland 1646 King Charles I surrenders at Scotland 1641 Britain and Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification 1640 English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland 1633 James II Stuart, king of England/Scotland, James VII, 1685-88 1625 Charles I, King Of England, Scotland and Ireland, ascends English throne 1625 James I Stuart, king of Scotland (1567)/England (1603-25), dies at 58 1608 George Monck/Monk, English general and Governor of Scotland 1582 King James IV of Scotland captured 1581 James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 1571 Catholic coup in Scotland 1571 Earl of Lennox, regent of Scotland, murdered 1570 Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out 1569 Westmoreland flees to Scotland 1568 Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England 1567 Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate and 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland 1566 James I Stuart, king of Scotland, James VI, England, 1567/1603-25 1561 Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France 1560 England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh 1560 Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 1560 Mary of Lorraine, pro-French Regent of Scotland, dies at 44 1560 Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland 1558 Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Francois 1548 Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France 1546 England signs Peace of Andres with Scotland/Ireland 1545 English earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland 1543 Cardinal Beaton replaces earl Arran as regent for Mary of Scotland 1543 England and Scotland sign Peace treaty of Greenwich 1542 James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 1542 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, 1560-1587 1524 James I (12) becomes king of Scotland 1524 Duke of Albany leaves Scotland 1522 Duke of Albany takes captured French back to Scotland 1520 France and England sign treaty of Scotland 1515 Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland 1515 Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland 1513 Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland 1513 James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513), dies in battle at 40 1512 James I, king of Scotland, 1513-42 1502 Jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor 1495 1st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller 1488 Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland 1488 James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle 1473 James IV, king of Scotland, 1488-1513 1406 Robert III, King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies 1390 Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies 1390 Robert II, King of Scotland, dies 1371 David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46 1371 King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned 1329 Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29), dies at 53 1324 David II Bruce, king of Scotland, 1331 - 1371 1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence 1316 Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland, 1371-90 1314 Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England 1306 Robert the Bruce crowned king of Scotland 1295 Scotland and France sign anti-English covenant 1274 Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, 1306-29 1249 Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 1165 Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 1153 Malcolm IV becomes king of Scotland 1153 David I, King of Scotland, dies 1153 David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 1124 Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies 1093 Malcolm III MacDuncan, king of Scotland, dies in battle 1057 Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan |
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