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Previous Period
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19th C.
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Baxter Chapel (Shetland) Built
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19th C.
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Blackhouse Village (Western Isles) Built
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19th C.
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Cammo Tower (City of Edinburgh) Built
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19th C.
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Carrington Bridge (Midlothian) Opened
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19th C.
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Corrour Old Lodge (Highland) Built
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19th C.
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Dell Mill (Western Isles) Built
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19th C.
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Dryden Tower (Midlothian) Erected
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19th C.
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HM Prison Perth (Perth and Kinross) Built
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19th C.
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Inverie House (Highland) Built
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19th C.
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Kincardine Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
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19th C.
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Kincraig Bridge (Highland) Opened
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19th C.
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Kindrogan Field Centre (Perth and Kinross) Built
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19th C.
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Lady's Rock Light Beacon (Argyll and Bute) Built
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19th C.
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Millden Lodge (Angus) Built
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19th C.
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Moirlanich Longhouse (Stirling) Built
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19th C.
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Museum of Education Victorian Classroom (Aberdeen City) Built
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19th C.
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Press Castle (Scottish Borders) Built
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19th C.
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Ross Doocot (West Lothian) Erected
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19th C.
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The Seven Men of Moidart (Highland) Erected
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c.1800
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Achany House (Highland) Built
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c.1800
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Kilgraston School (Perth and Kinross) Built
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c.1800
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Kilmardinny House (East Dunbartonshire) Built
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c.1800
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Kinrara (Highland) Built
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c.1800
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Murieston House (West Lothian) Built
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c.1800
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Nasmyth Bridge (West Lothian) Opened
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c.1800
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Urr Valley Hotel (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
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1800
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Catherine Sinclair born - Novelist and philanthropist
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1800
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David Don born - Botanist
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1800
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Duncan McLaren born - Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Member of Parliament and social reformer
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1800
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James Braidwood born - Pioneering fire-fighter
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1800
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James Hall born - Advocate and amateur artist
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1800
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James Stuart Mackenzie died - Politician
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1800
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Mounthooly Doo'cot (Aberdeenshire) Built
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1800
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Rossie Castle (Angus) Built
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1800
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Sir James Clark Ross born - Antarctic explorer
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1800
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William Chambers born - Publisher and Lord Provost of Edinburgh
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1801
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Alexander Shanks born - Inventor of the modern lawnmower, who lived in Arbroath
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1801
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Ardgowan House (Inverclyde) Built
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1801
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Captain Alexander Rodger born - Sea captain and adventurer
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1801
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Crinan Canal (Argyll and Bute) Opened
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1801
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Fox Maule Ramsay (11th Earl of Dalhousie; 2nd Lord Panmure) born - Politician
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1801
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Gavin Turnbull died - Minor poet
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1801
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George Rennie born - Artist, politician and governor
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1801
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George Square (Glasgow City) Constructed
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1801
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James Leslie born - Harbour engineer
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1801
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James William Giles born - Landscape artist
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1801
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Jane Welsh Carlyle born - Literary figure, whose intelligence, personality and wit made her one of the most fascinating women of her time
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1801
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Lord Adam Gordon died - General
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1801
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Mary Ann Baxter born - Philanthropist
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1801
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Robert Dale Owen born - Social reformer and anti-slavery campaigner
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1801
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Robert Gibb born - Landscape painter
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1801
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Sir Ralph Abercromby died - General
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1802
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Clementina Walkinshaw died - Jacobite and mistress of the 'Young Pretender'
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1802
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Darnaway Castle (Moray) Built
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1802
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David Octavius Hill born - Pioneer of photography
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1802
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Hugh Miller born - Born in Cromarty, Miller was a stone mason turned geologist, writer, journalist and religious reformer
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1802
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James Baird born - Foundryman and industrialist
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1802
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James Thom (The Ayrshire Sculptor) born - Sculptor, who lived in Ayr
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1802
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John McNabb died - Ship-owner and philanthropist
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1802
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Laigh Kirk (East Ayrshire) Built
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1802
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Powis House (Aberdeen City) Built
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1802
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Prof. Alexander Hamilton died - Obstetric surgeon and medical lecturer
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1802
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Robert Chambers born - Publisher, author and natural philosopher
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1802
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Thomas Fyshe Palmer died - One of the so-called 'Scottish Martyrs'
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c.1803
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Copland's Monument (Dumfries and Galloway) Erected
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1803
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Adam Skirving died - Song writer
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1803
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Crailing House (Scottish Borders) Built
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1803
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David Bryce born - Prodigious and influential architect
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1803
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Glencorse Barracks (Midlothian) Opened
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1803
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Henry Glassford Bell born - Author and lawyer
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1803
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John Pullar born - Entrepreneur and local politician
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1803
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Joseph Mitchell born - Civil engineer
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1803
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Parliament Square (City of Edinburgh) Constructed
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1803
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Prof. George Skene died - Physician
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1803
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Rev. Dr. Thomas Guthrie born - Social reformer and founder of the Free Church
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1803
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Rev. Lord George Murray died - Developed the shutter telegraph
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1803
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Rev. Prof. John Walker died - Naturalist, lecturer and clergyman
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1803
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Robert Scott Lauder born - Painter
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1803
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Samuel Garbett died - Industrialist
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1803
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Sir Francis Grant born - Painter
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1803
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Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom (Scottish Borders) Built
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1803
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Sponish House (Western Isles) Built
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1804
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Admiral Adam Duncan (1st Viscount Camperdown) died - Naval commander
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1804
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Alexander Gibb born - Engineer
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1804
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Alexander Handyside Ritchie born - Sculptor
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1804
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Alexander Keith Johnston born - Cartographer, publisher and geographer
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1804
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Inchkeith Lighthouse (Fife) Built
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1804
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James Tytler died - Author, eccentric and radical
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1804
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Kelso Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
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1804
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Michael Nairn born - Floor-cloth manufacturer
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1804
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Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1804
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Rev. John Wilson born - Missionary, who made significant contributions to the study of Indian languages and literature
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1804
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Robert Davidson born - Industrialist and engineer, who built the first electric locomotive
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1804
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Selkirk Library (Scottish Borders) Opened
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1804
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Sir George Deas (Lord Deas) born - Law Lord
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1804
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Sir John Steell born - Sculptor
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1804
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William Forsyth died - Horticulturist
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1805
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Aberdeenshire Canal (Aberdeen City) Opened
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1805
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Alexander Carlyle (Jupiter Carlyle) died - Clergyman
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1805
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Charles Cowan died - Merchant who gave rise to a paper-making dynasty
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1805
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David Milne-Home born - Advocate and scientist
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1805
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David Urquhart born - Diplomat, who brought the 'Turkish Bath' to Britain
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1805
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Edward Caird born - Jute Baron
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1805
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Edward Sang born - Mathematician, engineer and actuary
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1805
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Francis Masson died - Botanist and gardener
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1805
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Gelston Castle (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
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1805
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General Sir Hector Munro died - Military commander and politician
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1805
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Horatio McCulloch born - Landscape painter
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1805
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Hutcheson's Hall (Glasgow City) Built
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1805
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James Craufurd (James Crawford, Lord Ardmillan) born - Judge
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1805
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James Merry born - Industrialist and politician
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1805
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James Paterson born - Journalist and author
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1805
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James Salmon born - Architect
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1805
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James Wilson born - Politician, banker and founder of The Economist
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1805
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Jean Elliot died - Song writer
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1805
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John (Johnnie) Walker born - Whisky Blender
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1805
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John Blackie born - Publisher and politician
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1805
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John Miller born - Pioneering railway engineer and politician
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1805
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John Muir Wood born - Musicologist and amateur photographer
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1805
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Killermont House (East Dunbartonshire) Built
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1805
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Lady Yester's Kirk (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1805
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Logie Kirk (Stirling) Built
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1805
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Nelson's Monument (Argyll and Bute) Erected
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1805
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Prof. William Cunningham born - Church leader and Calvinist theologian, noted for his keen intellect and strong principles
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1805
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Rev. John Marius Wilson born - Author, reference editor and clergyman
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1805
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Scone Palace (Perth and Kinross) Built
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1805
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Sir Alexander Burnes born - Explorer
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1805
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Sir Alexander Matheson (Sir Alexander Matheson of Lochalsh) born - Trader
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1805
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Sir William Pulteney (William Johnstone) died - Wealthy lawyer, politician and landowner
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1805
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St Michael's Parish Church (East Lothian) Built
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1805
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The White Church (Perth and Kinross) Built
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1805
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Thomas Graham born - Chemist
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1805
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William McCombie born - Cattle breeder
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c. 1806
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Rennie's Isle Swing Bridge (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1806
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Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell died - Naval commander
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1806
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Aikenhead House (Glasgow City) Built
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1806
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Ardrossan Harbour (North Ayrshire) Built
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1806
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Bank of Scotland Head Office (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1806
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David Dale died - Mill-owner and philanthropist
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1806
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David Smythe (Lord Methven) died - Judge
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1806
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Dr. Benjamin Bell died - Surgeon
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1806
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Eildon Hall (Scottish Borders) Built
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1806
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Field Marshal John Campbell (5th Duke of Argyll) died - Soldier and politician
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1806
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General James Grant died - Soldier and colonial governor
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1806
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James Ballantine (James Ballington) born - Artist, poet and author
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1806
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James Bryce born - Ulster-Scots school teacher and geologist
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1806
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John Stuart Mill born - English utilitarian philosopher
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1806
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Lady Flora Hastings born - Lady Flora was a daughter of Loudoun Castle, near Galston, East Ayrshire
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1806
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Merchiston Castle School (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1806
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Mungo Park died - Explorer
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1806
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Nelson Monument (Glasgow City) Erected
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1806
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Peter Spence born - Industrial chemist
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1806
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Rev. Prof. Robert Smith Candlish born - Free Church leader
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1806
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Rosneath Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
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1806
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Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo died - Banker and philanthropist
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1806
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Taymouth Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
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1806
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Tealing Parish Church (Angus) Built
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1806
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Thomas Braidwood died - Pioneer in the education of deaf children
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1806
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Trades Hall (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
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1806
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Vincenzo Lunardi died - Ballooning pioneer
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1806
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Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott (5th Duke of Buccleuch; 7th Duke of Queensberry) born - Noble and land-owner
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1806
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William David Murray (4th Earl of Mansfield) born - Politician
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1807
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Alan Stevenson born - Lighthouse Engineer
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1807
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Alexander D. Robertson born - Artist and art teacher
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1807
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Charles Black born - Publisher
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1807
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Dr. Alexander Gray died - Surgeon
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1807
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Hunterian Museum (Glasgow City) Opened
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1807
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Louis Agassiz born - Geologist and zoologist
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1807
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Museum of the Grand Lodge of Scotland (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1807
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Neil Gow (Niel Gow) died - Musician and composer
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1807
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Nelson Monument (City of Edinburgh) Erected
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1807
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Rose Terrace (Perth and Kinross) Constructed
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1807
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Rosetta (Scottish Borders) Built
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1807
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Sir Isaac Holden born - Inventor
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1807
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The Cross Well (West Lothian) Erected
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1807
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The Old Academy (Perth and Kinross) Built
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1807
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Thomas Duncan born - Painter
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1807
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William Lambie Moffatt (William Moffat) born - Architect
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c.1808
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Carron Harbour (Fife) Built
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1808
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Admiral Sir James Hope born - Naval commander
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1808
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Alexander Dalrymple died - Hydrographer
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1808
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Alexander James Adie born - Railway engineer
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1808
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Balloch Castle (West Dunbartonshire) Built
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1808
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David Dale Owen born - A founder of the US Geological Survey
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1808
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David Rhind born - Architect
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1808
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Dr. James Anderson died - Inventor, agricultural economist and author
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1808
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Dr. James Esdaile (James Esdale) born - Early practitioner of hypnosis
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1808
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Evan MacColl born - Poet and song-writer
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1808
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Francis Charteris died - Noble
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1808
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Francis Charteris died - Noble
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1808
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General Sir James Hope Grant born - Soldier
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1808
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George Mealmaker died - Radical reformer, referred to as the 'forgotten martyr'
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1808
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James Cox born - Jute baron
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1808
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James Fillans born - Sculptor, painter, poet and stone mason
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1808
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James Frederick Ferrier born - Philosopher and academic
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1808
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James McKay born - Sea captain and early Mayor of the City of Tampa in Florida
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1808
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James Nasmyth born - Engineer and inventor
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1808
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James Smith born - Builder and architect
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1808
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John Home died - Soldier, playwright and churchman
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1808
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John Menzies born - Bookseller and newsagent
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1808
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John Scott Russell born - Engineer and pioneering naval architect
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1808
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Prof. John Hutton Balfour born - Botanist
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1808
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Rev. Horatius (Horace) Bonar born - Hymn-writer
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1808
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Rev. James Gall born - Cartographer and clergyman
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1808
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Robert Dalglish born - Businessman and politician
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1808
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Sir Peter Coats (Sir Peter Coats of Auchendrane) born - Industrialist
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1808
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Sir William Ferguson born - Surgeon
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1808
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Spynie Canal (Moray) Opened
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1808
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Tongland Bridge (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
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1808
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Warriston Crematorium (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1809
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Alexander Adam died - Antiquary, author and educator
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1809
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Alexander McDougall born - Inventor of self-raising flour
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1809
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Charles Darwin born - Naturalist
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1809
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Crawford Priory (Fife) Built
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1809
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David Cousin born - Architect
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1809
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Dunkeld Bridge (Perth and Kinross) Opened
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1809
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General Sir John Moore died - Soldier
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1809
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James Duff (2nd Earl of Fife) died - Politician
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1809
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John Goldie died - Author and philosopher
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1809
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John Hill Burton born - Historian, writer and lawyer
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1809
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John Lessels born - Architect
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1809
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John Mills born - Astronomer and philanthropist
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1809
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John Murray (4th Earl of Dunmore) died - Colonial governor
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1809
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John West born - Entrepreneurial fish-canner
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1809
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Leith Martello Tower (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1809
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Montague Stanley born - Minor artist and actor
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1809
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Old North Ronaldsay Light Beacon (Orkney) Closed
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1809
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Prof. James David Forbes born - Physicist and traveller
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1809
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Prof. John Stuart Blackie born - Classical scholar
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1809
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Sir William Douglas died - Industrialist and landowner
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1809
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Thomas Coats born - Industrialist
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1809
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William Ewart Gladstone born - British Prime Minister
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1810
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Alexander Bain born - Inventor
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1810
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Charles Wilson born - Architect
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1810
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Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal (Renfrewshire) Opened
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1810
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Isle of Jura Distillery (Argyll and Bute) Opened
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1810
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James McNab born - Plant-hunter, horticulturist and botanist
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1810
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John Inglis (Lord Glencorse) born - Judge
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1810
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John Muir born - Orientalist
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1810
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Lady Alicia Scott (Alicia Spottiswoode) born - Composer
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1810
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Lieut-Colonel William Patterson (William Paterson) died - Explorer and Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales
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1810
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Prof. James Nicol born - Geologist
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1810
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Rev. Andrew Alexander Bonar born - Clergyman and author
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1810
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Robert Cullen (Lord Cullen) died - Lawyer
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1810
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Robert Tannahill died - Poet, flautist and song-writer
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1810
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Sir Hugh Allan born - Ship-owner, who contributed significantly to the commercial development of Canada
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1810
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Sir James Falshaw born - Railway engineer and local politician
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1810
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St George's Well (City of Edinburgh) Erected
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1810
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Thomas Bonnar born - Interior designer
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1810
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William Douglas (4th Duke of Queensberry; 3rd Earl of March) died - Philanderer
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1810
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William Miller born - The Laureate of the Nursery
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1810
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William Neilson born - Industrialist
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1810
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World's First Savings Bank Founded
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1810
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Paisley Canal Disaster
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1811
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Alexander Murray born - Geologist
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1811
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Andrew Meikle died - Agricultural Engineer
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1811
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Archibald Campbell Tait born - Archbishop of Canterbury
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1811
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Bell Rock Lighthouse (Angus) Built
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1811
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Cardhu Distillery (Moray) Opened
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1811
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Henry Dundas (1st Viscount Melville) died - 'The Uncrowned King of Scotland'
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1811
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James Bruce (8th Earl of Elgin; 12th Earl of Kincardine) born - Statesman
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1811
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James Eckford Lauder born - Historical and landscape painter
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1811
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James McCosh born - Philosopher
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1811
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James Young (James 'Paraffin' Young) born - Chemical Engineer
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1811
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John Fraser died - Plant hunter
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1811
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John Maclaren Barclay born - Minor portrait painter
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1811
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John Wood born - Explorer
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1811
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Kilmarnock and Troon Railway (East Ayrshire) Opened
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1811
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Laigh Milton Viaduct (South Ayrshire) Opened
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1811
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Loudoun Castle (East Ayrshire) Built
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1811
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Oxford Bar (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1811
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Robert Blair (Lord Avontoun) died - Jurist
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1811
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Robert Dick born - Self-taught natural historian
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1811
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Robert Mylne died - Architect
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1811
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Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1811
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Sarah Murray (Sarah Maze, Sarah Aust) died - English traveller
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1811
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Sir George Gilbert Scott born - English architect
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1811
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Sir James Young Simpson born - Obstetrician and pioneer in the field of anaesthetics
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1811
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Stobo Castle (Scottish Borders) Built
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1811
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Thomas Edington died - Industrialist
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1811
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William Alexander Anthony Archibald Douglas-Hamilton (11th Duke of Hamilton, 8th Duke of Brandon) born - Nobleman
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c.1812
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Fairfield House (Midlothian) Built
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1812
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Bankton House Hotel (West Lothian) Built
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1812
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Crimond Parish Church (Aberdeenshire) Built
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1812
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Daniel Lizars died - Copper-plate engraver and printer
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1812
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Drumtochty Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
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1812
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Dundee Harbour (Dundee City) Built
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1812
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Eyemouth Museum (Scottish Borders) Built
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1812
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Girvan Academy (South Ayrshire) Established
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1812
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James Andrew Broun Ramsay (Marquis and 10th Earl of Dalhousie) born - Politician and statesman
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1812
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James Robert Hope-Scott born - Tractarian and barrister
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1812
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Jane Gordon (Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon) died - Leading figure of Georgian Society, noted for entertaining on a grand scale
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1812
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John Adam Houston born - Painter
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1812
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John Broadwood died - Piano manufacturer
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1812
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John Clerk of Eldin died - Politician, artist and author
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1812
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John Hughes Bennett born - Physiologist
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1812
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Leith Customs House (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1812
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Lord Melville's Monument (Perth and Kinross) Erected
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1812
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Nelson Tower (Moray) Built
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1812
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Rev. Norman MacLeod born - Theologian, prodigious author and social reformer
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1812
|
Robert Stirling Newall born - Engineer, responsible for many of the early undersea telegraph cables
|
|
1812
|
Samuel Smiles born - Author and reformer
|
|
1812
|
Sir William Dunbar born - Railway administrator and politician
|
|
1812
|
South Breakwater (Old) (Aberdeen City) Opened
|
|
1812
|
The Well of the Seven Heads (Highland) Erected
|
|
1812
|
Thomas Alexander born - Military physician
|
|
1812
|
Thomas Meik born - Civil Engineer
|
|
1812
|
Toward Point Lighthouse (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1812
|
World's First Steamship Launched
|
|
c.1813
|
Robert Mackenzie born - Trader
|
|
1813
|
Alexander Murray died - Classical scholar and linguist
|
|
1813
|
Alexander Wilson died - Father of American ornithology
|
|
1813
|
Angus MacKay born - Piper to Queen Victoria
|
|
1813
|
Arbroath Signal Tower Museum (Angus) Built
|
|
1813
|
Auchtergaven Parish Church (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1813
|
Bridge of Cree (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
|
|
1813
|
Daniel Macmillan born - Publisher
|
|
1813
|
David Livingstone born - Explorer and medical missionary
|
|
1813
|
David Waldie born - Surgeon and medical scientist
|
|
1813
|
Dr. John Rae born - Arctic Explorer
|
|
1813
|
Hackness Battery (Orkney) Opened
|
|
1813
|
James McGill died - Fur trader
|
|
1813
|
James Newlands born - Visionary sanitation engineer
|
|
1813
|
Kirkpatrick Macmillan born - Inventor
|
|
1813
|
Patrick Allan-Fraser born - Patron of the arts
|
|
1813
|
Prof. William Edmondstoune Aytoun born - Poet, author and critic
|
|
1813
|
Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne born - Evangelical preacher
|
|
1813
|
Robert Fortune born - Botanist and plant-hunter
|
|
1813
|
Royal Edinburgh Hospital (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1813
|
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
c.1814
|
Add, Loch an (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Breac Buidhe, Loch nam (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Bric, Loch na (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Cam Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Clachaig, Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Daill Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Dubh Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Duin, Lochan (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Faoilinn, Loch na (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Gleann Loch (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
c.1814
|
Thomas Watling died - Artist, illustrator and forger
|
|
1814
|
Andrew Barclay born - Engineer
|
|
1814
|
Barry Mill (Angus) Opened
|
|
1814
|
Daniel Stewart died - Philanthropist
|
|
1814
|
Falkirk Steeple (Falkirk) Opened
|
|
1814
|
George Don died - Horticulturist and plant collector
|
|
1814
|
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1st Earl of Minto) died - Politician and statesman
|
|
1814
|
Hatton Castle (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1814
|
James Duff (5th Earl of Fife) born - Born in Edinburgh
|
|
1814
|
Jardine Hall (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1814
|
John Stuart (1st Marquess and 4th Earl of Bute) died - Noble
|
|
1814
|
John T. Rochead born - Architect
|
|
1814
|
Marykirk Bridge (Aberdeenshire) Opened
|
|
1814
|
Prof. John Goodsir born - Anatomist and medical scientist
|
|
1814
|
Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay born - Geologist
|
|
1814
|
Sir John Cowan born - Paper manufacturer, political organiser and philanthropist
|
|
1814
|
Thomas Edington born - Industrialist and amateur mineralogist
|
|
1814
|
Thomas Mackenzie born - Architect
|
|
1814
|
Wallace's Statue (Scottish Borders) Erected
|
|
1814
|
West Register House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1814
|
William Gemmell born - Sculptor
|
|
1814
|
William Jessop died - Engineer
|
|
c.1815
|
Blair Castle (Fife) Built
|
|
1815
|
Allan Robertson born - The first great golf professional
|
|
1815
|
Barony Chambers (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1815
|
Bowland Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
1815
|
Burns' Mausoleum (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1815
|
Craigellachie Bridge (Moray) Opened
|
|
1815
|
Craigend Castle (Stirling) Built
|
|
1815
|
David Stevenson born - Engineer son of Robert Stevenson (1772 - 1850), and uncle of author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94)
|
|
1815
|
Dunans Bridge (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
1815
|
Glenfinnan Monument (Highland) Erected
|
|
1815
|
Hay's Dock (Shetland) Built
|
|
1815
|
James Valentine born - Photographer and publisher
|
|
1815
|
John Ballantyne born - Artist and tutor
|
|
1815
|
John McDouall Stuart born - Explorer and Surveyor of Australia
|
|
1815
|
Laphroaig Distillery (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
1815
|
Liberton Kirk (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1815
|
Lieut. John Irving born - Naval officer who died while exploring the Arctic
|
|
1815
|
Maurice Margarot died - One of the so-called 'Scottish Martyrs'
|
|
1815
|
Patrick Miller of Dalswinton died - Entrepreneur, banker and early patron of Robert Burns (1759-96)
|
|
1815
|
Prof. Edward Forbes born - Scientist
|
|
1815
|
Robert Burn died - Architect
|
|
1815
|
Sir John Alexander MacDonald born - First Prime Minister of Canada
|
|
1815
|
Sir William Forbes (William Forbes of Callendar) died - 'Copperbottom Forbes'
|
|
1815
|
Thomas Smith died - Engineer
|
|
1815
|
William Brodie born - Sculptor
|
|
1815
|
William McDowall born - Influential Dumfriesian
|
|
1815
|
William Roxburgh died - Botanist, who significantly advanced the study of Indian flora
|
|
1816
|
Adam Ferguson died - Sociologist, philosopher and historian
|
|
1816
|
Arthur Perigal born - Landscape painter
|
|
1816
|
Castle Esplanade (City of Edinburgh) Constructed
|
|
1816
|
Ebenezer Picken died - The Poet of Paisley
|
|
1816
|
Edward La Trobe Bateman born - Artist and landscape architect
|
|
1816
|
Forbes Mausoleum (Falkirk) Erected
|
|
1816
|
Francis Macnab (The Macnab; 16th Chief of the Clan Macnab) died - Clan chief, landowner and eccentric
|
|
1816
|
Great Western Road (Glasgow City) Constructed
|
|
1816
|
James Brunlees born - Civil engineer
|
|
1816
|
James Cowan born - Politician
|
|
1816
|
James Harrison born - Refrigeration pioneer, journalist and Australian politician
|
|
1816
|
Jewish Cemetery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1816
|
Kilwinning Abbey Tower Heritage Centre (North Ayrshire) Built
|
|
1816
|
Lagavulin Distillery (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
1816
|
Musselburgh Racecourse (East Lothian) Opened
|
|
1816
|
Prof. Sir Daniel Wilson born - Archaeologist, antiquarian and academic
|
|
1816
|
Sir John Pender born - Entrepreneur and politician
|
|
1816
|
Sir Theodore Martin born - Author and biographer
|
|
1816
|
St Andrew's Cathedral (Aberdeen City) Built
|
|
1816
|
The Athenaeum (Stirling) Built
|
|
1816
|
The Mound (Highland) Constructed
|
|
1816
|
Trinity House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1816
|
William Nelson born - Publisher
|
|
1817
|
Alexander 'Greek' Thomson born - Architect
|
|
1817
|
Alexander Monro (Secundus) died - Anatomist
|
|
1817
|
Alexander Wood born - Physician, who developed the hypodermic syringe
|
|
1817
|
City Halls and Old Fruit Market (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1817
|
Corsewall Lighthouse (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1817
|
Dalmeny House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1817
|
David Lyall born - Explorer and naturalist
|
|
1817
|
David MacBrayne born - Ship owner
|
|
1817
|
Easter Fearn Bridge (Highland) Opened
|
|
1817
|
Francis Horner died - Politician and economist
|
|
1817
|
Gallanach Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1817
|
Garrion Bridges (North Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1817
|
General Lord Mark Kerr born - Soldier
|
|
1817
|
Governor's House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1817
|
Henry Erskine died - Lord Advocate and politician
|
|
1817
|
Hugh MacDonald born - Author, poet, naturalist and chartist
|
|
1817
|
James West died - Mathematician and clergyman
|
|
1817
|
John Graham died - Painter
|
|
1817
|
John Mossman born - Sculptor
|
|
1817
|
New Calton Burial Ground (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1817
|
Newbyth House (East Lothian) Built
|
|
1817
|
Richard Crichton died - Architect
|
|
1817
|
Robert Binning born - Industrialist and merchant
|
|
1817
|
Robert Mylne born - Architect and surveyor
|
|
1817
|
Samuel Morison Brown born - Chemist and author
|
|
1817
|
Scotsman Newspaper Founded
|
|
1817
|
Sir John Abercromby died - General
|
|
1817
|
Sir John Fowler born - English Architect and engineer
|
|
1817
|
Sir John Logan Campbell born - New Zealand businessman and politician, known as "the father of Auckland"
|
|
1817
|
St Andrew's Cathedral (Glasgow City) Built
|
|
1817
|
Thomas Davidson born - Palaeontologist
|
|
1817
|
Thomas Thomson born - Naturalist, explorer and plant-hunter
|
|
c.1818
|
Cobbinshaw Reservoir (West Lothian) Opened
|
|
1818
|
Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope died - Naval commander
|
|
1818
|
Dugald MacPhail born - Gaelic songwriter, poet and author
|
|
1818
|
George Brown born - Politician and a founding father of the Confederation of Canada
|
|
1818
|
George Dempster of Dunnichen (Honest George) died - Politician and reformer
|
|
1818
|
Hector MacNeill died - Poet
|
|
1818
|
John Cairns born - Clergyman and philosopher
|
|
1818
|
Prof. Alexander Bain born - Thinker, psychologist and educationalist
|
|
1818
|
Prof. James Lorimer born - Lawyer and political philosopher
|
|
1818
|
Robert Thorburn born - Artist
|
|
1818
|
Sir Thomas Jamieson Boyd born - Publisher and politician
|
|
1818
|
Sir William Stirling Maxwell born - Art connoisseur and collector
|
|
1818
|
St John's Church (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1818
|
Strathallan Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1818
|
The Drumin Country Museum (Moray) Opened
|
|
1818
|
Thomas Stevenson born - Engineer to the Board of Northern Lighthouses
|
|
1819
|
Allan Pinkerton born - Private detective
|
|
1819
|
Archibald Skirving died - Artist
|
|
1819
|
Cambusnethan Priory (North Lanarkshire) Built
|
|
1819
|
Charles Piazzi Smyth born - Eccentric Astronomer Royal for Scotland who instigated Edinburgh's "One O'Clock Gun"
|
|
1819
|
Dr Gray's Hospital (Moray) Built
|
|
1819
|
Francis Napier (10th Lord Napier; 1st Baron Ettrick) born - Diplomat and colonial administrator
|
|
1819
|
Henry (Harry) Duncan Spens Goodsir born - Naturalist, medical surgeon and explorer
|
|
1819
|
Hugh Montgomerie of Coilsfield (12th Earl of Eglinton) died - Politician and soldier
|
|
1819
|
James Matthews born - Architect
|
|
1819
|
James Sandy died - Inventor of the invisible hinge
|
|
1819
|
James Watt died - Inventor and engineer
|
|
1819
|
John Campbell Shairp born - Poet and literary critic
|
|
1819
|
John Faed born - Painter
|
|
1819
|
John Gray born - Ship's Captain
|
|
1819
|
John Playfair died - Geologist, physicist and mathematician
|
|
1819
|
John Ruskin born - Critic, artist and social reformer
|
|
1819
|
Mary Burton born - Social reformer, who was regarded as one of Edinburgh's foremost women of her time
|
|
1819
|
Pressmennan Loch (East Lothian) Opened
|
|
1819
|
Prof. Daniel Rutherford died - Scientist
|
|
1819
|
Queen Victoria born - One of the longest reigning British monarchs and lover of all things Scottish, who presided over the flowering of the British Empire and a time of remarkable industrial progress
|
|
1819
|
Robert Dundas of Arniston (5th Lord Arniston) died - Judge and politician
|
|
1819
|
Sir William Muir born - Indian civil servant and oriental historian
|
|
1819
|
The Mar and Kellie Mausoleum (Clackmannanshire) Erected
|
|
1819
|
Thomas Anderson born - Organic chemist
|
|
1819
|
Walter Montgomerie Neilson born - Industrialist
|
|
1820
|
Abram Lyle born - Sugar refiner
|
|
1820
|
Adam Gifford (Lord Gifford) born - Advocate and judge
|
|
1820
|
Agnes Broun died - Mother of Robert Burns (1759-96)
|
|
1820
|
Almondell Aqueduct (West Lothian) Opened
|
|
1820
|
Amelia Robertson Paton (Amelia Hill) born - Sculptress and artist
|
|
1820
|
Archibald Campbell-Colquhoun died - Politician and lawyer
|
|
1820
|
Captain James Macrae of Holmains died - Notorious duellist
|
|
1820
|
Charles Mitchell born - Shipbuilder
|
|
1820
|
Charlotte Square (City of Edinburgh) Constructed
|
|
1820
|
Cluny House (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1820
|
Cullen House (Moray) Built
|
|
1820
|
David Kirkaldy born - Experimental engineer
|
|
1820
|
Dunwan Dam (East Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1820
|
East Preston Street Cemetery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1820
|
Edward Meldrum born - Oil shale magnate
|
|
1820
|
Eliza Wigham born - Campaigner
|
|
1820
|
James Clerk Maxwell Birthplace (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1820
|
James Thomson Memorial (Scottish Borders) Erected
|
|
1820
|
Johanna Maria Lind (Jenny Lind) born - The Swedish nightingale
|
|
1820
|
John Caird born - Theologian and philosopher
|
|
1820
|
Kilmory Castle (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1820
|
Larbert Old Church (Falkirk) Built
|
|
1820
|
Lochend House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1820
|
Radical Rising
|
|
1820
|
Robert Balmanno died - Merchant, farmer and Burgess of Aberdeen
|
|
1820
|
Robert Dick born - Industrialist
|
|
1820
|
Sir Alexander Mackenzie died - Explorer
|
|
1820
|
Sir Donald Alexander Smith (1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal) born - Businessman and statesman
|
|
1820
|
Sir Thomas Dundas of Kerse (1st Baron Dundas) died - Politician, merchant and naval officer
|
|
1820
|
Thomas Douglas (5th Earl of Selkirk) died - Philanthropist and coloniser
|
|
1820
|
Tulliallan Castle (Fife) Built
|
|
1820
|
Union Suspension Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
1820
|
William John Macquorn Rankine born - Engineer and physicist
|
|
1821
|
Alexander Douglas died - Minor poet
|
|
1821
|
Alexander Gardner born - Photographer, noted for his images of the American Civil War
|
|
1821
|
Anne Hunter (Anne Home) died - Minor poet and socialite
|
|
1821
|
Balnakeilly (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1821
|
Blairquhan Castle (South Ayrshire) Built
|
|
1821
|
Castle Toward (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1821
|
Coul House (Highland) Built
|
|
1821
|
Glovers' Hall (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1821
|
Golden Square (Aberdeen City) Constructed
|
|
1821
|
Henry Dunning Macleod born - Economist
|
|
1821
|
James Croll born - Unsung scientist
|
|
1821
|
James Faed born - Engraver
|
|
1821
|
John Ballantyne died - Printer and publisher, born in Kelso
|
|
1821
|
John Francis Campbell (Iain Òg Ìle) born - Polymath
|
|
1821
|
John Hunter died - Governor of New South Wales (Australia) between 1795 and 1800
|
|
1821
|
John Rennie died - Engineer, born in Phantassie, East Lothian
|
|
1821
|
John Wilson died - Printer and publisher
|
|
1821
|
Mormond White Horse (Aberdeenshire) Erected
|
|
1821
|
Prof. James Gregory died - Professor of Medicine
|
|
1821
|
Robert Adamson born - Photographer
|
|
1821
|
Sir James Gowans born - Architect
|
|
1821
|
Sir Joseph Noel Paton born - The "Fairy Painter"
|
|
1821
|
Strichen House (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1821
|
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse (Shetland) Built
|
|
1821
|
Susan Carnegie (Susan Scott) died - Campaigner, benefactor and lady of letters
|
|
1821
|
Thomas Morris (Old Tom) born - Golfer
|
|
1821
|
Thomas Usher born - Brewer
|
|
1821
|
William (Willie) Dunn (Senior) born - Golfing champion and equipment manufacturer
|
|
1822
|
Alexander Mackenzie born - Canadian Prime Minister
|
|
1822
|
Almond Aqueduct (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1822
|
Avon Aqueduct (Falkirk) Opened
|
|
1822
|
Bridge of Earn (Perth and Kinross) Opened
|
|
1822
|
Caledonian Canal (Highland) Opened
|
|
1822
|
Cartland Bridge (South Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1822
|
David Jacks (David Jack) born - Entrepreneur and land speculator who gave his name to 'Monterey Jack' cheese
|
|
1822
|
Francis Cadell born - Explorer
|
|
1822
|
Iain Dubh MacCrimmon died - The last of the hereditary pipers to MacLeod of Dunvegan
|
|
1822
|
James Dickson died - Plant collector
|
|
1822
|
James Grant born - Novelist and historian
|
|
1822
|
Lady Grisell Baillie born - First Deaconess of the Church of Scotland
|
|
1822
|
National Monument (City of Edinburgh) Erected
|
|
1822
|
Perth Sheriff Court (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1822
|
Peter Henderson born - Seed merchant and author
|
|
1822
|
Prof. David Masson born - Academic
|
|
1822
|
Prof. Patrick Copland died - Academic
|
|
1822
|
Prospecthill Tunnel (Falkirk) Opened
|
|
1822
|
Radical Road (City of Edinburgh) Constructed
|
|
1822
|
Robert William Thomson born - Engineer and Inventor
|
|
1822
|
Samuel Bough born - Influential watercolourist
|
|
1822
|
Sir Henry James Sumner Maine born - Jurist and legal historian
|
|
1822
|
Sir Thomas Bouch born - Engineer
|
|
1822
|
Sir William Fettes Douglas born - Artist
|
|
1822
|
Slateford Aqueduct (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1822
|
The Linlithgow Canal Centre (West Lothian) Opened
|
|
1822
|
The Music Hall (Aberdeen City) Built
|
|
1822
|
The Signet Library (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1822
|
Thomas Corbett born - Merchant and philanthropist
|
|
1822
|
Thomas Coutts died - Banker
|
|
1822
|
Thomas Dickson born - American industrialist
|
|
1822
|
Thomas Nelson born - Publisher
|
|
1822
|
Union Canal (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1822
|
William Saunders born - Horticultural pioneer and garden designer
|
|
1822
|
George IV visits Scotland
|
|
1823
|
Admiral George Keith Elphinstone (Admiral Lord Keith; 1st Viscount Keith) died - Naval commander
|
|
1823
|
Andrew Heiton born - Architect
|
|
1823
|
Archibald Hood born - Mining engineer and entrepreneur
|
|
1823
|
Blythswood Square (Glasgow City) Constructed
|
|
1823
|
Burns Monument (South Ayrshire) Erected
|
|
1823
|
Cramond Bridge (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1823
|
Dr. James Crichton died - Physician and philanthropist
|
|
1823
|
General Nisbet Balfour died - Soldier and politician
|
|
1823
|
George Douglas Campbell (8th Duke of Argyll) born - Politician
|
|
1823
|
George Washington Wilson born - Pioneering photographer, noted for his early studies of the Royal family
|
|
1823
|
James Dick born - Industrialist and philanthropist
|
|
1823
|
James Service born - Australian politician and businessman
|
|
1823
|
Jemima Blackburn (Jemima Wedderburn) born - Artist
|
|
1823
|
John Stuart McCaig born - Oban banker, art critic and philosophical essayist
|
|
1823
|
Matthew Baillie died - Anatomist and physician extraordinary to King George III
|
|
1823
|
Melville Monument (City of Edinburgh) Erected
|
|
1823
|
Moat Brae House (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1823
|
Robert Anstruther Goodsir born - Explorer and surgeon
|
|
1823
|
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (City of Edinburgh) Established
|
|
1823
|
Sir Charles Tennant born - Industrialist and politician
|
|
1823
|
Sir Henry Raeburn died - Portrait painter
|
|
1823
|
Sir John Hope (4th Earl of Hopetoun) died - Soldier
|
|
1823
|
Sir John Struthers born - Anatomist and advocate for improved medical education
|
|
1823
|
St Andrews Eastern Cemetery (Fife) Opened
|
|
1823
|
Tayport West Lighthouse (Fife) Built
|
|
1823
|
The Queen's Hall (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1824
|
Abbotsford House (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
1824
|
Alexander Campbell died - Composer, musician, poet and author
|
|
1824
|
Alexander Fleming born - Iron-master and philanthropist
|
|
1824
|
Alexander Thompson born - Soldier
|
|
1824
|
Cameronbridge Distillery (Fife) Opened
|
|
1824
|
David Smart born - Architect
|
|
1824
|
Dumbarton Sheriff Court (West Dunbartonshire) Built
|
|
1824
|
Dunninald Castle (Angus) Built
|
|
1824
|
Edinburgh Academy (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1824
|
Ettrick Kirk (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
1824
|
George Noel Gordon Byron (6th Lord Byron) died - Romantic poet
|
|
1824
|
Glencorse Reservoir (Midlothian) Opened
|
|
1824
|
Great Fire of Edinburgh
|
|
1824
|
Hopetoun Monument (East Lothian) Erected
|
|
1824
|
John Elder born - Marine engineer and ship-builder
|
|
1824
|
John Ritchie Findlay born - Newspaper owner, social reformer and philanthropist
|
|
1824
|
Lachlan Macquarie died - Soldier, civil servant and Father of Australia
|
|
1824
|
Macallan Distillery (Moray) Opened
|
|
1824
|
Perth Museum and Art Gallery (Perth and Kinross) Opened
|
|
1824
|
Robert Bruce died - Discovered tea plants growing in India
|
|
1824
|
Sir James Anderson born - Captain of the Great Eastern
|
|
1824
|
Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin of Largs) born - Mathematician and Physicist
|
|
1824
|
St Magdalene's Distillery (West Lothian) Opened
|
|
1824
|
Thomas McIlwraith born - Canadian businessman and ornithologist
|
|
1824
|
Tibbie Shiels Inn (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
1824
|
Walter Chalmers Smith born - Poet, hymn-writer and Free Church minister
|
|
1824
|
Waterloo Monument (Scottish Borders) Erected
|
|
1824
|
William Mossman born - Sculptor
|
|
1825
|
Aberfeldy Water Mill (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1825
|
Angus Mor MacAskill (Aonghas Mor MacAsgaill) born - The Cape Breton Giant
|
|
1825
|
Ben Nevis Distillery (Highland) Opened
|
|
1825
|
Catherine Helen Spence born - Australian social reformer
|
|
1825
|
Edradour Distillery (Perth and Kinross) Opened
|
|
1825
|
Elizabeth (Betty) Mouat born - Unintentional traveller
|
|
1825
|
Erskine Nicol born - Painter
|
|
1825
|
James Guthrie Orchar born - Engineer, industrialist and philanthropist
|
|
1825
|
James Taylor died - Engineer
|
|
1825
|
Port Ellen Maltings (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
1825
|
Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1825
|
Robert Paterson born - Architect
|
|
1825
|
Sir Donald Currie born - Shipping magnate and politician
|
|
1825
|
Sir George Warrender of Lochend (6th Baronet Lochend) born - Politician and businessman
|
|
1825
|
Sir James Campbell born - Politician
|
|
1825
|
Sir James Erskine of Torrie died - Soldier, amateur artist and collector
|
|
1825
|
Sir Robert Jardine born - Trader and politician
|
|
1825
|
St Giles Church (Moray) Built
|
|
1825
|
Thomas Edmondston born - Botanist
|
|
1825
|
Threave Bridge (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
|
|
1825
|
William Beardmore born - Engineer
|
|
1825
|
William Burns born - Minor poet
|
|
1825
|
William Edward Baxter born - Businessman and politician
|
|
1825
|
William Landsborough born - Explorer
|
|
1825
|
William Robertson born - Engineer, industrialist and local politician
|
|
1826
|
Alexander Gordon Laing died - African explorer
|
|
1826
|
Andrew Usher born - Whisky blender and distiller
|
|
1826
|
Colonel Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken born - Decorated soldier
|
|
1826
|
Colonel Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart (7th Baronet of Greenock and Blackhall) born - Landowner and politician
|
|
1826
|
Dr. John Barclay died - Anatomist
|
|
1826
|
Duntrune House (Angus) Built
|
|
1826
|
Gattonside Suspension Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
1826
|
General John McArthur born - Union General in the American Civil War
|
|
1826
|
John Brown born - Personal servant of Queen Victoria
|
|
1826
|
John Jeffrey born - Explorer and plant-hunter
|
|
1826
|
John Kay died - Artist and social commentator
|
|
1826
|
Laurence Niven (Lawrence Niven) born - Horticulturalist and gardener
|
|
1826
|
Most Rev. William Dalrymple Maclagan born - Archbishop of York
|
|
1826
|
Murdoch (Murdo) Paterson born - Civil engineer
|
|
1826
|
Prof. Robert Rainy born - Clergyman and ecclesiastical statesman
|
|
1826
|
Ramshorn Church (Glasgow City) Built
|
|
1826
|
Royal Scottish Academy (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1826
|
Sir Alexander Grant born - Administrator and educationalist
|
|
1826
|
Sir Archibald Alison born - Soldier
|
|
1826
|
Sir Arthur Mitchell born - Physician, medical administrator and antiquarian
|
|
1826
|
Sir Henry Duncan Littlejohn born - Medical and health pioneer
|
|
1826
|
St Kilda Church (Western Isles) Built
|
|
1826
|
Thomas Faed born - Painter, noted for his scenes of domestic life
|
|
1826
|
William Glen died - Minor poet
|
|
1827
|
Alexander Gordon (4th Duke of Gordon) died - Noble and song-writer
|
|
1827
|
Archibald Constable died - Publisher
|
|
1827
|
Argyll Arcade (Glasgow City) Constructed
|
|
1827
|
Buchan Ness Lighthouse (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1827
|
Christian Salvesen born - Ship-owner
|
|
1827
|
Dr. William McEwan born - Brewer and philanthropist
|
|
1827
|
George Fergusson (Lord Hermand) died - Judge
|
|
1827
|
Gilbert Burns died - Younger brother of poet Robert Burns (1759-96)
|
|
1827
|
Greenock Cut (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1827
|
Greenock No.3 Reservoir (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1827
|
Greenock No.4 Reservoir (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1827
|
Greenock No.5 Reservoir (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1827
|
Greenock No.6 Reservoir (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1827
|
Greenock No.8 Reservoir (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1827
|
Hugh Baird died - Civil engineer
|
|
1827
|
Hugh Clapperton died - Explorer
|
|
1827
|
James Augustus Grant born - Explorer and soldier
|
|
1827
|
James Niven died - Plant-hunter
|
|
1827
|
James Thomson born - Minor poet and songwriter
|
|
1827
|
Joseph Lister (1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis) born - Surgeon
|
|
1827
|
New Yetts Reservoir (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1827
|
Phineas Ryrie born - Tea merchant and Hong Kong politician
|
|
1827
|
Robert Pollok died - Poet
|
|
1827
|
Sheriff Alexander Nicholson born - Mountaineer and legal officer
|
|
1827
|
Sir Robert Abercromby died - Soldier
|
|
1827
|
Sir Sandford Fleming born - Canadian railway engineer, born in Kirkcaldy
|
|
1827
|
St Stephen's Church (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1827
|
Stracathro House (Angus) Built
|
|
1827
|
Stumpy Tower (South Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1827
|
Thom, Loch (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1827
|
William Reynolds born - One of the first winners of the Victoria Cross
|
|
1828
|
Alexander Fraser born - Landscape painter
|
|
1828
|
Archibald Fletcher died - Campaigner, libertarian and father of burgh reform
|
|
1828
|
Balfour Stewart born - Physicist and meteorologist
|
|
1828
|
Camperdown House (Dundee City) Built
|
|
1828
|
Cape Wrath Lighthouse (Highland) Built
|
|
1828
|
Captain John Melville Keay born - Record-breaking ships captain
|
|
1828
|
Dr. Andrew Duncan died - Medical reformer
|
|
1828
|
Dugald Stewart died - Philosopher
|
|
1828
|
Dunphail House (Moray) Built
|
|
1828
|
Euphemia (Effie) Gray (Mrs Ruskin, Lady Millais) born - Artistic model at the centre of a Victorian love triangle
|
|
1828
|
Isabella Elder (Isabella Ure) born - Philanthropist
|
|
1828
|
John Ainslie died - Surveyor and cartographer
|
|
1828
|
John Boyd Watson born - Australian mining tycoon
|
|
1828
|
John McIlwraith born - Manufacturing plumber and ship-owner
|
|
1828
|
John Rhind born - Sculptor
|
|
1828
|
Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Wilson) born - Prodigious author
|
|
1828
|
Oa Parish Church (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1828
|
Prof. Matthew Forster Heddle born - Mineralogist and chemist
|
|
1828
|
Robert Blair died - Inventor and astronomer
|
|
1828
|
Sir John Leng born - Energetic politician and businessman
|
|
1828
|
Sir John Usher (Sir John Usher of Norton) born - Whisky blender
|
|
1828
|
Waller Hugh Paton born - Painter
|
|
1828
|
William Muir (William McDonald McGregor Muir) born - Self-taught artist
|
|
1829
|
Advocate's Library (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1829
|
Alexander Buchan born - Meteorologist
|
|
1829
|
Arthur Lodge (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1829
|
Captain George Moodie born - First Captain of the Cutty Sark
|
|
1829
|
Charles Shirreff died - Artist
|
|
1829
|
David Steuart Erskine (11th Earl of Buchan, Lord Cardross) died - Noble and antiquarian
|
|
1829
|
Francis Hamilton Buchanan died - Explorer and naturalist
|
|
1829
|
General Sir David Baird died - Soldier
|
|
1829
|
James Clark died - Thread manufacturer
|
|
1829
|
James Orrock born - Artist, art collector and dealer
|
|
1829
|
New Parliament House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1829
|
Prof. John Veitch born - Philosopher, poet and historian
|
|
1829
|
Robert Archibald Smith died - Minor composer and collector of songs
|
|
1829
|
Sir John Everett Millais born - Prodigious artist
|
|
1829
|
The Blairs Museum (Aberdeenshire) Established
|
|
1829
|
The Facade (Aberdeen City) Erected
|
|
1829
|
Thomas Francis Jamieson born - Geologist
|
|
1829
|
Tyninghame House (East Lothian) Built
|
|
1829
|
William Burke died - Resurrectionist and murderer
|
|
1829
|
William Quarrier born - Philanthropist and social reformer
|
|
1829
|
William Robert Galbraith (W.R. Galbraith) born - Railway engineer
|
|
c.1830
|
Easthouse (Shetland) Built
|
|
c.1830
|
The Hermitage (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1830
|
Aberdeen Arts Centre (Aberdeen City) Built
|
|
1830
|
Alexander Brodie born - Sculptor
|
|
1830
|
Alexander Ellis born - Architect
|
|
1830
|
Burns Monument (City of Edinburgh) Erected
|
|
1830
|
Charles George Hood Kinnear born - Architect and inventor
|
|
1830
|
Ebenezer Bryce born - Mormon convert who gave his name to Bryce Canyon (Utah, USA)
|
|
1830
|
French Prisoners' Monument (Midlothian) Erected
|
|
1830
|
Garden House (Stirling) Built
|
|
1830
|
Henry Bell died - Engineer
|
|
1830
|
Henry Calderwood born - Philosopher and clergyman
|
|
1830
|
King George IV died - The first British monarch to visit Scotland since the Treaty of Union in 1707
|
|
1830
|
Letham Grange (Angus) Built
|
|
1830
|
Mull of Galloway Lighthouse (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1830
|
Patrick Neill Fraser born - Horticulturalist and printer
|
|
1830
|
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson born - Oceanographer and marine biologist
|
|
1830
|
Sir James Donaldson died - Publisher and philanthropist
|
|
1830
|
Sligachan Hotel (Highland) Built
|
|
1830
|
Talisker Distillery (Highland) Opened
|
|
1830
|
Tarbat Ness Lighthouse (Highland) Built
|
|
1830
|
Tugnet Ice House (Moray) Built
|
|
1830
|
William Paterson Turnbull born - American ornithologist
|
|
1830
|
William Topaz McGonagall born - Poet
|
|
c.1831
|
James Robertson born - Marmalade manufacturer
|
|
1831
|
Appin House (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1831
|
Ardrossan Town Railway Station (North Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Braid Burn Bridge (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Bridge of Don (Aberdeen City) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Crossroads Station (Dundee City) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Gartcosh Railway Station (North Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Greenlaw Town Hall (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Innocent Railway Tunnel (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Isabella Lucy Bird (Isabella Bishop) born - Traveller and author
|
|
1831
|
James Clerk Maxwell born - Mathematician and physicist
|
|
1831
|
John Bartholomew born - Cartographer
|
|
1831
|
John M. Honeyman born - Architect
|
|
1831
|
John McLaren (Lord McLaren) born - Judge and politician
|
|
1831
|
Lothian Bridge (Midlothian) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Patrick Nasmyth died - Artist
|
|
1831
|
Prof. Peter Guthrie Tait born - Physicist and mathematician
|
|
1831
|
Prof. William Traill died - Mathematician
|
|
1831
|
The Innocent Railway (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1831
|
Wellington Suspension Bridge (Aberdeen City) Opened
|
|
1831
|
William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott (6th Duke of Buccleuch; 8th Duke of Queensberry) born - Noble and politician
|
|
1831
|
William Ritchie died - Publisher
|
|
1831
|
William Symington died - Engineer
|
|
1832
|
Alexander Nimmo died - Surveyor, engineer and educationalist
|
|
1832
|
Bute County Buildings (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
1832
|
Colonel Patrick Stewart born - Engineer
|
|
1832
|
Dean Bridge (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1832
|
Dr. Sir John Kirk born - Explorer and Reformer
|
|
1832
|
Dupplin Castle (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1832
|
Fergusson Gallery (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1832
|
Frederick Thomas Pilkington born - Architect
|
|
1832
|
George IV Bridge (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1832
|
High Bridge of Tarff (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
|
|
1832
|
James Thomson died - Minor poet
|
|
1832
|
John Muir House (East Lothian) Built
|
|
1832
|
John Paterson died - Architect
|
|
1832
|
New Bridge (Stirling) Opened
|
|
1832
|
North Berwick Golf Club (West Links) (East Lothian) Opened
|
|
1832
|
Northern Lighthouse Board Headquarters (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1832
|
Port Ellen Lighthouse (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1832
|
Prof. Sir John Leslie died - Physicist and inventor
|
|
1832
|
Prof. Sir William Turner born - Anatomist, science administrator and Principal of the University of Edinburgh
|
|
1832
|
Reform Act (1832)
|
|
1832
|
Rev. Dr. Andrew Bell died - Educationalist
|
|
1832
|
Robert Brown died - Surveyor and architect
|
|
1832
|
Robert Coltard (Robert Coltart) born - Confectionery manufacturer who penned a popular song
|
|
1832
|
Robert Jameson born - South African entrepreneur and politician
|
|
1832
|
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1832
|
Sir David Baird's Monument (Perth and Kinross) Erected
|
|
1832
|
Sir James Hall died - Geologist and politician
|
|
1832
|
Sir Walter Scott died - Prodigious writer, patriot and enthusiast for all things Scottish
|
|
1832
|
The Conservatory (Midlothian) Built
|
|
1832
|
Thomas Morton died - Shipbuilder and inventor
|
|
1832
|
William Schomberg Robert Kerr (8th Marquess of Lothian) born - Noble
|
|
1833
|
Alexander Baird died - Farmer and entrepreneur
|
|
1833
|
Alexander Henry Rhind born - Egyptologist
|
|
1833
|
Andrew Picken died - Author
|
|
1833
|
Barra Head Lighthouse (Western Isles) Built
|
|
1833
|
Dundee Sheriff Court (Dundee City) Built
|
|
1833
|
George Clark born - Shoe maker
|
|
1833
|
George Granville Leveson-Gower (1st Duke of Sutherland) died - Wealthy noble who gained a reputation as an infamous reformer
|
|
1833
|
George Kinloch died - Politician and reformer
|
|
1833
|
George Paul Chalmers (G.P. Chalmers) born - Painter, described as the Angus Rembrandt
|
|
1833
|
Girdle Ness Lighthouse (Aberdeen City) Built
|
|
1833
|
Glengoyne Distillery (Stirling) Opened
|
|
1833
|
James Ballantyne died - Printer and Publisher
|
|
1833
|
James Bell died - Geographer
|
|
1833
|
John Anderson born - Zoologist
|
|
1833
|
John Kennedy died - Minor poet
|
|
1833
|
Lismore Lighthouse (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1833
|
Matthew Brisbane died - Antarctic explorer and Falkland Islands settler
|
|
1833
|
Merchiston Castle School (City of Edinburgh) Established
|
|
1833
|
Municipal Reform Act (1833)
|
|
1833
|
Reform Monument (Aberdeenshire) Erected
|
|
1833
|
Reform Tower (Aberdeenshire) Erected
|
|
1833
|
Robert Methven Heron born - Potter
|
|
1833
|
Schomberg Henry Kerr (9th Marquess of Lothian) born - Noble, politician and industrialist
|
|
1833
|
Sir William Macleod Bannatyne (Lord Bannatyne) died - Jurist, judge and author
|
|
1833
|
Sir William Pearce born - English-born ship-builder
|
|
1833
|
The Necropolis (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1833
|
Thomas Allan died - Banker, newspaper proprietor and mineralogist
|
|
1833
|
Thomas Moonlight born - Soldier, politician and diplomat
|
|
1833
|
Victoria Dock (Dundee City) Built
|
|
1833
|
William Mackison born - Engineer and architect
|
|
1833
|
William Marshall died - Composer and fiddle-player
|
|
c.1834
|
Telford Beacon (Dundee City) Built
|
|
1834
|
Colonel William Hope born - One of the first recipients of the Victoria Cross
|
|
1834
|
David Douglas died - Adventurous botanist
|
|
1834
|
Dr. Alexander Ross born - A prolific architect, known as the Christopher Wren of the Highlands
|
|
1834
|
Edward Irving died - Charismatic preacher
|
|
1834
|
James Abbott McNeill Whistler born - Artist
|
|
1834
|
James Barbour born - Architect
|
|
1834
|
James Gall born - Publisher and businessman
|
|
1834
|
John Campbell (4th Earl and 1st Marquis of Breadalbane) died - Noble and soldier
|
|
1834
|
Powis Gates (Aberdeen City) Built
|
|
1834
|
Prof. James Bell Pettigrew born - Naturalist, who pioneered an understanding of flight
|
|
1834
|
Rutherford's (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1834
|
Sir James Hector born - Geologist and naturalist, who came to dominate science in New Zealand
|
|
1834
|
Sir Robert Preston died - Merchant and philanthropist
|
|
1834
|
Sir Robert Rowand Anderson born - Architect
|
|
1834
|
The High School of Dundee (Dundee City) Built
|
|
1834
|
Thomas Pringle died - Minor poet and reformer
|
|
1834
|
Thomas Telford died - Civil engineer
|
|
1834
|
William (Willie) Park (Senior) born - Golfing champion
|
|
1834
|
William Blackwood died - Publisher and bookseller
|
|
1834
|
William Fullerton Elphinstone died - Chairman of the East India Company
|
|
c.1835
|
Kalemouth Suspension Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
c.1835
|
Peter Dodds McCormick born - Composer of the Australian National Anthem and choirmaster
|
|
c.1835
|
Tighnabruaich Pier (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
1835
|
Andrew Carnegie born - Iron and steel magnate, 'robber baron' and great philanthropist
|
|
1835
|
Blacket House (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1835
|
Edward Caird born - Philosopher
|
|
1835
|
James Hogg (The Ettrick Shepherd) died - Author, songwriter and poet
|
|
1835
|
John MacCulloch died - Geologist
|
|
1835
|
Madeleine Smith born - Poisoner, who gave rise to a celebrated legal case
|
|
1835
|
Mungo Park born - Golfing champion
|
|
1835
|
Murray's Monument (Dumfries and Galloway) Erected
|
|
1835
|
Prof. Sir Archibald Geikie born - Geologist, specialising in volcanic geology and the microscopic examination of rocks
|
|
1835
|
Rev. William Brown died - Clergyman and author
|
|
1835
|
Sir David Patrick Chalmers born - Colonial judge
|
|
1835
|
Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster died - Politician, lawyer and agricultural reformer
|
|
1835
|
Sir Thomas McIlwraith born - Politician and financier
|
|
1835
|
The Very Rev. Prof. Archibald Hamilton Charteris born - Influential churchman
|
|
1835
|
William McTaggart born - Painter
|
|
1835
|
William Motherwell died - Poet, antiquary and journalist
|
|
1836
|
Andrew Strath born - Golf champion
|
|
1836
|
Colin Macaulay died - Soldier and abolitionist
|
|
1836
|
Daniel Kerr born - American politician
|
|
1836
|
Ebenezer Scroggie died - Edinburgh merchant who provided Charles Dickens with the inspiration for the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge
|
|
1836
|
George Gordon (5th Duke of Gordon) died - Noble and general, who raised the Gordon Highlanders
|
|
1836
|
Houndwood Crematorium (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
1836
|
Inverness Castle (Highland) Built
|
|
1836
|
James Mill died - Philosopher, historian and economist, who was a founder of University College London
|
|
1836
|
Jessie Seymour Irvine born - Amateur composer, noted for a single tune
|
|
1836
|
John Loudon MacAdam (John Loudon McAdam) died - Surveyor and builder of roads
|
|
1836
|
John Rhind born - Architect
|
|
1836
|
Lamington Bridge (South Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1836
|
Lilly Loch (North Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1836
|
Marischal College (Aberdeen City) Built
|
|
1836
|
Mauricewood (Midlothian) Built
|
|
1836
|
Rev. Alexander Whyte born - Free Church leader
|
|
1836
|
Rev. Prof. William Angus Knight born - Philosopher, educationalist and churchman
|
|
1836
|
Scolpaig Tower (Western Isles) Built
|
|
1836
|
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman born - Politician and Prime Minister of Britain between 1905 and 1908
|
|
1836
|
Sir Samuel Chisholm born - Reforming politician and Lord Provost of Glasgow
|
|
1836
|
Sir William Fettes died - Merchant and philanthropist
|
|
1836
|
St Leonard's Church (Former) (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1836
|
St Margaret's Parish Church (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1836
|
The Highland Theological College (Highland) Built
|
|
1836
|
William Dingwall Fordyce born - Politician and landowner
|
|
1837
|
Daniel Cottier born - Influential designer
|
|
1837
|
Dr. Joseph Bell born - Surgeon
|
|
1837
|
George Lauder born - Steel-maker
|
|
1837
|
George Watson died - Portrait painter
|
|
1837
|
Glenfarclas Distillery (Moray) Opened
|
|
1837
|
Glenkinchie Distillery (East Lothian) Opened
|
|
1837
|
Hercules Linton born - The designer of the clipper ship Cutty Sark
|
|
1837
|
John Bullough born - Industrialist
|
|
1837
|
Laurence Pullar born - Industrialist
|
|
1837
|
Robert Gibb died - Landscape painter
|
|
1837
|
Sir James Key Caird born - Jute Baron and philanthropist
|
|
1837
|
St Devenick's Bridge (Aberdeen City) Opened
|
|
1837
|
Stanely Reservoir (Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1837
|
Walter Geikie died - Artist
|
|
1837
|
William Daniell died - Landscape artist and noted aquatint engraver
|
|
1838
|
A.K. Bell Library (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1838
|
Alexander Crum Brown born - Organic chemist
|
|
1838
|
Archibald Forbes born - War correspondent and military historian
|
|
1838
|
Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History (Fife) Opened
|
|
1838
|
Broughty Ferry Railway Station (Dundee City) Opened
|
|
1838
|
Charing Cross Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1838
|
Charles Tennant died - Industrial chemist
|
|
1838
|
Cleland Railway Station (North Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1838
|
Forbes of Newe Obelisk (Aberdeen City) Erected
|
|
1838
|
Garth House (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1838
|
George Ramsay (9th Earl of Dalhousie) died - Soldier and statesman
|
|
1838
|
Glen Ord Distillery (Highland) Opened
|
|
1838
|
Granton Harbour (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1838
|
John Muir born - Naturalist and conservationist
|
|
1838
|
John Philp Wood (Honest John Wood) died - Antiquary and biographer
|
|
1838
|
Monifieth Railway Station (Angus) Opened
|
|
1838
|
Rev. John Jamieson died - Lexicographer
|
|
1838
|
Sir Michael Nairn born - Linoleum baron
|
|
1838
|
Thomas Blaikie died - Garden designer, who became known as the Capability Brown of France
|
|
1838
|
Thomas Blake Glover born - Merchant and reformer in Japan
|
|
1838
|
William Dyce Cay (W.D. Cay) born - Harbour engineer
|
|
1838
|
William Stirling died - Architect and builder
|
|
1838
|
Zachary Macaulay died - Abolitionist
|
|
1839
|
Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland died - Naval commander
|
|
1839
|
Alexander Milne died - Entrepreneur
|
|
1839
|
Biggar Gasworks Museum (South Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1839
|
Bonaly Tower (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1839
|
Dr. John Aitken born - Physicist and meteorologist
|
|
1839
|
Dufftown Clock Tower (Moray) Opened
|
|
1839
|
Duke of Gordon's Monument (Moray) Erected
|
|
1839
|
Elizabeth Leveson-Gower (Countess of Sutherland) died - Countess, artist and reformer
|
|
1839
|
George William Campbell (6th Duke of Argyll) died - Noble and politician
|
|
1839
|
Glasgow South Western Line (East Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1839
|
Irvine Railway Station (North Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1839
|
James Maitland (8th Earl of Lauderdale) died - Politician and economist
|
|
1839
|
John Galt died - Novelist
|
|
1839
|
John MacWhirter born - Landscape painter
|
|
1839
|
John Pettie born - Painter
|
|
1839
|
Lady Flora Hastings died - Lady Flora was a daughter of Loudoun Castle, near Galston, East Ayrshire
|
|
1839
|
Panmure Testimonial (Angus) Erected
|
|
1839
|
Prestwick Town Railway Station (South Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1839
|
Prof. James Blyth born - Academic and inventor
|
|
1839
|
Prof. James Hamilton died - Obstetrician and medical lecturer
|
|
1839
|
Prof. James Murdoch Geikie born - Geologist
|
|
1839
|
Prof. James Mylne died - Philosopher and reformer
|
|
1839
|
Queen's Bridge (North Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1839
|
Robert Morham born - Edinburgh City Architect
|
|
1839
|
Sir William Arrol born - Engineer and leading railway contractor
|
|
1839
|
William Adam died - Lawyer and politician
|
|
1839
|
William Briggs born - Tar and asphalt manufacturer
|
|
1839
|
William Farquhar died - Founder and first colonial administrator of Singapore
|
|
1839
|
William Gibb born - Artist
|
|
1839
|
William Leiper born - Architect and artist
|
|
1839
|
William Murdock (William Murdoch) died - Engineer and inventor of gas lighting
|
|
c.1840
|
Argaty (Stirling) Built
|
|
c.1840
|
Bonnytoun House (West Lothian) Built
|
|
c.1840
|
Kilpheder Cross (Western Isles) Erected
|
|
c.1840
|
Meikle Ascog (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
c.1840
|
Perth Harbour (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
c.1840
|
St Fillan's Mill (Stirling) Built
|
|
1840
|
Alexander Nasmyth died - Painter and architect
|
|
1840
|
Ayrshire Coast Line (South Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Custom House (Glasgow City) Built
|
|
1840
|
Duke of Gordon's Monument (Highland) Erected
|
|
1840
|
Forth and Cart Junction Canal (West Dunbartonshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Glengarnock Railway Station (North Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Howwood Railway Station (Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Inverclyde Line (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1840
|
James Paterson died - Inventor
|
|
1840
|
John Boyd Dunlop born - Inventor, born into a farming family at Dreghorn (North Ayrshire)
|
|
1840
|
John Reid born - Golfing pioneer
|
|
1840
|
Johnstone Railway Station (Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Kilwinning Railway Station (North Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Lochwinnoch Railway Station (Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Longford Bridge (North Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Milliken Park Railway Station (Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Norton House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1840
|
Paisley Gilmour Street Railway Station (Renfrewshire) Built
|
|
1840
|
Prof. Matthew Charteris born - Academic
|
|
1840
|
Rev. John Thomson died - Minister at Duddingston and artist
|
|
1840
|
Robert Alexander born - Painter
|
|
1840
|
Robert Ferguson of Raith died - Politician and mineral collector
|
|
1840
|
Sir Benjamin Baker born - English Civil engineer
|
|
1840
|
Sir Thomas Clouston born - Medical pioneer
|
|
1840
|
Sophia Jex Blake born - Medical practitioner, reformer and suffragette
|
|
1840
|
Southern Necropolis (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1840
|
Thomas Drummond died - Surveyor, inventor and politician
|
|
1840
|
William Maclure died - Father of American geology and educationalist
|
|
1841
|
(Alexander) Easton Gibb born - Engineer
|
|
1841
|
Agnes Maclehose (Clarinda) died - The Clarinda with whom Robert Burns (1759-96) famously corresponded
|
|
1841
|
Allanton Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
1841
|
Ayton Castle (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
1841
|
Bishopton Railway Station (Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1841
|
Bishopton Tunnels (Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1841
|
City Halls and Old Fruit Market (Glasgow City) Built
|
|
1841
|
David Don died - Botanist
|
|
1841
|
Greenock Central Railway Station (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1841
|
James Blair died - Politician and plantation-owner
|
|
1841
|
John Abercromby (5th Lord Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody) born - Archaeologist and soldier
|
|
1841
|
John B. Howard born - Theatre impresario and actor
|
|
1841
|
Lennox Castle (East Dunbartonshire) Built
|
|
1841
|
Lieut-General Sir Ronald Crauford Ferguson died - Soldier, politician and landowner
|
|
1841
|
Paisley St James Railway Station (Renfrewshire) Opened
|
|
1841
|
Port Glasgow Railway Station (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
1841
|
Richard Henry Brunton born - Civil engineer
|
|
1841
|
Roseburn New Bridge (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1841
|
Seacliff House (East Lothian) Built
|
|
1841
|
Sir Alexander Burnes died - Explorer
|
|
1841
|
Sir David Wilkie died - Painter
|
|
1841
|
Sir George Reid born - Artist noted for his portraits
|
|
1841
|
Sir John Murray born - Pioneering Oceanographer
|
|
1841
|
The Corinthian (Glasgow City) Built
|
|
1841
|
Thomas Bruce (7th Earl of Elgin; 11th Earl of Kincardine) died - Diplomat
|
|
1842
|
(William) Hamilton Beattie born - Architect
|
|
1842
|
Abercairny (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1842
|
Almond Valley Viaduct (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Archibald Menzies died - Plant hunter
|
|
1842
|
Avon Viaduct (Falkirk) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Bishopbriggs Railway Station (East Dunbartonshire) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Carluke Railway Station (South Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Carnoustie Championship Course (Angus) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Castlecary Viaduct (Falkirk) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Coatbridge Central Railway Station (North Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Croy Railway Station (North Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1842
|
David Watson Stevenson (D.W. Stevenson) born - Sculptor
|
|
1842
|
Elgin Museum (Moray) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Falkirk High Railway Station (Falkirk) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Forglen House (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1842
|
Glasgow Queen Street Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Glasgow-Edinburgh Line (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Hallglen Railway Tunnel (Falkirk) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Hamilton Mausoleum (South Lanarkshire) Built
|
|
1842
|
Haymarket Railway Station (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1842
|
James (Jamie) Anderson born - Golf champion
|
|
1842
|
John Rennie born - Naval architect
|
|
1842
|
Leading Lights (Aberdeen City) Built
|
|
1842
|
Linlithgow Railway Station (West Lothian) Built
|
|
1842
|
Major-General William George Keith Elphinstone died - Unsuccessful military commander
|
|
1842
|
North Clyde Line (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Osgood Mackenzie born - Garden architect
|
|
1842
|
Poldrate Mill (East Lothian) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Polmont Railway Station (Falkirk) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Queen Street Tunnel (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Rev. Dr. George Matheson born - Preacher and noted hymn-writer
|
|
1842
|
Rev. Dr. John Ross born - Missionary, regarded as the founder of the Protestant Church in Manchuria and the first to translate the bible into Korean
|
|
1842
|
Robert Haldane died - Evangelist and writer
|
|
1842
|
Rodney Street Tunnel (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1842
|
Rutherford's Monument (Dumfries and Galloway) Erected
|
|
1842
|
Sir Charles Bell died - Anatomist and surgeon
|
|
1842
|
Sir James Dewar born - Inventor and pioneer of cryogenics
|
|
1842
|
Sir James Ivory died - Mathematician
|
|
1842
|
Sir William Rae died - Lord Advocate and politician
|
|
1842
|
Slateford Viaduct (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1842
|
Winchburgh Tunnel (West Lothian) Opened
|
|
c.1843
|
Harlaw House (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1843
|
Cardonald Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1843
|
Charles Baird died - Engineer, who build Russia's first steamship
|
|
1843
|
Charles Macintosh died - Industrial chemist and entrepreneur
|
|
1843
|
Corkerhill Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
|
|
1843
|
Customs House and Harbour Chambers (Dundee City) Built
|
|
1843
|
David Hamilton died - Architect
|
|
1843
|
Dr. Andrew Peebles Aitken born - Agricultural chemist
|
|
1843
|
Dr. Henry Faulds born - Pioneer of finger-print identification
|
|
1843
|
General Sir William Schaw Cathcart (1st Earl of Cathcart) died - Soldier and diplomat
|
|
1843
|
George Abercromby (2nd Lord Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody) died - Lawyer and politician
|
|
1843
|
Ghillie Dhu (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1843
|
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Singh Sabha Sikh Temple (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1843
|
James Scott Skinner born - Fiddler and prolific composer of fiddle music, born in Banchory, Aberdeenshire
|
|
1843
|
James Sellars born - Architect
|
|
1843
|
John McLachlan born - Minor architect
|
|
1843
|
Little Ross (Rear) Lighthouse (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1843
|
Major General Sir Archibald Campbell died - Heroic soldier and Governor of New Brunswick
|
|
1843
|
Princes Square (Glasgow City) Built
|
|
1843
|
Rev. Alexander John Forsyth died - Inventor of the percussion cap
|
|
1843
|
Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne died - Evangelical preacher
|
|
1843
|
Sir David Gill born - Astronomer
|
|
1843
|
Sir James Shaw died - Lord Major of London and real-life Dick Whittington
|
|
1843
|
Sir William Whyte born - Canadian railwayman
|
|
1843
|
St Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral Towers (Dumfries and Galloway) Erected
|
|
1843
|
Thomas Graham (1st Baron Lynedoch of Balgowan) died - Military commander and politician
|
|
1843
|
Warriston Cemetery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1843
|
William Jardine died - Trader and entrepreneur
|
|
1843
|
William John Napier (9th Lord Napier) died - Sailor and diplomat
|
|
1843
|
William Wallace died - Mathematician and inventor
|
|
1843
|
The Disruption
|
|
1844
|
(Alexander) Keith Johnston born - Geographer, explorer and publisher
|
|
1844
|
Andrew McIlwraith born - Shipowner and frozen-meat trade pioneer
|
|
1844
|
Ascog Hall (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1844
|
Basil Hall died - Traveller and author
|
|
1844
|
Cove House (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1844
|
Duke of Gordon Statue (Aberdeen City) Erected
|
|
1844
|
Duke of Wellington's Statue (Glasgow City) Erected
|
|
1844
|
George Meikle Kemp died - Architect and draughtsman
|
|
1844
|
House of Falkland (Fife) Built
|
|
1844
|
James Allan Bell born - Railway engineer
|
|
1844
|
Janet Black (Janet Coats) born - Philanthropist
|
|
1844
|
John Abercrombie died - Physician and medical scientist
|
|
1844
|
Martyrs' Monument (City of Edinburgh) Erected
|
|
1844
|
Montague Stanley died - Minor artist and actor
|
|
1844
|
Prof. Thomas Charles Hope died - Chemist
|
|
1844
|
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1844
|
Sir Alexander Ogston born - Surgeon and bacteriologist
|
|
1844
|
Sir John Sholto Douglas (8th Marquis of Queensberry; Viscount Drumlanrig) born - Patron of sport and subject of an infamous trial
|
|
1844
|
Sir Patrick Manson born - Medical scientist
|
|
1844
|
Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton born - Clinical pharmacologist
|
|
1844
|
Sir Thomas Muir born - Mathematician
|
|
1844
|
Skerryvore Lighthouse (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
1844
|
St George's Church (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
|
|
1844
|
Thomas Henderson died - Astronomer
|
|
1844
|
Tomont End Monument (North Ayrshire) Erected
|
|
1844
|
Waverley Bridge (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1844
|
Wellshill Cemetery (Perth and Kinross) Opened
|
|
1844
|
Whitehill House (Midlothian) Built
|
|
1844
|
William Ramsay McNab born - Botanist and physician
|
|
1844
|
William Wilson born - Invented the sport of water polo
|
|
c.1845
|
Crawhin Reservoir (Inverclyde) Opened
|
|
c.1845
|
Kelly Reservoir (North Ayrshire) Opened
|
|
c.1845
|
Museum of Islay Life (Argyll and Bute) Built
|
|
c.1845
|
The Elephant House (City of Edinburgh) Built
|
|
1845
|
Admiral Sir David Milne died - Naval commander
|
|
1845
|
Alexander Anderson born - Poet, who became Chief Librarian to the University of Edinburgh
|
|
1845
|
Alexander Shanks died - Inventor of the modern lawnmower, who lived in Arbroath
|
|
1845
|
Dean Cemetery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1845
|
Dunblane Railway Station (Stirling) Opened
|
|
1845
|
Glasgow School of Art (Glasgow City) Established
|
|
1845
|
James Patrick Robertson (Lord Robertson of Forteviot) born - Jurist and politician
|
|
1845
|
John Douglas Sutherland Campbell (9th Duke of Argyll) born - Politician and statesman
|
|
1845
|
John Knox died - Painter
|
|
1845
|
Lady Carolina Nairne (Carolina Oliphant) died - Lyricist, song-writer and poet
|
|
1845
|
Mar Hall (Renfrewshire) Built
|
|
1845
|
Robert Fleming born - Investment banker
|
|
1845
|
Robert Gibb born - Painter, best known for his military art
|
|
1845
|
Royal Lochnagar Distillery (Aberdeenshire) Opened
|
|
1845
|
St Mary's Episcopal Church (Midlothian) Built
|
|
1845
|
Sydney Smith died - Clergyman, writer, wit and co-founder of the Edinburgh Review
|
|
1845
|
The Glasgow Academy (Glasgow City) Established
|
|
1845
|
Thomas Duncan died - Painter
|
|
1845
|
Western Cemetery (Dundee City) Opened
|
|
1845
|
William (Willie) Graham born - Photographer
|
|
1846
|
Alexander Milne Calder born - Sculptor
|
|
1846
|
Calton Tunnels (City of Edinburgh) Opened
|
|
1846
|
Caol Ila Distillery (Argyll and Bute) Opened
|
|
1846
|
Drem Railway Station (East Lothian) Built
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1846
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Dunbar Railway Station (East Lothian) Opened
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1846
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Dunglass Viaduct (East Lothian) Opened
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1846
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General Sir George Murray died - Soldier, statesman and politician
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1846
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Gleneagles Townhouse (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1846
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Ingliston House (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1846
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James Logie Robertson (Hugh Haliburton) born - Minor poet
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1846
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John Baildon died - Iron-founder
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1846
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John Hays McLaren born - Horticulturist who laid out the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, one of the largest public parks in the world
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1846
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Leny House (Stirling) Built
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1846
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Longniddry Railway Station (East Lothian) Opened
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1846
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Newington Necropolis (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1846
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Penmanshiel Tunnel (Scottish Borders) Opened
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1846
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Prestonpans Railway Station (East Lothian) Opened
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1846
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Prof. Adam Anderson died - Educationalist and pioneering engineer, who modernised the utility infrastructure of Perth
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1846
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Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan died - Father of the Savings Banks
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1846
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Rosebank Cemetery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1846
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Scott Monument (City of Edinburgh) Erected
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1846
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Sir James Balfour Paul born - Lord Lyon King of Arms
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1846
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The Bedlam Theatre (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1846
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Thomas Edmondston died - Botanist
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1846
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William Brassey Hole born - Painter and illustrator
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1846
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William Guthrie Spence born - Trade union leader
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1846
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William McGregor born - Football administrator
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1846
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William Robertson Smith born - Scholar of Oriental and Biblical Studies
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c.1847
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Stobsmuir Ponds (Dundee City) Opened
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1847
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Alexander Forbes-Leith (Baron Leith of Fyvie) born - Steel magnate
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1847
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Alexander Graham Bell born - Inventor and entrepreneur
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1847
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Archibald Philip Primrose (5th Earl of Rosebery) born - Politician and British Prime Minister
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1847
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Archibald Simpson died - Aberdeen-based architect
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1847
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Burntisland Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1847
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Carmyle Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
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1847
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Cumbernauld Railway Station (North Lanarkshire) Opened
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1847
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Cupar Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1847
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David Mushet died - Industrialist and metallurgist
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1847
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Dundee and Perth Railway (Dundee City) Opened
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1847
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Edward Calvert born - Architect, noted for his domestic work in the Edinburgh area
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1847
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Fife Circle Line (Fife) Opened
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1847
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Glenalmond College (Perth and Kinross) Established
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1847
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Gorebridge Railway Station (Midlothian) Opened
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1847
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Grange Cemetery (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1847
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Inchrory (Moray) Built
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1847
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John Campbell Hamilton Gordon (1st Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair) born - Governor-General of Canada and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1847
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John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell (7th Duke of Argyll) died - Brother of George William Campbell (1766 - 1839), the 6th Duke and son of John Campbell (1723 - 1806), the 5th Duke
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1847
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John Patrick Crichton-Stuart (3rd Marquess of Bute) born - Patron of the arts and philanthropist
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1847
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John Wilson Ewbank died - Painter
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1847
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Kinghorn Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1847
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Kinghorn Tunnel (Fife) Opened
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1847
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Kirkcaldy Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1847
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Ladybank Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1847
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Langbank Railway Station (Renfrewshire) Opened
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1847
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Loch Ryan Lighthouse (Dumfries and Galloway) Built
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1847
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Lockerbie Railway Station (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
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1847
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Markinch Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1847
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Pollokshields West Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
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1847
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Prof. Sir Byrom Bramwell born - Physician and medical scientist
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1847
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Rev. Dr. Thomas Chalmers died - Founder of the Free Church of Scotland
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1847
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Rev. Henry Francis Lyte died - One of the great Victorian hymn-writers
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1847
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Robert Liston died - Surgeon
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1847
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Robert McGregor born - Painter
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1847
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Robert Thom died - Engineer
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1847
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow City) Established
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1847
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Scotland Street Tunnel (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1847
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Sir Robert McAlpine born - Entrepreneur, known as "Concrete Bob"
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1847
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Springfield Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1847
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Stevenston Railway Station (North Ayrshire) Opened
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1847
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Stirling Old Town Jail (Stirling) Built
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1847
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The Dome (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1847
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West Kilbride Railway Station (North Ayrshire) Opened
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1847
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Whitecraigs Railway Station (East Renfrewshire) Opened
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1847
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Wishaw Railway Station (North Lanarkshire) Opened
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c.1848
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Henry (Harry) Duncan Spens Goodsir died - Naturalist, medical surgeon and explorer
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1848
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(Alexander) Marshall Mackenzie born - Architect
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1848
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Annan Railway Station (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
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1848
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Arbroath Railway Station (Angus) Opened
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1848
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Arthur James Balfour (1st Earl Balfour of Whittingehame) born - Politician
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1848
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Auchinleck Railway Station (East Ayrshire) Opened
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1848
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Ballochmyle Viaduct (East Ayrshire) Opened
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1848
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Barrhead Railway Station (East Renfrewshire) Opened
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1848
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Bowland Station (Scottish Borders) Opened
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1848
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Bowshank Tunnel (Scottish Borders) Opened
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1848
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Brechin Railway Station (Angus) Built
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1848
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Bridge of Allan Railway Station (Stirling) Opened
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1848
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Bridge of Dun Railway Station (Angus) Opened
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1848
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Caledonian Railway (Angus) Opened
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1848
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Cardenden Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1848
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Carstairs Railway Station (South Lanarkshire) Opened
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1848
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Curriehill Railway Station (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1848
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Dee Railway Viaduct (Aberdeen City) Opened
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1848
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Dumfries Railway Station (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
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1848
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Edmund Pullar born - Industrialist
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1848
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Felix Yaniewicz (Feliks Janiewicz) died - Polish-Lithuanian composer and musician
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1848
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Glasgow-Perth Line (Glasgow City) Opened
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1848
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Harlaw Reservoir (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1848
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Invergowrie Railway Station (Perth and Kinross) Opened
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1848
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John Crichton-Stuart (2nd Marquess of Bute) died - Entrepreneur
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1848
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Kennishead Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
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1848
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Kingsknowe Railway Station (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1848
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Kirknewton Railway Station (West Lothian) Opened
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1848
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Larbert Junction (Falkirk) Opened
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1848
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Larbert Railway Station (Falkirk) Opened
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1848
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Lenzie Railway Station (East Dunbartonshire) Opened
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1848
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Leuchars Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1848
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Lochgelly Railway Station (Fife) Opened
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1848
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Mary Slessor born - An ordinary mill worker who became a notable missionary in West Africa
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1848
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Maxwell Park Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
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1848
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Merryton Railway Station (South Lanarkshire) Opened
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1848
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Moncrieffe Tunnel (Perth and Kinross) Opened
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1848
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Mossgiel Tunnel (South Ayrshire) Opened
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1848
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Motherwell Railway Station (North Lanarkshire) Opened
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1848
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Nitshill Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
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|
1848
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Perth Railway Station (Perth and Kinross) Opened
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1848
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Pollokshaws West Railway Station (Glasgow City) Opened
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|
1848
|
Prof. Sir William MacEwen born - Surgical pioneer
|
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1848
|
Prof. William Tennant died - Poet and linguist
|
|
1848
|
Queen's Drive (City of Edinburgh) Constructed
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1848
|
Robert (Bob) Ferguson born - Golf champion
|
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1848
|
Robert Adamson died - Photographer
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|
1848
|
Ryat Linn Reservoir (East Renfrewshire) Opened
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1848
|
Sir John Peter Grant died - Politician and colonial judge
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1848
|
South Leith Parish Church (City of Edinburgh) Built
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1848
|
Stephen Adam born - Stained-glass artist
|
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1848
|
Stow Railway Station (Scottish Borders) Opened
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1848
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Threipmuir Reservoir (City of Edinburgh) Opened
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1848
|
Tollcross Mansion House (Glasgow City) Built
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1848
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Waulkmill Glen Reservoir (East Renfrewshire) Opened
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1848
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West Coast Main Line (Dumfries and Galloway) Opened
|
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1848
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William Henry (Christie) Miller (Christie Miller) died - Eccentric politician
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1848
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William McNab died - Plant collector and horticulturist
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1848
|
William Thom died - Minor poet
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1848
|
Moray Firth Fishing Disaster
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c.1849
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Lieut. John Irving died - Naval officer who died while exploring the Arctic
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1849
|
(William) Grant Stevenson born - Sculptor
|
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1849
|
Alexander Murdoch Mackay born - Missionary
|
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1849
|
Alexander William George Duff (1st Duke of Fife) born - Politician, banker and landowner
|
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1849
|
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse (Highland) Built
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1849
|
Black Boy Fountain (Stirling) Erected
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1849
|
Blantyre Railway Station (South Lanarkshire) Opened
|
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1849
|
Cambuslang Railway Station (South Lanarkshire) Opened
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1849
|
Charles Lyell died - Botanist and translator of Dante
|
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1849
|
Chirnside Bridge (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
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1849
|
Edinburgh-Bathgate Railway (West Lothian) Opened
|
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1849
|
Emma Grace Marryat (Emma Grace Caird) born - Philanthropist
|
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1849
|
George Coats (Lord Glentanar) born - Textile manufacturer
|
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1849
|
Great Eastern Hotel (Glasgow City) Built
|
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1849
|
Hamilton West Railway Station (South Lanarkshire) Opened
|
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1849
|
Joanna Belfrage Picken died - Minor poet
|
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1849
|
John Barbour born - Draper, who gave his name to the Barbour Jacket
|
|
1849
|
Laurencekirk Railway Station (Aberdeenshire) Opened
|
|
1849
|
MacFadzean Monument (North Ayrshire) Erected
|
|
1849
|
Melrose Railway Station (Scottish Borders) Built
|
|
1849
|
Prof. George Forbes born - Physicist, astronomer and traveller
|
|
1849
|
Redbridge Viaduct (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
1849
|
Roughrigg Reservoir (North Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1849
|
Rutherglen Railway Station (South Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1849
|
Sir Alexander Baird born - Colonial administrator
|
|
1849
|
Sir Andrew Agnew died - Politician
|
|
1849
|
St Ninian's Cathedral (Perth and Kinross) Built
|
|
1849
|
Stonehaven Railway Station (Aberdeenshire) Built
|
|
1849
|
Thomas (Tom) Dunn born - Golf professional, club manufacturer and golf-course designer
|
|
1849
|
Tigh Mor Trossachs (Stirling) Built
|
|
1849
|
Torwoodlee Tunnel (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
|
1849
|
Uddingston Railway Station (South Lanarkshire) Opened
|
|
1849
|
Uphall Railway Station (West Lothian) Opened
|
|
1849
|
Victor Alexander Bruce (9th Earl of Elgin; 13th Earl of Kincardine) born - Statesman and Viceroy of India
|
|
1849
|
Wellogate Cemetery (Scottish Borders) Opened
|
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1849
|
William Cunningham born - Economic historian and clergyman
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