| Ort |
Zeit |
Firma/Person |
Ereignis |
| Schottland |
24.01.0076 |
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Birth of Publius Aelius Hadrianus, who built Hadrian's Wall to cut off Scotland from the rest of Britain. |
| Schottland |
12.05.0563 |
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Community of Iona founded by Colum Cille (St Columba) from Ireland. |
| Schottland |
09.06.0597 |
---- |
St Columba died. |
| Schottland |
13.01.0603 |
---- |
Death of St Mungo, patron saint of Glasgow (and also known as St Kentigern). |
| Schottland |
20.05.0685 |
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Battle of Nechtansmere, south of Forfar in Angus, as a result of which the Picts stopped the advance northwards of the Angles of Northumbria. |
| Schottland |
23.09.0704 |
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Death of St Adamnan, biographer of St Columba. |
| Schottland |
01.09.0714 |
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Death of St Giles, patron saint of Edinburgh (and Elgin). |
| Schottland |
13.02.0858 |
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Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Dalriada and the Picts, died at Forteviot. |
| Schottland |
25.03.1005 |
---- |
Malcolm II ascended the throne. |
| Schottland |
25.11.1034 |
---- |
Malcolm II died at Glamis, succeeded by Duncan I |
| Schottland |
14.08.1040 |
---- |
King Duncan I killed in battle at Pitgavney, near Elgin, by his cousin Macbeth. |
| Schottland |
15.08.1057 |
---- |
Lulach, Macbeth's stepson, ascended the throne and was crowned at Scone. |
| Schottland |
15.08.1057 |
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Macbeth killed in battle by Malcolm at Lumphanan, near Aberdeen. |
| Schottland |
17.03.1058 |
---- |
King Lulach killed by Malcolm III at Essier, Strathbogie. |
| Schottland |
25.04.1058 |
---- |
Malcolm III (Canmore) crowned. |
| Schottland |
13.11.1093 |
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King Malcolm III (Canmore) ambushed and killed at Alnwick, Northumbia. Succeeded by Donald III. |
| Schottland |
12.11.1094 |
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King Duncan II died at Battle of Monthechin, Kincardine. |
| Schottland |
21.06.1098 |
---- |
Priory at Coldingham founded. |
| Schottland |
08.01.1107 |
---- |
King Alexander I crowned. |
| Schottland |
23.04.1124 |
---- |
King Alexander I died at Stirling Castle, succeeded by David I. |
| Schottland |
22.08.1138 |
---- |
Battle of the Standard at Northallerton in which King David I was defeated by the English. |
| Schottland |
09.04.1139 |
---- |
Second Treaty of Durham in which David I is recognised as King of an independent Scotland by King Stephen of England. |
| Schottland |
20.03.1141 |
---- |
King Malcolm IV born. |
| Schottland |
24.05.1153 |
---- |
King David I died at Carlisle. |
| Schottland |
12.06.1153 |
---- |
Malcolm IV crowned at Scone |
| Schottland |
09.12.1165 |
---- |
King Malcolm IV died at Jedburgh Castle, succeeded by William I. |
| Schottland |
24.12.1165 |
---- |
King William I (Lion) crowned at Scone. |
| Schottland |
09.05.1170 |
---- |
Arbroath Abbey dedicated to St Thomas à Becket. |
| Schottland |
13.07.1174 |
---- |
King William surprised and captured by the English at Alnwick. |
| Schottland |
24.08.1198 |
---- |
Alexander II, son of King William I, born. |
| Schottland |
04.12.1214 |
---- |
King William I (Lion) died at Stirling Castle and was succeeded by his son Alexander II. |
| Schottland |
06.12.1214 |
---- |
King Alexander II crowned at Scone. |
| Schottland |
04.09.1241 |
---- |
King Alexander III born at Roxburgh. |
| Schottland |
08.07.1249 |
---- |
King Alexander II died on Isle of Kerrara, Oban Bay. |
| Schottland |
13.07.1249 |
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King Alexander III crowned at Scone |
| Schottland |
02.10.1263 |
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Battle of Largs - Scots defeated the Vikings who were attempting to invade. |
| Schottland |
15.12.1263 bis 16.12.1263 |
---- |
King Haakon of Norway (which at that time included Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles) died on Orkney at midnight on 15/16 December. |
| Schottland |
02.07.1266 |
---- |
Treaty of Perth, Norway renounces claim on the Hebrides. |
| Schottland |
11.07.1274 |
---- |
Robert the Bruce born. |
| Schottland |
14.10.1285 |
---- |
Second marriage of King Alexander III (to Yolanda de Dreux). |
| Schottland |
19.03.1286 |
---- |
King Alexander III died crossing the river Forth to Fife at Queensferry. |
| Schottland |
19.03.1286 |
---- |
Queen Margaret, Maid of Norway (daughter of King Erik II) ascended the throne. |
| Schottland |
21.01.1290 |
---- |
Sweetheart Abbey, near Dumfries, founded by Devorguilla, mother of John Balliol. |
| Schottland |
26.09.1290 |
---- |
Queen Margaret, Maid of Norway ("Eiriksdotter") died, en route from Norway to Scotland, 1290. |
| Schottland |
30.05.1291 |
---- |
Claimants to the Scottish throne met King Edward I of England at Norham on Tweed to resolve succession. |
| Schottland |
17.11.1292 |
---- |
John Balliol acceded to Scottish throne. |
| Schottland |
30.11.1292 |
---- |
John Balliol ("Toom Tabard" or "Turncoat") crowned. |
| Schottland |
01.04.1295 |
---- |
Robert Bruce, "The Great Competitor" and grandfather of King Robert the Bruce, died. |
| Schottland |
30.03.1296 |
---- |
King Edward I of England over-ran Berwick-upon-Tweed. |
| Schottland |
27.04.1296 |
---- |
Scots defeated by the English defenders of Dunbar Castle at Battle of Dunbar. |
| Schottland |
28.08.1296 |
---- |
Edward I of England held a parliament at Berwick to which he summoned all Scottish landholders to sign the "Ragman Roll". |
| Schottland |
11.09.1297 |
---- |
Battle of Stirling Bridge, Wallace (as famously portrayed by Mel Gibson in "Braveheart") defeats Edward I. |
| Schottland |
11.10.1297 |
---- |
Letter from Wallace and Moray to the mayors of Lubeck and Hamburg saying that "The Kingdom of Scotland has, by God's Grace, recovered by battle from the power of the English". |
| Schottland |
12.06.1298 |
---- |
William Wallace routs English at the Battle of Black Ironside. |
| Schottland |
22.07.1298 |
---- |
William Wallace defeated by King Edward I at the Battle of Falkirk. |
| Schottland |
23.08.1301 |
---- |
King Edward I lodged at the Convent of the Dominicans (the Black Friars) in the High Street, Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
24.02.1303 |
---- |
Battle of Roslin in which invading English army led by Sir John Segrave was defeated by Comyn. |
| Schottland |
20.05.1303 |
---- |
France and England make peace, releasing forces to attack Scotland. |
| Schottland |
20.07.1304 |
---- |
Stirling Castle, the last of the Scottish castles to be captured by Edward I. |
| Schottland |
05.08.1305 |
---- |
William Wallace betrayed and captured by the English. |
| Schottland |
23.08.1305 |
---- |
William Wallace executed |
| Schottland |
24.08.1305 |
---- |
King Alexander II born. |
| Schottland |
10.02.1306 |
---- |
Robert the Bruce murdered Red Comyn. |
| Schottland |
27.03.1306 |
---- |
King Robert I ("The Bruce") crowned at Scone. |
| Schottland |
19.06.1306 |
---- |
Army of Robert the Bruce routed at Methven. |
| Schottland |
11.08.1306 |
---- |
Battle of Dalry, Robert I, attacked and defeated John MacDougall of Lorne, kinsman of John Comyn. |
| Schottland |
10.05.1307 |
---- |
Battle of Loudon Hill, near Darvel. King Robert I comprehensively defeated English forces under de Valence. |
| Schottland |
07.07.1307 |
---- |
Death of King Edward I of England. |
| Schottland |
24.12.1307 |
---- |
Battle of Inverurie in which Robert the Bruce defeated the troops of John Comyn. (The date for this battle is disputed by historians). |
| Schottland |
15.08.1308 |
---- |
Battle of the Pass of Brander in which John MacDougall of Lorne who was supporting King Edward II, was defeated by King Robert I. |
| Schottland |
08.11.1308 |
---- |
Scholar and philosopher John Duns Scotus died. His dry subtleties led to the word "Duns" or "dunce" meaning dull and incapable of learning. Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1993. |
| Schottland |
16.03.1309 |
---- |
King Robert the Bruce convened his first parliament, at St Andrews. |
| Schottland |
29.10.1312 |
---- |
Treaty of Inverness with Norway. |
| Schottland |
07.02.1313 |
---- |
Robert the Bruce captured Dumfries. |
| Schottland |
18.05.1313 |
---- |
Robert the Bruce invades Isle of Man. |
| Schottland |
24.06.1314 |
---- |
Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II at Battle of Bannockburn. |
| Schottland |
12.09.1315 |
---- |
Thomas Dun, a privateer, sailed into Holyhead, captured an English ship and over-ran the island of Anglesay. |
| Schottland |
02.03.1316 |
---- |
King Robert II born in Paisley. |
| Schottland |
02.05.1316 |
---- |
Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert the Bruce, crowned High King of All Ireland. |
| Schottland |
28.03.1318 |
---- |
King Robert the Bruce captured Berwick on Tweed. |
| Schottland |
14.10.1318 |
---- |
Edward Bruce, brother of Robert the Bruce, killed in a battle near Dundalk, Ireland. |
| Schottland |
06.04.1320 |
---- |
Declaration of Arbroath - "For we fight not for glory nor for riches nor for honour, but only and alone for freedom, which no good man surrenders but with his life". |
| Schottland |
05.03.1324 |
---- |
King David II born. |
| Schottland |
21.09.1327 |
---- |
King Edward II of England died , succeeded by Edward III. |
| Schottland |
17.03.1328 |
---- |
Treaty of Edinburgh between King Robert I and Edward III which recognised Scotland's independence, ending the 30 years of Wars of Independence. |
| Schottland |
07.06.1329 |
---- |
Robert the Bruce died, Cardross Castle. |
| Schottland |
24.11.1331 |
---- |
David II (aged 7) crowned at Scone. |
| Schottland |
1332 |
---- |
Edward Balliol, son of John Balliol, crowned at Scone. He was deposed by supporters of David II in December 1332, restored in 1333, deposed again in 1334, restored in 1335 and finally deposed in 1341. |
| Schottland |
11.08.1332 |
---- |
Battle of Dupplin near Perth in which Edward Balliol defeated the Regent, Earl of Mar. |
| Schottland |
08.06.1333 |
---- |
King Edward III orders the capture of the Isle of Man from the Scots. |
| Schottland |
19.07.1333 |
---- |
Battle of Halidon Hill in which the Scottish army led by Archibald, lord of Douglas, attacked the army of King Edward III, beseiging Berwick Castle and were routed. |
| Schottland |
14.08.1337 |
---- |
King Robert III born at Scone. |
| Schottland |
17.04.1341 |
---- |
Edinburgh Castle captured from the English. |
| Schottland |
07.10.1346 |
---- |
Battle of Neville's Cross during which King David II was captured by the English King Edward III. |
| Schottland |
03.10.1354 |
---- |
Treaty of Berwick, freeing David II from imprisonment by the English. |
| Schottland |
31.05.1366 |
---- |
King Robert II married Annabel Drummond. |
| Schottland |
22.02.1371 |
---- |
King David II died at Edinburgh Castle. |
| Schottland |
27.03.1371 |
---- |
King Robert II, nephew of King David II, crowned at Scone, aged 55. |
| Schottland |
28.10.1371 |
---- |
Treaty of Vincennes creating a Franco-Scottish alliance. |
| Schottland |
04.04.1373 |
---- |
Parliament held by King Robert II at Scone, resolved that his son, the Earl of Carrick should succeed his father as King (as Robert III although he was baptised John). |
| Schottland |
04.04.1384 |
---- |
John of Gaunt, son of Edward III attacks Scotland. |
| Schottland |
05.08.1388 |
---- |
James, Earl Douglas, died out of sight of his army, in a bush, at Battle of Otterburn in which Scots defeat Henry Percy, (Hotspur) but with the loss of the Earl of Douglas. |
| Schottland |
19.04.1390 |
---- |
Robert II, grandson of Robert the Bruce, died at Dundonald Castle and was buried at Scone. |
| Schottland |
17.06.1390 |
---- |
Wolf of Badenoch burns Elgin Cathedral. |
| Schottland |
14.08.1390 |
---- |
King Robert III crowned at the Augustinian abbey of Scone. |
| Schottland |
25.09.1396 |
---- |
"Battle of the Clans" between clans Chattan and Kay on the North Inch, Perth, in front of King Robert III. |
| Schottland |
02.06.1398 |
---- |
Prince Henry St Clair (Sinclair) landed in Nova Scotia, having sailed from Orkney. |
| Schottland |
03.04.1401 |
---- |
Murder of Duke of Rothesay, heir of Robert III. |
| Schottland |
14.09.1402 |
---- |
Scots led by 4th Earl of Douglas defeated at the Battle of Homildon Hill by English army led by Percy 'Hotspur'. |
| Schottland |
30.03.1406 |
---- |
King James I captured by English near Flamborough Head on his way to France. |
| Schottland |
04.04.1406 |
---- |
King Robert III died. |
| Schottland |
24.07.1411 |
---- |
Battle of Harlaw near Inverurie in which Donald, Lord of the Isles fought an indecisive but bloody battle against the Earl of Mar. At the time, both sides thought they had lost, their descendants both thought they had won. |
| Schottland |
22.03.1421 |
---- |
A Scots army in France defeated an English force at Baugé |
| Schottland |
04.12.1423 |
---- |
Treaty of London, releasing James I from his 18 years captivity in England. |
| Schottland |
13.02.1424 |
---- |
King James I married Joan Beaufort. |
| Schottland |
02.05.1424 |
---- |
King James I crowned at Scone |
| Schottland |
16.10.1430 |
---- |
King James II born. |
| Schottland |
21.02.1437 |
---- |
King James I murdered in Perth by a group led by Sir Robert Graham. |
| Schottland |
25.03.1437 |
---- |
Coronation of King James II at Kelso Abbey. |
| Schottland |
29.11.1440 |
---- |
6th Earl of Douglas and his brother David murdered at the "Black Dinner" in Edinburgh Castle in front of the 10-year-old King James II. |
| Schottland |
23.10.1448 |
---- |
Battle of Sark in which an invading English force under the Earl of Northumberland was repulsed by the Scots led by Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, near Gretna. |
| Schottland |
1448 |
---- |
Franco-Scottish alliance renewed at Tours. |
| Schottland |
27.08.1450 |
---- |
St Salvator's College, St Andrew's University, founded. |
| Schottland |
07.01.1451 |
---- |
Glasgow University founded at the request of James II and Bishop Turnbull. |
| Schottland |
10.07.1451 |
---- |
King James III born at Stirling. |
| Schottland |
22.02.1452 |
---- |
King James II killed William Douglas at Stirling. |
| Schottland |
03.08.1460 |
---- |
King James II killed by an exploding cannon at the seige of Roxburgh Castle. |
| Schottland |
10.08.1460 |
---- |
King James III crowned at Kelso Abbey, 1460. |
| Schottland |
13.02.1462 |
---- |
Treaty of Westminster-Ardtornish between the Lord of the Isles and Edward IV, the King of England. |
| Schottland |
20.02.1472 |
---- |
Orkney and Shetland annexed from Norway. |
| Schottland |
17.03.1473 |
---- |
King James IV born. |
| Schottland |
24.08.1482 |
---- |
Berwick on Tweed finally ceded to England (Edward IV) after changing hands 12 times. |
| Schottland |
11.06.1488 |
---- |
Battle of Sauchieburn during which King James III died attempting to subdue a group of rebel barons. |
| Schottland |
26.06.1488 |
---- |
James IV crowned king at the age of 15 at Scone. He reigned until 1513 when he fell with the flower of Scotland's nobility at the Battle of Flodden Field. |
| Schottland |
29.11.1489 |
---- |
Margaret, Queen of Scotland, born. |
| Schottland |
08.08.1503 |
---- |
King James IV married Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England. |
| Schottland |
01.07.1505 |
---- |
Edinburgh Council granted a charter to the "Barber Surgeons" enabling them to practise surgery within the city boundary and creating the basis for the Royal College of Surgeons. |
| Schottland |
09.10.1506 |
---- |
King James V ratified the Charter incorporating the Surgeons and Barbers. |
| Schottland |
14.09.1507 |
---- |
Edinburgh merchants granted exclusive privilege of running a printing press. |
| Schottland |
11.10.1511 |
---- |
Ship "Great Michael" launched for King James IV. |
| Schottland |
15.04.1512 |
---- |
King James V born. |
| Schottland |
09.09.1513 |
---- |
James IV killed in battle at Flodden Field, near Branxton, in the English county of Northumberland. |
| Schottland |
21.09.1513 |
---- |
King James V crowned at Stirling Castle 1513. |
| Schottland |
25.07.1526 |
---- |
Battle of Melrose in which Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch attempted to rescue King James V from the clutches of Douglas, Earl of Angus. |
| Schottland |
29.02.1528 |
---- |
Patrick Hamilton, a Protestant martyr, was burned at the stake in St Andrews. |
| Schottland |
01.01.1537 |
---- |
King James V married Magdalene of France. |
| Schottland |
24.11.1542 |
---- |
Rout of Solway Moss in which King James V sent a force of 10,000 into England which was defeated by an English force led by Sir Thomas Wharton. |
| Schottland |
08.12.1542 |
---- |
Mary, Queen of Scots, born Linlithgow Palace. "It cam wi' a lass; it gang wi' a lass" |
| Schottland |
14.12.1542 |
---- |
James V died at Falkland Palace. |
| Schottland |
01.07.1543 |
---- |
Treaty of Greenwich, between Henry VIII and Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland, agreeing betrothal of Mary Queen of Scots (aged 6 months) and Edward Prince of Wales (aged 6 years). The treaty was repudiated by the Scots Parliament. |
| Schottland |
09.09.1543 |
---- |
Mary Queen of Scots crowned at Stirling Castle. |
| Schottland |
03.07.1544 |
---- |
Battle of the Shirts between members of the Clan Fraser and Clans Ranald, Cameron and Donald. One of the bloodiest clan battles - only 12 men out of 1,000 combatants are said to have survived. |
| Schottland |
17.02.1545 |
---- |
Battle of Ancrum Moor in which Scottish forces, led by Earl of Douglas, defeated an English army twice their size. |
| Schottland |
01.08.1545 |
---- |
Birth of Andrew Melville, "true father of Presbyterianism in Scotland". |
| Schottland |
30.05.1546 |
---- |
David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews, assassinated. |
| Schottland |
10.09.1547 |
---- |
English defeated Scots at Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, near Edinburgh. The battle was sparked by English demands that Edward VI of England (aged 10) should marry Mary Queen of Scots (aged 5) - an event known as the "Rough Wooing". It is estimated that 15,000 Scots were killed, 1500 captured and English losses amounted to only 500. |
| Schottland |
07.07.1548 |
---- |
Treaty of Haddington, between France and Scotland, confirming the betrothal of Mary Queen of Scots and Dauphin of France. |
| Schottland |
04.10.1552 |
---- |
Members of the Kerr family from the Scottish Borders and enemies of the neighbouring Scott family, attacked and killed Sir Walter Scott (an ancestor of the writer) in the High Street of Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
03.05.1557 |
---- |
John Knox began the Reformation in Scotland. |
| Schottland |
24.04.1558 |
---- |
Mary, Queen of Scots, married French Dauphin, Francis Valois (he was aged 14) at Notre Dame in Paris. |
| Schottland |
28.04.1558 |
---- |
Walter Mylne, burned to death in St Andrews, the last pre-Reformation martyr. |
| Schottland |
10.07.1559 |
---- |
King Henri of France died. Mary Queen of Scots' husband, Francis, becomes King of France. |
| Schottland |
27.02.1560 |
---- |
Second Treaty of Berwick between England and Scotland, providing English assistance to remove French forces of Mary of Guise from Scotland. |
| Schottland |
06.06.1560 |
---- |
Treaty of Edinburgh between France and England, recognising sovereignty of Mary Queen of Scots and her first husband Francis II. |
| Schottland |
06.07.1560 |
---- |
Treaty of Edinburgh between Scotland and England. |
| Schottland |
11.08.1560 |
---- |
Latin Mass prohibited in Scotland by Parliament as Protestant faith gained the ascendancy. |
| Schottland |
05.12.1560 |
---- |
King Francis II of France, husband of Mary Queen of Scots, died. |
| Schottland |
20.12.1560 |
---- |
First General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. |
| Schottland |
19.08.1561 |
---- |
Mary Queen of Scots lands at Leith on her return from France, after the death of her husband, King Francis II |
| Schottland |
28.10.1562 |
---- |
Battle of Corrichie, Earl of Moray defeated Catholic Gordons of Huntly who were attacking Aberdeen. |
| Schottland |
14.02.1565 |
---- |
Mary Queen of Scots meets Lord Darnley for the first time. They married in 07 1565. |
| Schottland |
09.03.1566 |
---- |
David Rizzio murdered by Ruthven in the Palace of Holyrood. |
| Schottland |
19.06.1566 |
---- |
Mary Queen of Scots gives birth to the future King James VI of Scotland and I of England. |
| Schottland |
10.02.1567 |
---- |
Lord Darnley, husband of Mary Queen of Scots, assassinated. |
| Schottland |
15.05.1567 |
---- |
Mary, Queen of Scots, married Earl of Bothwell (at 4am). |
| Schottland |
15.06.1567 |
---- |
Mary Queen of Scots' last night in Edinburgh, at the house of Sir Simon Preston, the Lord Provost, on the Royal Mile, prior to her imprisonment at Loch Leven castle. |
| Schottland |
24.07.1567 |
---- |
James VI ascended the throne. |
| Schottland |
29.07.1567 |
---- |
James VI crowned at Stirling (but aged just over one year). |
| Schottland |
02.05.1568 |
---- |
Mary Queen of Scots escaped from Loch Leven castle. |
| Schottland |
13.05.1568 |
---- |
Mary, Queen of Scots, defeated at Battle of Langside. |
| Schottland |
23.01.1570 |
---- |
James Stewart, the Regent Moray on the abdication of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered in Linlithgow, triggering civil war. |
| Schottland |
12.07.1570 |
---- |
Earl of Lennox appointed Regent of Scotland. |
| Schottland |
04.09.1570 |
---- |
Earl of Lennox, Regent of Scotland, murdered. |
| Schottland |
01.04.1571 |
---- |
Dumbarton Castle, under siege since January 1570, captured by Captain Thomas Crawford scaling the walls. |
| Schottland |
24.11.1572 |
---- |
John Knox, leading reformer of Church of Scotland, died. |
| Schottland |
12.12.1574 |
---- |
Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI, born. |
| Schottland |
10.07.1576 |
---- |
First Bible (New Testament) printed in Scotland by Bassandyne. |
| Schottland |
14.09.1580 |
---- |
Birth of Robert Gordon of Straloch, Aberdeen, cartographer. |
| Schottland |
02.06.1581 |
---- |
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, beheaded in Edinburgh Grassmarket, accused of the murder of Lord Darnley. |
| Schottland |
28.09.1581 |
---- |
George Buchan, humanist, poet, historian and tutor of King James VI, died. |
| Schottland |
14.04.1582 |
---- |
University of Edinburgh founded. |
| Schottland |
13.12.1585 |
---- |
William Drummond, poet, born. |
| Schottland |
16.06.1586 |
---- |
Mary, Queen of Scots recognised Philip II of Spain as her heir. |
| Schottland |
08.02.1587 |
---- |
Mary Queen of Scots beheaded at Fotheringay Castle. |
| Schottland |
07.02.1592 |
---- |
Earl of Moray murdered at Donibristle. |
| Schottland |
02.04.1593 |
---- |
Marischal College, second University in Aberdeen, founded. |
| Schottland |
06.12.1593 |
---- |
Battle of Dryffe Sands between the Border families of Maxwell and Johnstone, one of the bloodiest "clan" fights. |
| Schottland |
03.10.1594 |
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Battle of Glenlivet, George Gordon, Earl of Huntly, defeated a Royalist force under 7th Earl of Argyll. |
| Schottland |
15.09.1595 |
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City Baillie shot when Edinburgh High School pupils rioted when refused a holiday. |
| Schottland |
01.01.1600 |
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First celebration of New Year in Scotland on this date (March 25 till then). |
| Schottland |
19.11.1600 |
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King Charles I born in Dunfermline. |
| Schottland |
07.02.1603 |
---- |
Battle at Glenfruin when the MacGregors slaughtered a number of Colquhouns - the origins of the banning of the MacGregor name. |
| Schottland |
24.03.1603 |
---- |
Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland on the death of Queen Elizabeth I and the succession of King James VI of Scotland. |
| Schottland |
02.04.1603 |
---- |
King James VI leaves Edinburgh to travel to London. |
| Schottland |
25.07.1603 |
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King James VI crowned as King of Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey, London. |
| Schottland |
04.11.1605 |
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Guy Fawkes arrested under the Houses of Parliament with 20 barrels of gunpowder to blow up parliament and the king. Parliament declared 5 November a day of public thanksgiving. |
| Schottland |
21.03.1613 |
---- |
Lord Maxwell executed for the murder of the head of the Johnstone family (the son of the Johnstone involved in the Battle of Dryfe Sands in December 6, 1593 above). |
| Schottland |
04.04.1617 |
---- |
John Napier, inventor of logarithms, died in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
17.06.1617 |
---- |
Articles of religion, introducing Anglican principles into Scottish worship, endorsed by Scottish parliament. |
| Schottland |
29.09.1621 |
---- |
Charter granted to Sir William Alexander of Menstrie to colonise the "Baronetcy of Nova Scotia". |
| Schottland |
12.02.1624 |
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George Heriot, goldsmith to King James VI and founder of George Heriot's School, died. |
| Schottland |
10.08.1624 |
---- |
Death of Esther Inglis, calligrapher and minituarist. |
| Schottland |
27.03.1625 |
---- |
King James VI died at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire and buried at Westminster Abbey. |
| Schottland |
02.02.1626 |
---- |
Charles I crowned at Westminster Abbey. |
| Schottland |
29.05.1630 |
---- |
King Charles II born at St James' Palace, London. |
| Schottland |
19.06.1633 |
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Coronation of King Charles I at Holyrood. |
| Schottland |
14.10.1633 |
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King James VII born at St James' Palace, London. |
| Schottland |
23.07.1637 |
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A new Scottish Prayer Book creates social unrest and disorder. |
| Schottland |
28.02.1638 |
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Second National Covenant signed in Greyfriars Churchyard. |
| Schottland |
14.05.1639 |
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The "Trot of Turriff" in which the Royalists scattered a Covenanting force. |
| Schottland |
18.06.1639 |
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Pacification of Berwick, Charles I forced to withdraw from Scotland and recognize an independent Scottish Parliament. |
| Schottland |
27.08.1640 |
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Scottish army under Alexander Leslie routed Royalist forces of Charles I at Newburn Ford. |
| Schottland |
28.03.1642 |
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The Scots Guards Regiment formed. |
| Schottland |
01.09.1644 |
---- |
Battle of Tippermuir, in which Marquis of Montrose defeated Covenanters . |
| Schottland |
01.09.1644 |
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Solemn League and Covenant made with the English parliament to assist in the establishment of a Presbyterian church in England. |
| Schottland |
13.09.1644 |
---- |
Battle of Aberdeen, in which the Marquis of Montrose captured the city. |
| Schottland |
13.10.1644 |
---- |
Battle of Aberdeen, James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, sacked the city. |
| Schottland |
18.10.1644 |
---- |
Marquis of Montrose overcame a Covenanter force at Fyvie. |
| Schottland |
02.02.1645 |
---- |
Battle of Inverlochy, Marquis of Montrose defeated Covenanters, killing 1,300. |
| Schottland |
04.05.1645 |
---- |
Marquis of Montrose victorious at Battle of Auldearn. |
| Schottland |
02.07.1645 |
---- |
Battle of Alford, Marquis of Montrose defeated Lieutenant-General Baillie; Lord Gordon killed. |
| Schottland |
15.08.1645 |
---- |
Battle of Kilsyth where the Marquis of Montrose was again victorious. |
| Schottland |
13.09.1645 |
---- |
Marquis of Montrose defeated by Covenanters led by David Leslie at Battle of Philiphaugh. |
| Schottland |
05.05.1646 |
---- |
King Charles I surrenders to Lord Leven. |
| Schottland |
17.08.1648 bis 19.08.1648 |
---- |
Battle of Preston in which Duke of Hamilton at the head of an army of 20,000 crossed into England in support of Charles I. Scots defeated by Cromwell, 2,000 killed, 8,000 captured and Hamilton surrendered on 25 August (and beheaded in March 1649). |
| Schottland |
30.01.1649 |
---- |
King Charles I executed at Whitehall. |
| Schottland |
27.04.1650 |
---- |
Battle of Carbisdale, Montrose's last battle. |
| Schottland |
21.05.1650 |
---- |
James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, executed at Mercat Cross, Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
03.09.1650 |
---- |
Cromwell defeated Scots at Battle of Dunbar. |
| Schottland |
01.01.1651 |
---- |
Charles II crowned King of Scots at Scone, the last coronation on Scottish soil. |
| Schottland |
17.06.1652 |
---- |
Great Fire of Glasgow, destroying nearly one third of the city. |
| Schottland |
16.12.1653 |
---- |
Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. |
| Schottland |
04.05.1658 |
---- |
General George Monk proclaimed the Protectorate at Mercat Cross. |
| Schottland |
12.01.1659 |
---- |
A frisky camel caused a sensation in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
29.05.1660 |
---- |
King Charles II returned to England. Royal Oak Day. |
| Schottland |
19.06.1660 |
---- |
"Day of Public Thanksgiving" on Restoration of Charles II as king. |
| Schottland |
23.04.1661 |
---- |
Charles II crowned at Westminster Abbey. |
| Schottland |
06.02.1665 |
---- |
Queen Anne, last of the Stuart monarchs, born. |
| Schottland |
28.11.1666 |
---- |
Battle of Rullion Green in Galloway, in which the King's army, led by Sir Thomas Dalzell, defeated the Covenanters. |
| Schottland |
21.11.1673 |
---- |
King James VII married Mary of Modena. |
| Schottland |
01.10.1677 |
---- |
Battle at Romanno Bridge between two gypsy tribes, Faas and Shaw. |
| Schottland |
06.08.1678 |
---- |
First Glasgow/Edinburgh coach service began from White Horse Inn, Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
23.09.1678 |
---- |
Earl of Mar raises a regiment which later becomes the Royal Scots Fusiliers. |
| Schottland |
29.05.1679 |
---- |
"Declaration of Rutherglen" in which the Covenanters rode in to Rutherglen to put out the fires celebrating the anniversary of the restoration of King Charles II. |
| Schottland |
01.06.1679 |
---- |
Covenanters defeated John Graham of Claverhouse at Drumclog. |
| Schottland |
22.06.1679 |
---- |
Duke of Monmouth subdued Covenanters at Bothwell Bridge. |
| Schottland |
25.11.1681 |
---- |
General Tam Dalyell raises a regiment which later became the Royal Scots Greys. |
| Schottland |
06.02.1685 |
---- |
King Charles II died. |
| Schottland |
23.04.1685 |
---- |
James VII crowned at Westminster Abbey. |
| Schottland |
15.10.1686 |
---- |
Birth of poet Allan Ramsay, father of Allan Ramsay the painter. |
| Schottland |
29.05.1687 |
---- |
Order of the Thistle founded by King James VII. |
| Schottland |
19.10.1687 |
---- |
First sedan chairs available for public hire introduced to Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
17.02.1688 |
---- |
James Renwick, last Covenanter to be executed. |
| Schottland |
10.06.1688 |
---- |
James Francis Stuart born. In honour of the "Old Pretender", this is known as "White Rose Day" in Jacobite circles. |
| Schottland |
05.11.1688 |
---- |
William of Orange landed in South-West England. |
| Schottland |
23.12.1688 |
---- |
King James VII deposed and fled, dropping the Great Seal into the river Thames. |
| Schottland |
22.01.1689 |
---- |
William of Orange and Mary become joint sovereigns of the UK. |
| Schottland |
15.03.1689 |
---- |
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh founded Advocates' Library "equipped with works written by lawyers". |
| Schottland |
18.03.1689 |
---- |
Earl of Leven raises a Border regiment which later becomes the King's Own Scottish Borderers. |
| Schottland |
04.04.1689 |
---- |
Scottish Parliament declared that James VII had forfeited the Scottish throne. |
| Schottland |
19.04.1689 |
---- |
Earl of Angus forms the Cameronians into a regiment. |
| Schottland |
27.07.1689 |
---- |
Battle of Killiecrankie in which Viscount Dundee (John Graham of Claverhouse) leading a force of Jacobite Highlanders overcame the forces of King William, led by General Hugh Mackay. Viscount Dundee was killed leading the charge. |
| Schottland |
21.08.1689 |
---- |
Battle of Dunkeld when the newly formed Cameronians defended the town against 3,000 Highlanders. |
| Schottland |
01.05.1690 |
---- |
Battle of Cromdale, Jacobites defeated by government troops. |
| Schottland |
12.07.1690 |
---- |
William III defeated James VII in the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland, 1690 |
| Schottland |
13.02.1692 |
---- |
Massacre of 38 of the Clan Macdonald by government order at Glencoe. |
| Schottland |
15.03.1693 |
---- |
Hackney cabs (horse-drawn taxis) were authorised for the first time in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
26.06.1695 |
---- |
Darien Company formed to set up a Scottish colony in Panama. |
| Schottland |
01.11.1695 |
---- |
Bank of Scotland founded by an Act of the Scottish Parliament. |
| Schottland |
12.07.1698 |
---- |
Darien expedition left Leith for Panama. |
| Schottland |
03.11.1698 |
---- |
The Darien Expedition landed at "Caledonia" in Panama. |
| Schottland |
11.04.1700 |
---- |
Scottish settlement in Darien, Panama, abandoned. |
| Schottland |
11.09.1700 |
---- |
James Thomson, Scots author of "Rule Britannia", born. |
| Schottland |
06.09.1701 |
---- |
Deposed King James VII died at Château de Saint Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. |
| Schottland |
21.04.1703 |
---- |
Edinburgh Fire Brigade, one of the first in Scotland, formed. |
| Schottland |
03.10.1706 |
---- |
Last Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh before the Union with Westminster. |
| Schottland |
08.01.1707 |
---- |
Earl of Stair, held responsible for the massacre of Glencoe, died. |
| Schottland |
16.01.1707 |
---- |
Treaty of Union of Scottish and Westminster Parliaments ratified. |
| Schottland |
25.03.1707 |
---- |
Last meeting of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh - until 1999. |
| Schottland |
01.05.1707 |
---- |
Act of Union of English and Scottish parliaments proclaimed. |
| Schottland |
15.04.1710 |
---- |
Physicist William Cullen born. |
| Schottland |
26.04.1711 |
---- |
Philosopher David Hume born. |
| Schottland |
11.12.1712 |
---- |
William Cullen, first professor of chemistry at Glasgow University, born. |
| Schottland |
25.05.1713 |
---- |
John Stuart, Earl of Bute, Britain's first Scottish Prime Minister, born. |
| Schottland |
13.10.1713 |
---- |
Birth of Allan Ramsay, painter and son of Allan Ramsay the poet. |
| Schottland |
12.09.1715 |
---- |
Jacobites defeated government forces at Battle of Sheriffmuir. |
| Schottland |
13.11.1715 |
---- |
Battle of Sherifmuir in which a force of Jacobites led by John, 6th Earl of Mar, fought an inconclusive battle against a Hanoverian force led by John, 2nd Duke of Argyll. |
| Schottland |
22.12.1715 |
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James Stuart, the Old Pretender, arrived at Peterhead. |
| Schottland |
1718 |
Fawcett, Preston & Co. Ltd., Phoenix Foundry |
Geburt von George Perry in Schottland |
| Schottland |
10.06.1719 |
---- |
Battle of Glenshiel, Jacobites with Spanish assistance, and government forces clashed. |
| Schottland |
01.09.1719 |
---- |
Marriage ceremony of Prince James Francis Edward Stewart (the Old Pretender) and Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska. The Polish Princess had been kidnapped on her way to the original wedding, escaped and had married James by proxy earlier in 1719. |
| Schottland |
1720 |
---- |
Charles Edward Stewart born in Rome. |
| Schottland |
19.03.1721 |
---- |
Novelist Tobias Smollett born. Books included "The Adventures of Roderick Random" and "The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker". |
| Schottland |
21.09.1722 |
---- |
Minister, historian, playwright and tutor to the Prince of Wales, John Home born. After the first performance of his play "Douglas", people asked "Whaur's yer Wully Shakespeare noo?" |
| Schottland |
05.02.1723 |
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John Witherspoon, clergyman, writer, President of Princeton University 1768-94, signatory to American Declaration of Independence 1776, born in Gifford, East Lothian. |
| Schottland |
05.06.1723 |
---- |
Adam Smith, author of "The Wealth of Nations" born Kirkcaldy. |
| Schottland |
20.06.1723 |
---- |
Adam Ferguson, philosopher, historian, "Father of Sociology" born Logierait, Perthshire. |
| Schottland |
22.06.1725 |
---- |
Malt Riots, Glasgow - against higher taxes imposed on Scottish malt. |
| Schottland |
25.05.1726 |
---- |
First circulating library opened in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
03.06.1726 |
---- |
James Hutton, founder of modern geology, born. |
| Schottland |
22.03.1727 |
---- |
Neil Gow, first of a famous family of Fiddle players and composers, born Strathearn, Ross & Cromarty. |
| Schottland |
03.07.1728 |
---- |
Architect Robert Adam born. |
| Schottland |
27.10.1728 |
---- |
James Cook, circum-navigator of the globe, born to Scottish parents in Yorkshire. |
| Schottland |
08.01.1729 |
---- |
Two women arrested in Edinburgh for wearing men's clothing. |
| Schottland |
20.03.1729 |
---- |
John Law, financier and founder of New Orleans, died aged about 57. |
| Schottland |
28.12.1734 |
---- |
Rob Roy McGregor died. |
| Schottland |
19.01.1736 |
---- |
Birth of James Watt, mathematical instrument maker, developed the steam engine, invented the condensor and copying machine. |
| Schottland |
1738 |
Kay, John |
John Kay erfindet den Schnellschützen. |
| Schottland |
29.10.1740 |
---- |
James Boswell, biographer of Dr Johnston, born at Blair's Land, Parliament Square, Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
28.08.1741 |
---- |
Earl of Wintoun died, aged 100. |
| Schottland |
28.04.1742 |
---- |
Henry Dundas, powerful politician, known as "Uncrowned King of Scotland, born. |
| Schottland |
16.10.1744 |
---- |
Poet Robert Fergusson died. |
| Schottland |
19.08.1745 |
---- |
Charles Edward Stuart, raises his standard at Glenfinnan, at the start of the '45 uprising. |
| Schottland |
14.09.1745 |
---- |
Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles Edward Stuart, occupied Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
21.09.1745 |
---- |
Charles Edward Stuart victorious at Battle of Prestonpans. The Jacobite army of just over 3,000 under Bonnie Prince Charlie heavily defeated the English Royal forces led by Sir John Cope. |
| Schottland |
06.12.1745 |
---- |
Charles Edward Stewart's entry into Derby. |
| Schottland |
16.01.1746 |
---- |
Retreating Jacobite army defeated Hanoverian forces at Battle of Falkirk. |
| Schottland |
16.04.1746 |
---- |
Charles Edward Stewart defeated at Battle of Culloden. |
| Schottland |
21.04.1746 |
---- |
City of Glasgow held a cake-and-wine banquet to celebrate the defeat of the Jacobites and offer the Duke of Cumberland the freedom of the city. |
| Schottland |
05.07.1746 |
---- |
British Linen Company(later Bank) received its Charter. |
| Schottland |
09.04.1747 |
---- |
Lord Lovat beheaded on Tower Hill for high treason. |
| Schottland |
06.07.1747 |
---- |
John Paul Jones, hero of the US Navy, born Kirkbean, Dumfries. |
| Schottland |
01.08.1747 |
---- |
Proscription Act introduced, banning tartan and the carrying of weapons. |
| Schottland |
10.03.1748 |
---- |
John Playfair, clergyman, geologist, mathematician, born. |
| Schottland |
05.09.1750 |
---- |
Poet Robert Fergusson born in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
14.05.1752 |
---- |
The "Appin Murder" in which Colin Campbell of Glenure (the Red Fox) was killed. |
| Schottland |
01.11.1753 |
---- |
Tremors from an earthquake in Lisbon are felt in Scotland. |
| Schottland |
14.05.1754 |
---- |
St Andrews Society of Golfers constituted. |
| Schottland |
04.03.1756 |
---- |
Sir Henry Raeburn, reknowned for painting the portraits of many of the citizens of Edinburgh, born. |
| Schottland |
21.09.1756 |
---- |
Road builder John McAdam born. |
| Schottland |
09.08.1757 |
---- |
Civil engineer Thomas Telford born. |
| Schottland |
05.05.1758 |
---- |
James Taylor who developed the steamboat was born. |
| Schottland |
25.01.1759 |
---- |
Robert Burns born Alloway. |
| Schottland |
31.01.1761 |
---- |
Lachlan MacQuarie, "Father of Australia" born Ulva. |
| Schottland |
16.05.1763 |
---- |
Biographer James Boswell met Samuel Johnson for the first time. |
| Schottland |
01.10.1763 |
---- |
Contract to construct the North Bridge, Edinburgh, signed. |
| Schottland |
01.01.1766 |
---- |
James Stewart the "Old Pretender" died. |
| Schottland |
17.04.1766 |
---- |
James Craig's winning entry for development of Edinburgh New Town was approved. |
| Schottland |
29.12.1766 |
---- |
Charles Macintosh, who patented waterproof fabric, born. |
| Schottland |
09.03.1770 |
---- |
Haggis was served on board Captain James Cook's ship "Endeavour", anchored off New Zealand, in celebration of the birthday of a Scottish officer who was on board. (Captain Cook was born in Yorkshire of Scottish parents). |
| Schottland |
14.11.1770 |
---- |
James Bruce discovered the source of the Blue Nile in north-west Ethiopia. |
| Schottland |
14.05.1771 |
---- |
Industrialist and social reformer Robert Owen born. |
| Schottland |
15.08.1771 |
---- |
Novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott born. |
| Schottland |
10.09.1771 |
---- |
Birth of Mungo Park at Foulshiels, near Selkirk. He became an explorer and doctor who charted the course of the River Niger. |
| Schottland |
17.09.1771 |
---- |
Death of novelist Tobias Smollett whose novels included Roderick Random. |
| Schottland |
08.06.1772 |
---- |
Robert Stevenson, engineer, who constructed 18 lighthouses around Scotland, born Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
03.08.1773 |
---- |
Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange executed, after defending Edinburgh Castle on behalf of Mary Queen of Scots from May 1568 to May 1573. |
| Schottland |
15.09.1773 |
---- |
The "Hector" leaves Loch Broom, near Ullapool, to sail to Pictou, Nova Scotia, carrying emigrants escaping from the "Clearances". |
| Schottland |
23.10.1773 |
---- |
Birth of Francis Jeffrey, first editor of the "Edinburgh Review". |
| Schottland |
03.06.1774 |
---- |
Poet Robert Tannahill born in Paisley. |
| Schottland |
08.10.1774 |
---- |
Rev Henry Duncan, founder of the first savings bank, born in the Manse at Lochrutton. |
| Schottland |
17.10.1774 |
---- |
Poet Robert Fergusson died. |
| Schottland |
09.03.1776 |
---- |
"Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith published |
| Schottland |
25.08.1776 |
---- |
Philosopher David Hume died. |
| Schottland |
23.09.1779 |
---- |
Battle of Flamborough Head in which Scots-born John Paul Jones fought an engagement against the British navy. His ship, the USS Bonhomme Richard sank but he boarded and captured HMS Serapis. |
| Schottland |
04.10.1780 |
---- |
African explorer Alexander Laing, born. |
| Schottland |
18.12.1780 |
---- |
Society of Antiquaries founded. |
| Schottland |
11.12.1781 |
---- |
David Brewster, inventor of the kaleidoscope born. |
| Schottland |
01.07.1782 |
---- |
Proscription Act Repealed, thus allowing again the wearing of tartan and the carrying of weapons (banned as a result of the 1745 Uprising in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie). |
| Schottland |
07.10.1782 |
---- |
Birth of Charles McLaren, one of the founders of the "Scotsman" newspaper. |
| Schottland |
01.01.1783 |
---- |
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce incorporated. |
| Schottland |
27.01.1783 |
---- |
Glasgow Herald newspaper first published. |
| Schottland |
27.08.1784 |
---- |
First balloon ascent in Britain by James Tytler, Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
05.10.1785 |
---- |
Balloon flight by Italian aeronaut Vincenzo Lunardi from Heriot's School, Edinburgh to Ceres in Fife. |
| Schottland |
05.03.1787 |
---- |
Deacon William Brodie executed for theft - on a grand scale. |
| Schottland |
22.01.1788 |
---- |
Robert Byron (later Lord Byron) born. He moved to Aberdeen at the age of four and attended Aberdeen Grammar School. |
| Schottland |
31.01.1788 |
---- |
Charles Edward Stewart, "Bonnie Prince Charlie" died. |
| Schottland |
14.10.1788 |
---- |
First steamboat tested on Dalswinton Loch. |
| Schottland |
30.10.1789 |
---- |
Writer Michael Scott who wrote novels for Blackwood's Magazine, was born in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
05.03.1790 |
---- |
Flora Macdonald, who helped to save Prince Charles Edward Stewart during his flight after the defeat at the Battle of Culloden, died in Kingsburgh, Skye (in the same bed in which Bonnie Prince Charlie had slept during his escape). |
| Schottland |
08.07.1790 |
---- |
Forth and Clyde Canal between the rivers Forth and Clyde, 22 years in the making, completed. At the official opening on 27 July a hogshead of water from the River Forth in the east was transported along the canal and poured into the river Clyde at Bowling. |
| Schottland |
16.05.1791 |
---- |
James Boswell's "Life of Johnson" published. |
| Schottland |
02.01.1792 |
---- |
Thomas Muir, lawyer and political activist, arrested and charged with sedition. |
| Schottland |
03.03.1792 |
---- |
Robert Adam, architect, died. |
| Schottland |
20.10.1792 |
---- |
Colin McIver, better known as Colin Campbell, was born in Glasgow. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars, the Opium Wars in China, the Crimean War (winning the Battle of Alma and holding the "thin red line" at Balaclava) and suppressed the Indian Mutiny at Lucknow, rising to be Field Marshall in 1862. |
| Schottland |
27.04.1794 |
---- |
James Bruce , explorer and author of "Travels to Discover the Sources of the Nile" died. |
| Schottland |
17.01.1795 |
---- |
Duddingston Curling Society became the first curling club in the world to be formally organised. |
| Schottland |
19.05.1795 |
---- |
Death in Auchinleck of James Boswell, biographer of Dr Johnston. |
| Schottland |
04.12.1795 |
---- |
Essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle, best known for his "French Revolution" born in Ecclefechan. |
| Schottland |
13.01.1796 |
---- |
John Anderson, founder of "Andersonian Institute" (now Strathclyde University) died. |
| Schottland |
24.10.1796 |
---- |
Artist David Roberts born in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
09.01.1799 |
---- |
Income tax introduced for the first time. |
| Schottland |
15.04.1799 |
---- |
Prof Joseph Black chemist, researcher, teacher, first to identify carbon dioxide, died. |
| Schottland |
11.02.1800 |
---- |
William H Fox Talbot, pioneering photographer, born. |
| Schottland |
10.10.1802 |
---- |
Writer and geologist Hugh Miller born on the Black Isle, Cromarty. |
| Schottland |
17.03.1806 |
---- |
Death of businessman and philanthropist David Dale who established the cotton mills at New Lanark, in partnership with Arkwright, the inventor of the "Spinning Jenny." |
| Schottland |
16.01.1809 |
---- |
General Sir John Moore died at the Battle of Corunna in Spain. |
| Schottland |
20.04.1809 |
---- |
James David Forbes, physicist who devised first form of seismograph, born. |
| Schottland |
10.05.1809 |
---- |
Andrew Bell, co-founder of Encyclopaedia Britannica with Colin MacFarquhar, died. |
| Schottland |
29.12.1809 |
---- |
William Ewart Gladstone, UK Prime Minister on four occasions, born 1809 |
| Schottland |
1811 |
Dalzell Axle Company |
Geburt des Gründers, David Dalzell, in Schottland. Er kommt mit seiner Mutter im frühen Alter nach Amerika. - Nach seiner Schulzeit macht er eine Lehre bei dem Kutschen-Ausstatter "Robinson & Vanderbilt" in Albany, New York |
| Schottland |
07.06.1811 |
---- |
Sir James Young Simpson, pioneer of anaeshetics and chloroform, born. |
| Schottland |
23.12.1812 |
---- |
Samuel Smiles, writer and author of "Self Help" and "Lives of Engineers", born. |
| Schottland |
19.03.1813 |
---- |
David Livingstone, missionary and explorer, born Blantyre. |
| Schottland |
30.09.1813 |
---- |
Birth in Orkney of John Rae, explorer and surveyor of Canada's northern coastline. |
| Schottland |
11.01.1815 |
---- |
John A MacDonald, First Prime Minister of Canada in 1856, born in Rogart, Sutherland. |
| Schottland |
18.06.1815 |
---- |
Ensign Ewart captured the French Ensign at the Battle of Waterloo. |
| Schottland |
01.07.1815 |
---- |
Union Bank of Scotland opened. |
| Schottland |
09.04.1817 |
---- |
Architect Alexander "Greek Thomson" born in Balfron, Stirlingshire. |
| Schottland |
07.07.1817 |
---- |
First publication of Walter Scott's Waverley Novels (See Project Gutenberg under "Scott"). |
| Schottland |
04.02.1818 |
---- |
Honours of Scotland put on display in Edinburgh Castle after being rediscovered by Sir Walter Scott. |
| Schottland |
18.09.1818 |
---- |
Theatre Royal, Glasgow, became the first theatre in Britain to be lit by gas. |
| Schottland |
04.10.1821 |
---- |
Death of John Rennie, engineer who constructed the Crinan Canal. |
| Schottland |
08.07.1822 |
---- |
Henry Raeburn, portrait painter, died. |
| Schottland |
17.07.1822 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Geburt von David Kinnear Clark in Edinburgh. - Er macht seine Lehre bei "Edington & Sons" in Glasgow |
| Schottland |
17.08.1822 |
---- |
Visit of George IV to Edinburgh began, orchestrated by Sir Walter Scott. |
| Schottland |
30.10.1822 |
---- |
Caledonian Canal opened. |
| Schottland |
01.07.1824 |
---- |
Lachlan Macquarrie, "Father of Australia" died in London. |
| Schottland |
19.04.1825 |
---- |
Robert Byron (later Lord Byron) died at Missolinghi, Greece. |
| Schottland |
27.08.1825 |
---- |
African explorer William Blake born. |
| Schottland |
26.04.1826 |
---- |
Robert Adamson, who collaborated with D O Hill to produce early portrait photography, born. |
| Schottland |
13.08.1826 |
---- |
Explorer Alexander Gordon Laing became the first Christian to reach Timbuctu, Africa. |
| Schottland |
14.08.1827 |
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Foundation laid of George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. It was not completed until 1836 due to lack of funds. |
| Schottland |
28.01.1829 |
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William Burke, murderer and body snatcher of "Burke and Hare" fame, executed. |
| Schottland |
05.04.1830 |
---- |
Birth at Lesmahagow of composer Alexander Muir, creator of "Maple Leaf Forever". |
| Schottland |
März 1830 |
Fairlie, Robert Francis |
Geburt von Robert Francis Fairlie in Schottland |
| Schottland |
13.06.1831 |
---- |
Birth of James Clerk Maxwell, first Professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge University, he created electromagnetic theory of light. |
| Schottland |
27.09.1831 |
---- |
Scotland's first passenger railway opened (between Glasgow and Garnkirk). |
| Schottland |
21.09.1832 |
---- |
Novelist (notably "Ivanhoe" and "Talisman") and poet Sir Walter Scott died aged 61. |
| Schottland |
09.10.1834 |
---- |
First shipment of tea direct from India arrived at the Broomielaw Docks in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
21.11.1835 |
---- |
Poet James Hogg, the Ettrick shepherd, died in Ettrick. |
| Schottland |
25.11.1835 |
---- |
Steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie born in Dunfermline. |
| Schottland |
26.11.1836 |
---- |
John McAdam, inventor of "tar macadam" road surface, died, 1836 |
| Schottland |
06.05.1838 |
---- |
John Muir, pioneering conservationist and founder of Yosemite National Park, born in Dunbar. |
| Schottland |
28.06.1838 |
---- |
Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey. |
| Schottland |
16.12.1838 |
---- |
Thomas Blake Glover, founding father of Japan's industrialisation (including Mitsubishi) and Japanese Navy, born Fraserburgh. |
| Schottland |
11.04.1839 |
---- |
John Galt, author, traveller, founder of Guelph, Ontario, died. |
| Schottland |
17.07.1822 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Geburt von Thomas Edington jr. als ältester Sohn von Thomas Edington aus Glasgow (1783-1841, ein Mineraloge und Mitglied der "Geological Society of London") und Enkel des Gründers Thomas Edington sen. - Er arbeitet ursprünglich unter "William Cadell" in den Cramond Iron Works und heiratet Cadell's Tochter, Christian Cadell. |
| Schottland |
21.02.1842 |
---- |
Intercity railway between Glasgow and Edinburgh opened by Queen Victoria. |
| Schottland |
07.09.1842 |
---- |
Queen Victoria's first visit to Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
18.05.1843 |
---- |
Break up of Church of Scotland and formation of Free Church of Scotland. |
| Schottland |
01.06.1843 |
---- |
Dr Henry Faulds, who established the uniqueness of fingerprints, born in Beith, Ayrshire. |
| Schottland |
19.05.1845 |
---- |
William Paton, Maschinenmeister und Richard M'Nab Lokomotivführer auf der Edinburg-Glasgow Eisenbahn, sind nach einem zweitägigen Verhör vor dem hohen Gerichtshof des "strafbaren Totschlags" schuldig befunden worden, und zwar wegen eines Unfalls, durch welchen ein Reisender Namens Coolley bei einer Eisenbahnfahrt am 19. Mai d. J. sein Leben verlor. Die Jury empfahl die Verurteilten einstimmig der Nachsicht des Gerichtshofes, fügte aber ihre Mißbilligung über die Art und Weise bei, in welcher viele der Eisenbahnbeamten vor dem 19. Mai ihren Dienst versahen. Paton wurde hierauf zu zwölf- und M'Nab zu neunmonatiger Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt. |
| Schottland |
26.10.1845 |
---- |
Lady Caroline Nairne, songwriter and poet, died at Gask. |
| Schottland |
1846 |
Cook, Thomas |
Exkursion von Thomas Cook nach Schottland |
| Schottland |
1846 |
Thomas Cook and Son |
Exkursion von Thomas Cook nach Schottland |
| Schottland |
05.02.1846 |
---- |
John Boyd Dunlop, who patented the first practical pneumatic tyre, born Ayrshire. |
| Schottland |
12.02.1846 |
---- |
Rev Henry Duncan, founder of the world-wide savings bank movement, died near Ruthwell. |
| Schottland |
03.03.1847 |
---- |
Alexander Graham Bell born Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
05.07.1847 |
---- |
Final run of the Edinburgh to London mail coach (trains had taken over). |
| Schottland |
22.08.1847 |
---- |
Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer and conductor, born. |
| Schottland |
12.11.1847 |
---- |
Sir James Young Simpson first used chloroform as an anaesthetic. |
| Schottland |
23.11.1847 |
---- |
Historian Walter Biggar Blaikie born. |
| Schottland |
01.01.1848 |
---- |
Riots by Irish navvies in Stonehaven. |
| Schottland |
29.01.1848 |
---- |
Greenwich Mean Time adopted by Scotland. |
| Schottland |
23.03.1848 |
---- |
First Scottish settlers arrive Dunedin, New Zealand. |
| Schottland |
12.09.1848 |
---- |
Death of William McNab, curator of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. He was responsible for "greening" Scotland in the 19th century. He moved 4,000 plant species, including trees from a site on Leith Walk, to the present garden at Inverleith. |
| Schottland |
09.11.1848 |
---- |
Auf der Schottischen Zentralbahn gerieten ein mit Vieh beladener Extrazug und ein schwerer Steinkohlenzug miteinander in Kollision. Maschine, Tender und mehrere der Wagen wurden zerstört und drei Viehtreiber ernstlich verletzt. |
| Schottland |
02.12.1848 |
---- |
Mary Slessor, missionary, born. (Mary Slessor is illustrated on a Scottish Banknote). |
| Schottland |
1849 |
John Fowler & Co., Steam Plough Works |
John Fowler wendet sich, beeindruckt durch die Hungerkatastrophe in Schottland, der Landtechnik zu. |
| Schottland |
04.04.1849 |
Vance, James R. |
Geburt von James R. Vance in Schottland. Er arbeitet seit seinem 10. Lebensjahr im Kohlebergbau und bildet sich im Selbststudium weiter. |
| Schottland |
13.08.1849 |
---- |
Queen Victoria visited Glasgow, the first monarch to visit the city since James VI in the 16th century. Having visited the "second city of the Empire" she is reputed to have said that she did not wish to repeat the experience... |
| Schottland |
13.11.1850 |
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Novelist and poet Robert Louis Stevenson born Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
1851 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Clark verläßt die the North British Railway und läßt sich als beratender Ingenieur in London nieder |
| Schottland |
02.10.1852 |
---- |
Birth of Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist who discovered helium, xenon, neon, argon, radon and krypton. |
| Schottland |
Okt. 1853 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Clark wird zum Betriebsleiter der Locomotive Works der Great North of Scotland Railway in Kittybrewster ernannt |
| Schottland |
25.11.1853 |
---- |
John Gibson, biographer and critic, editor Blackwood's magazine, died. He married Sir Walter Scott's daughter and wrote a 7 volume biography of Scott. Buried Dryburgh Abbey, at the feet of Sir Walter Scott. |
| Schottland |
02.10.1854 |
---- |
Patrick Geddes, "father of town planning" born in Ballater. |
| Schottland |
27.10.1854 |
---- |
William Smith, founder of the Boys' Brigade, born. |
| Schottland |
1855 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Das zweibändige Werk "Railway Machinery" erscheint. |
| Schottland |
März 1855 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Clark beendet seine Arbeit in der Werkstatt von Kittybrewster, weil er vertragsgemäß in Aberdeen wohnen soll. Das erscheint ihm für seion berufliches Fortkommen hinderlich. |
| Schottland |
17.11.1855 |
---- |
David Livingstone reached Victoria Falls in Africa. |
| Schottland |
29.07.1856 |
Scottish North Eastern Railway |
Bildung zur Zusammenschluß der "Aberdeen Railway" mit der "Scottish Midland Junction Railway" |
| Schottland |
15.08.1856 |
---- |
Birth at Holytown of John Keir Hardie, coal miner and founder of the Labour Party. |
| Schottland |
24.12.1856 |
---- |
Writer and geologist Hugh Miller died. |
| Schottland |
1857 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Erfindung einer Vorrichtung zur Verhinderung von Rauch bei Lokomotivfeuerungen durch seitliche Lufteinlässe in die Feuerbüchse |
| Schottland |
18.03.1857 |
---- |
William Henry Playfair, architect, died. |
| Schottland |
30.06.1857 |
---- |
Start of trial for murder of Madeleine Smith who was eventually found "Not Proven" |
| Schottland |
09.07.1857 |
---- |
The Madeleine Smith acquitted of murder. |
| Schottland |
17.11.1858 |
---- |
Robert Owen, Welsh-Scottish industrialist and social reformer, founder of New Lanark community, died. |
| Schottland |
08.03.1859 |
---- |
Kenneth Grahame, author of "The Wind in the Willows" born in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
22.05.1859 |
---- |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes, born Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
14.10.1859 |
---- |
Queen Victoria opened the water supply from Loch Katrine allowing it to flow 17 miles to Milngavie reservoir and then to Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
1860 |
Scottish North Eastern Railway |
John F. McIntosh beginnt mit 14 eine Lehre bei der Scottish North Eastern Railway in deren Werkstätten in Arbroath |
| Schottland |
09.05.1860 |
---- |
J M Barrie, author of "Peter Pan" born |
| Schottland |
26.01.1861 |
---- |
"One o'clock gun" fired for the first time from Edinburgh Castle. |
| Schottland |
19.06.1861 |
---- |
Earl Haig, Commander in Chief of British forces 1915-18, founder of British Legion, born. |
| Schottland |
22.10.1861 |
---- |
Foundation stones of main Post Office and National Museum of Scotland laid by Prince Albert in his last public engagement before his death. |
| Schottland |
1863 |
Clark, Juan |
Ende der Tätigkeit von Juan Clark im chilenischen Importhaus "Ravenscroft y Cia.". Er reist nach Schottland, um das dort geerbte Vermögen zu veräußern. Er bereist England und verschiedene andere europäische Länder |
| Schottland |
27.01.1863 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Daniel K. Clark wird Mitglied der Institution of Civil Engineers |
| Schottland |
03.06.1863 |
---- |
Writer Neil Munro born Inveraray. |
| Schottland |
1865 |
Scottish North Eastern Railway |
John F. McIntosh wird nach seiner Lehre bei der Scottish North Eastern Railway Heizer |
| Schottland |
10.08.1866 |
Scottish North Eastern Railway |
Übernahme durch die "Caledonian Railway" |
| Schottland |
12.10.1866 |
---- |
Ramsay MacDonald, first Labour Prime Minister of UK, born. |
| Schottland |
25.10.1866 |
---- |
Revised Glasgow coat of arms approved by the Lord Lyon - "Let Glasgow Flourish". |
| Schottland |
23.05.1867 |
---- |
Archibald Alison, historian, died. |
| Schottland |
09.07.1867 |
---- |
Queen's Park Football Club, first senior football (soccer) club in Scotland formed. |
| Schottland |
10.02.1868 |
---- |
David Brewster, scientist, inventor (including the kaleidoscope) died. |
| Schottland |
05.06.1868 |
---- |
James Connolly, Irish revolutionary, born in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
13.07.1868 |
---- |
Scottish Reform Act passed giving the vote to all male householders. |
| Schottland |
10.12.1868 |
---- |
Artist, architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh born. |
| Schottland |
1869 |
Smith & Mygind |
Die Schulkameraden und Studenten Christian Mygind und N. L. M. Smith reisen nach Schottland, um sich auszubilden |
| Schottland |
22.04.1869 |
---- |
Rev Patrick Bell , inventor of mechanical reaper, died. |
| Schottland |
22.11.1869 |
---- |
Cutty Sark launched at Dumbarton on the Clyde to be the fastest ship in the race to bring home the first of the new season's tea from China. She later brought back wool from Australia. |
| Schottland |
06.05.1870 |
---- |
Sir James Young Simpson advocate of chloroform, died. |
| Schottland |
17.05.1870 |
---- |
David Octavius Hill, painter and pioneer photographer, died. |
| Schottland |
2. Halbj. 1870 |
---- |
Die allgemeine Schädigung durch die französische Seeblockade ist daraus ersichtlich, daß im zweiten Halbjahr 1870 sich eine Mindereinnahme von beinahe 4 l ft Millionen Mark gegen die gleiche Periode im Jahre 1869 ergab, nachdem bis zum Ausbruch des Krieges, Ende Juli, mehr als 1,7 Millionen Mark Mehreinnahme sich ergeben hat. |
| Schottland |
04.08.1870 |
---- |
Birth of the entertainer Sir Harry Lauder. |
| Schottland |
28.11.1870 |
---- |
Der Lloyd-Dampfer "Union" strandet an der schottischen Ostküste bei Rattrayhead und geht total verloren. Das Schiff fuhr wegen der französischen Seeblockade, die bis Anfang Oktober dauerte, den gefährlichen Weg um Schottland. |
| Schottland |
18.12.1870 |
---- |
Birth of Hector Munro. He wrote short stories under the pseudonym "Saki". |
| Schottland |
1871 |
Auld, John |
Geburt |
| Schottland |
27.03.1871 |
---- |
First Scotland/England rugby international, 20 a side, played at Raeburn Place. (Scotland won). |
| Schottland |
10.11.1871 |
---- |
Journalist Henry M Stanley found the missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone with the classic "Dr Livingstone, I presume?" |
| Schottland |
14.01.1872 |
---- |
Greyfriars Bobby died after staying by his master's grave for 14 years. |
| Schottland |
20.08.1872 |
---- |
Death of the poet William Miller whose collection of nursery songs included "Wee Willie Winkie". |
| Schottland |
30.11.1872 |
---- |
World's first international football (soccer) match, Scotland V England at West of Scotland Cricket Ground. Result was 0-0. |
| Schottland |
03.03.1873 |
---- |
"Scottish Football Union" formed - the precursor of the Scottish Rugby Union. |
| Schottland |
13.03.1873 |
---- |
Scottish Football Association founded. |
| Schottland |
01.05.1873 |
---- |
Missionary and explorer David Livingstone died. |
| Schottland |
15.11.1873 |
---- |
Statue to Greyfriar's Bobby, who stayed by his master's grave for 14 years was unveiled, 1873 |
| Schottland |
26.08.1875 |
---- |
Novelist John Buchan born in Perth. |
| Schottland |
25.09.1875 |
---- |
John Hughes Bennett, pioneer microscopist, died. |
| Schottland |
07.03.1876 |
---- |
Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone (Patent 174461). |
| Schottland |
25.06.1876 |
---- |
Seven Scots, including John Stuart Forbes, were in the US 7th Cavalry with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. |
| Schottland |
05.11.1877 |
---- |
Opening of the original Mitchell Library, Glasgow, now the largest public reference library in Europe. |
| Schottland |
26.01.1878 |
---- |
Kirkpatrick McMillan, inventor of the bicycle, died. |
| Schottland |
01.06.1878 |
---- |
First Tay rail bridge opens. It was to collapse 18 months later in the Tay Bridge Disaster. |
| Schottland |
02.10.1878 |
---- |
City of Glasgow Bank closed its doors and went into liquidation. |
| Schottland |
28.12.1879 |
---- |
Tay Bridge disaster. |
| Schottland |
15.10.1880 |
---- |
Dr Marie Stopes, founder of first modern birth control clinic, born Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
05.02.1881 |
---- |
Writer and historian Thomas Carlyle died in London. |
| Schottland |
06.08.1881 |
---- |
Birth of Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin. |
| Schottland |
14.10.1881 |
---- |
Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, nearly 20 boats and 129 men (1 in 3 of the town's male population) lost their lives in a storm. |
| Schottland |
02.11.1881 |
---- |
Tom Johnston, one of Scotland's best know Secretaries of State, born. |
| Schottland |
17.04.1882 |
---- |
Battle of the Braes in which crofters in Skye fought 50 policemen during a dispute over land rights. |
| Schottland |
17.01.1883 |
---- |
Author Compton Mackenzie (Whisky Galore etc) born. |
| Schottland |
03.07.1883 |
---- |
124 Personen ertrinken während des Stapellaufs des Dampfers "Daphne" am Clyde-Fluß |
| Schottland |
04.10.1883 |
---- |
Boys' Brigade founded in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
24.06.1886 |
---- |
Crofters' Holding Act passed providing limited security of tenure. |
| Schottland |
15.05.1887 |
---- |
Poet and critic Edwin Muir born. |
| Schottland |
20.06.1887 |
---- |
New Tay rail bridge opened. |
| Schottland |
25.06.1887 |
---- |
Wallace statue unveiled at the Wallace National Monument, Stirling. |
| Schottland |
03.01.1888 |
---- |
O H Mavor (James Bridie) physician and prolific playwright, born in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
13.08.1888 |
---- |
Birth of John Logie Baird , developer of television. |
| Schottland |
22.08.1888 |
---- |
Queen Victoria opened the Glasgow City Chambers. |
| Schottland |
07.05.1890 |
---- |
James Naysmith, engineer and inventor of steam hammer, died |
| Schottland |
08.11.1891 |
---- |
Author Neil M Gunn born in Caithness. Best known for "Highland River" (1937) and "Silver Darlings" (1951). |
| Schottland |
16.11.1891 |
---- |
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opened in the East End Exhibition Buildings, Duke Street, Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
11.08.1892 |
---- |
Author and poet C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) born at Langholm, Dumfriesshire. |
| Schottland |
13.01.1893 |
---- |
Keir Hardie of Legbrannock, Lanarkshire, founded Independent Labour Party. |
| Schottland |
03.12.1894 |
---- |
Robert Louis Stevenson died in Samoa. |
| Schottland |
1895 |
Scottish North Eastern Railway |
Nach dem plötzlichen Tod von John Lambie am 1. Februar wird John F. McIntosh dessen Nachfolger als Chefingenieur für den maschinentechnischen Dienst der der Caledonian Railway |
| Schottland |
11.02.1895 |
---- |
Coldest temperature ever recorded in Scotland, -27.2C at Braemar. |
| Schottland |
09.03.1895 |
---- |
Soprano Dame Isabella Baillie, opera star, born in Hawick. |
| Schottland |
22.01.1896 |
Clark, Daniel Kinnear |
Tod von D. K. Clark in London |
| Schottland |
14.12.1896 |
---- |
Glasgow District Underground opened, powered by electricity. |
| Schottland |
25.03.1897 |
---- |
Formation of the Scottish Trades Union Congress. |
| Schottland |
06.08.1897 |
Lochearnhead, St. Fillans and Comrie Railway |
Genehmigung |
| Schottland |
01.11.1897 |
---- |
Novelist and politician Naomi Mitchison born in Edinburgh. Her best known novels are "The Conquered" (1923), "When the Bough Breaks" (1924) and "Cloud Cuckoo Land". |
| Schottland |
22.01.1898 |
---- |
People's Palace on Glasgow Green opens. |
| Schottland |
28.04.1898 |
---- |
Poet William Soutar born in Perth. |
| Schottland |
05.01.1899 |
---- |
An experiment using electricity to drive Glasgow's tram cars was successful, sounding the end for the 3,000 horses used by the city on its 150 miles of track. |
| Schottland |
08.03.1899 |
---- |
Novelist Eric Linklater, son of an Orkney master mariner, born in Wales. |
| Schottland |
31.10.1899 |
---- |
Steam Ship Sir Walter Scott launched by William Denny at Dumbarton. The ship is still sailing on Loch Katrine in Perthshire, 100 years later. |
| Schottland |
30.12.1899 |
---- |
Albion Motor Company established to build lorries. |
| Schottland |
01.10.1901 |
Lochearnhead, St. Fillans and Comrie Railway |
Inbetriebnahme |
| Schottland |
09.01.1902 |
---- |
Birth of Rudolf Bing, co-founder of the Edinburgh Festival and Director 1947-49 (and general manager of New York Metropolitan Opera). |
| Schottland |
05.04.1902 |
---- |
Disaster at English/Scottish football match at Ibrox Stadium when part of the flooring collapsed, killing 25, injuring 500. |
| Schottland |
31.07.1902 |
Lochearnhead, St. Fillans and Comrie Railway |
Übernahme durch die "Caledonian Railway" |
| Schottland |
02.07.1903 |
---- |
Birth of Lord Home of the Hirsel, Foreign Secretary and UK Prime Minister. |
| Schottland |
26.12.1904 |
---- |
"Peter Pan" by J M Barrie (born Kirriemuir 1860) first performed in London. |
| Schottland |
01.05.1905 |
Lochearnhead, St. Fillans and Comrie Railway |
Inbetriebnahme bis zur Balquhidder Station (als Caledonian Railway) |
| Schottland |
07.05.1906 |
---- |
Historian Henry Gray Graham, author of "Social Life of Scotland in the 18th Century" died. |
| Schottland |
17.12.1907 |
---- |
Lord Kelvin, scientist and inventor, died. |
| Schottland |
28.01.1908 |
---- |
Jimmy Shand, Scottish country dance band leader, born. |
| Schottland |
28.05.1908 |
---- |
Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, born. |
| Schottland |
1909 |
Auld, John |
John Auld wird Chief Mechanical Engineer der Barry Railway |
| Schottland |
17.04.1909 |
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Riot by fans after replay of Scottish Cup Final between Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park. |
| Schottland |
25.05.1909 |
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Oscar Slater found guilty of murder. The conviction, based on circumstancial evidence, was quashed after he had spent 18 years in jail. |
| Schottland |
26.05.1909 |
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Birth of football player, coach and manager Sir Matt Busby . He was manager of Manchester United Football Club 1945-69, winner of European Cup 1968. |
| Schottland |
01.08.1909 |
Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway |
Übernahme durch die "Caledonian Railway" |
| Schottland |
14.11.1910 |
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Poet Norman MacCaig born Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
19.07.1911 |
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Chapel of the Thistle dedicated in St Giles Cathedral. |
| Schottland |
16.10.1911 |
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Mitchell Library opens in Glasgow. The building has now become the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art |
| Schottland |
26.10.1911 |
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Poet Sorley MacLean born on the island of Raasay. |
| Schottland |
10.02.1912 |
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Lord Joseph Lister, pioneer of surgery and antiseptic at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, died. |
| Schottland |
06.03.1913 |
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BBC Scotland founded. |
| Schottland |
12.04.1913 |
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Flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch born. |
| Schottland |
13.09.1913 |
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Sir Robert Lorimer, architect and exponent of the Scottish Vernacular Revival, died. |
| Schottland |
26.05.1914 |
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Actor Archie Duncan (known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes) born Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
13.01.1915 |
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Mary Slessor, missionary in West Africa and known to many as "Ma", died in Calabar. |
| Schottland |
29.03.1915 |
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Jazz trombonist George Chisholm born. |
| Schottland |
22.05.1915 |
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Britain's worst train disaster at Quintinshill (near Gretna Green) in which three trains collided, with the loss of 227 lives. |
| Schottland |
30.12.1915 |
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Cruiser "Natal" exploded in Cromarty harbour, killing 405. |
| Schottland |
10.03.1916 |
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James Heriot, author of "All Creatures Great and Small" born. |
| Schottland |
31.05.1916 |
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British Grand Fleet leaves Scapa Flow for the Battle of Jutland. |
| Schottland |
05.06.1916 |
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HMS Hampshire sank off Orkney. |
| Schottland |
14.11.1916 |
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Author Hector Munro died in action in France. Some of his work was written under the pseudonym "Saki". |
| Schottland |
31.01.1918 |
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"Battle of Isle of Mey" - 100 men died in a series of collisions in the Firth of Forth, involving submarines and surface ships. |
| Schottland |
01.02.1918 |
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Author Muriel Spark born. |
| Schottland |
31.01.1919 |
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"Bloody Friday" Riot - mass rally of strikers in Glasgow's George Square repeatedly charged by police. |
| Schottland |
01.02.1919 |
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Tanks and army patrol the streets of Glasgow after "Bloody Friday" when 20,000 strikers gathered in George Square. |
| Schottland |
11.06.1919 |
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Actor Richard Todd (A Man Called Peter and The Hasty Heart) born. |
| Schottland |
21.06.1919 |
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German fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow. |
| Schottland |
06.07.1919 |
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Airship R34, constructed by Glasgow's Beardmore Engineering Co., landed Long Island, USA after the first Trans-Atlantic airship flight - from East Fortune, East Lothian. |
| Schottland |
15.03.1921 |
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First women jurors in Glasgow Sheriff Court. |
| Schottland |
09.10.1921 |
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SS Rowan sank off the Rhinns of Galloway, near Corsewall Point with 34 casualties. |
| Schottland |
16.10.1921 |
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Poet George Mackay Brown born. |
| Schottland |
23.10.1921 |
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John Boyd Dunlop who invented the pneumatic tyre, died. |
| Schottland |
02.08.1922 |
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Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, died in Nova Scotia. |
| Schottland |
28.10.1922 |
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Novelist Cliff Hanley ("Dancing in the Streets" etc) born in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
01.01.1923 |
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London Midland and Scottish (LMS) and London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) formed from amalgamation of earlier companies. |
| Schottland |
24.02.1923 |
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Steam train, the "Flying Scotsman" went into service with London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), on the London (King's Cross) to Edinburgh route. |
| Schottland |
25.09.1923 |
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Pit disaster at Redding (near Polmont, Stirlingshire) when the mine flooded, drowning 40 miners. Five survivors were recovered after 10 days underground. |
| Schottland |
30.11.1923 |
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John Maclean, political activist, Marxist, appointed Bolshevik consul for Scotland by Lenin, died. |
| Schottland |
11.07.1924 |
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Eric Liddell (later famous as a result of the film "Chariots of Fire") won Olympic 400 metres sprint in Paris. |
| Schottland |
10.12.1924 |
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Novelist and poet George MacDonald, born. |
| Schottland |
07.07.1925 |
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Kelvin Hall exhibition building, Glasgow, destroyed by fire. |
| Schottland |
17.01.1926 |
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Moira Shearer, ballet dancer and film star, born Dunfermline |
| Schottland |
27.01.1926 |
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First public demonstration of TV by John Logie Baird. |
| Schottland |
04.02.1926 bis 05.02.1926 |
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General Strike by workers throughout the UK. |
| Schottland |
29.01.1928 |
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Earl Haig, Commander in Chief of British forces 1915-18, founder of the British Legion, died. |
| Schottland |
12.04.1928 |
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Madeleine Smith, found "not proven" for murder in 1857, died peacefully in New York. |
| Schottland |
24.05.1928 |
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Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter born. |
| Schottland |
03.07.1928 |
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John Logie Baird transmitted first colour television. |
| Schottland |
12.07.1928 |
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Broadcaster Sir Alastair Burnet born. |
| Schottland |
11.12.1928 |
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh died. |
| Schottland |
19.01.1929 |
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Last tramcars run in Perth. |
| Schottland |
04.10.1929 |
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Most of United Free Church merged with Church of Scotland. |
| Schottland |
12.10.1929 |
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Birth of Magnus Magnusson, writer, broadcaster and questionmaster in TV programme "Mastermind". |
| Schottland |
1929 |
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72 killed at Glen Cinema Fire, Paisley. |
| Schottland |
14.01.1930 |
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Sir Thomas Mackenzie, New Zealand statesman and Prime Minister, died. |
| Schottland |
11.06.1930 |
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Empress of Britain launched from Clydebank. |
| Schottland |
07.07.1930 |
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle author of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories, died. |
| Schottland |
25.08.1930 |
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Actor Sean Connery born. |
| Schottland |
29.08.1930 |
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Island of St Kilda evacuated. |
| Schottland |
22.12.1930 |
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Author Neil Munro died in Helensburgh. |
| Schottland |
25.08.1931 |
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Ramsay MacDonald formed a National Government. |
| Schottland |
22.09.1931 |
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Birth of politician, Secretary of State for Scotland, Minister for Defence, Viscount Younger of Leckie (George Younger). Later became Chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. |
| Schottland |
02.10.1931 |
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Death of Sir Thomas Lipton, grocer, tea merchant and contestant for the "Americas Cup". |
| Schottland |
19.08.1932 |
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Jim Mollinson landed after the first East/West solo flight of the Atlantic. |
| Schottland |
28.09.1932 |
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TV mogul Jeremy Isaacs born. |
| Schottland |
26.03.1934 |
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Car driving tests introduced for the first time. |
| Schottland |
20.04.1934 |
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Scottish National Party founded. |
| Schottland |
26.09.1934 |
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Liner Queen Mary (81,235 tons) launched at John Brown's shipyard, Clydebank. She went on to break the Atlantic record (the "Blue Riband") four times. |
| Schottland |
16.03.1935 |
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John J R Macleod, Scottish/Canadian physiologist and winner of Nobel Prize (in 1923) died. |
| Schottland |
09.09.1935 |
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Benny Lynch won the World Flyweight boxing title, defeating Jackie Brown in 2 rounds. |
| Schottland |
09.10.1935 |
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Ornithologist and painter Archibald Thorburn died. |
| Schottland |
04.03.1936 |
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Jim Clark, Formula I World motor racing champion, born Fife. |
| Schottland |
24.03.1936 |
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An estimated one million people watch the Queen Mary leave the Clyde for the first time. |
| Schottland |
27.05.1936 |
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Maiden voyage of liner Queen Mary. |
| Schottland |
20.01.1937 |
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Benny Lynch crowned world flyweight champion. |
| Schottland |
17.04.1937 |
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European record for attendance at a football match, 149,547 set at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Scotland were playing England and until 1950 this was a world record. |
| Schottland |
19.06.1937 |
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Sir J M Barrie, author of "Peter Pan" died. |
| Schottland |
21.08.1937 |
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Birth of Donald Dewar, present First Minister in the Scottish Parliament. |
| Schottland |
09.11.1937 |
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Ramsay MacDonald, first UK Labour Prime Minister, died aboard "Reina del Pacifico". |
| Schottland |
04.12.1937 |
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Desperate Dan, cartoon character, first appeared in the "Dandy" comic. |
| Schottland |
10.12.1937 |
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Trains collide at Castlecary, 35 killed, 179 injured. |
| Schottland |
31.03.1938 |
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David Steel, (Lord Steel of Aikwood), politician and former leader of the Liberal party, born. He was elected "Presiding Officer" in the new Scottish Parliament when it opened on 12 May 1999. |
| Schottland |
13.09.1938 |
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John Smith, politician and leader of the Labour Party, born. |
| Schottland |
27.09.1938 |
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Liner Queen Elizabeth, then the largest passenger ship ever built, launched at John Brown's shipyard, Clydebank. |
| Schottland |
02.01.1939 |
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UK attendance record for a club football match created when 118,567 attended the Rangers v Celtic match at Ibrox stadium. |
| Schottland |
03.09.1939 |
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Start of Second World War. |
| Schottland |
14.10.1939 |
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German submarine sank HMS "Royal Oak" in Scapa Flow, Orkney. |
| Schottland |
16.10.1939 |
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City of Glasgow Fighter Squadron (No 602) shot down the first enemy aircraft over Britain after an attack on the River Forth. |
| Schottland |
12.02.1940 |
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John Buchan, author (39 Steps etc) and diplomat (Governor General of Canada, 1935/1940) died in Ottowa. |
| Schottland |
24.02.1940 |
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Footballer Denis Law who played for Manchester United and Scotland, born. |
| Schottland |
30.04.1940 |
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Free French Destroyer "Maillr Breze" explodes and sinks off Greenock. |
| Schottland |
14.06.1940 |
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Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain arrive in the River Clyde with the first contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops. |
| Schottland |
01.07.1940 |
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Birth of Craig Brown, manager of the Scotland football (soccer) team. |
| Schottland |
05.07.1940 |
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A convoy of gold bullion worth 1,800 million pounds sails from the River Clyde. |
| Schottland |
23.10.1940 |
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Poet and dramatist Tom McGrath born in Rutherglen. |
| Schottland |
13.03.1941 bis 15.03.1941 |
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Blitz of Clydebank by German Luftwaffe. |
| Schottland |
14.03.1941 |
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SS "Politician" ran aground on Islay, creating the basis for Sir Compton MacKenzie's novel "Whisky Galore". |
| Schottland |
10.05.1941 |
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Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy, descended by parachute into Scotland at Eaglesham. |
| Schottland |
09.06.1942 |
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First US troops (over 10,000 men) disembark from Queen Mary on the River Clyde. |
| Schottland |
22.11.1942 |
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Actor Tom Conti born. |
| Schottland |
24.11.1942 |
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Comedian and actor Billy Connolly born. |
| Schottland |
09.05.1943 |
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Viscount Cunningham, British admiral and C in C in the Mediterranean, issued his command "Sink, burn and destroy; let nothing pass". |
| Schottland |
17.06.1943 |
---- |
Annie S Swan, novelist, died. |
| Schottland |
15.10.1943 |
---- |
Poet William Souter died in Perth. |
| Schottland |
18.09.1944 |
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Birth of Lord Roger of Earlsferry, Lord Justice General. |
| Schottland |
30.11.1944 |
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HMS Vanguard, Britain's largest battleship at that time, launched on the Clyde. |
| Schottland |
10.01.1945 |
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Rod Stewart born. |
| Schottland |
16.01.1945 |
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52nd Highland Light Infantry and 1st Commando Brigade cross from Holland into Germany and assault Heinsberg. |
| Schottland |
21.02.1945 |
---- |
Eric Liddell, "Chariots of Fire" athlete, winner of 1924 Olympics 400 metres, died in Japanese internment camp in China. |
| Schottland |
23.04.1945 |
---- |
Blackout restrictions lifted as World War II heads to a conclusion. |
| Schottland |
08.05.1945 |
---- |
Victory-in-Europe Day, end of World War II in Europe. |
| Schottland |
15.06.1945 |
---- |
Queen Mary leaves Greenock, taking nearly 15,000 GIs home to US. |
| Schottland |
05.07.1945 |
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First General Election after WWII - sweeping victory for the Labour Party. |
| Schottland |
08.01.1946 |
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Lord Hardie of Blackford, Lord Advocate, born. |
| Schottland |
28.02.1946 |
---- |
Robin Cook, Foreign Secretary, born. |
| Schottland |
14.06.1946 |
---- |
John Logie Baird , inventor of the first television, died. |
| Schottland |
06.08.1946 |
---- |
World flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch died. |
| Schottland |
17.08.1947 |
---- |
First Edinburgh International Festival opened. |
| Schottland |
04.09.1947 |
---- |
Alexander McArthur, author of the classic story about Glasgow in the 1930s, "No Mean City" died at the age of 46. |
| Schottland |
30.10.1947 |
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"Caronia" launched on the Clyde. |
| Schottland |
30.10.1947 |
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Coal mines nationalised and brought into public ownership. |
| Schottland |
14.12.1947 |
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Will Fyfe, comedian, died. |
| Schottland |
27.09.1948 |
---- |
Singer Barbara Dickson, born. |
| Schottland |
1949 |
Auld, John |
Tod |
| Schottland |
04.05.1949 |
---- |
Twelve girls died in a fire at Grafton's fashion store in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
26.02.1950 |
---- |
Entertainer and song writer Sir Harry Lauder died. |
| Schottland |
25.12.1950 |
---- |
Stone of Destiny removed from Westminster Abbey. |
| Schottland |
20.02.1951 |
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Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, born. |
| Schottland |
01.10.1951 |
Lochearnhead, St. Fillans and Comrie Railway |
Stillegung. - Die Gleise bleiben noch bis in den 1950ern liegen |
| Schottland |
14.03.1952 |
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First television programmes broadcast from Kirk o' Shotts, Central Scotland. |
| Schottland |
29.09.1952 |
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John Cobb made an attempt at the world water-speed record on Loch Ness which ended in tragedy as the boat crashed and Cobb was killed. |
| Schottland |
31.01.1953 |
---- |
Princess Victoria, Stranraer-Larne ferry, sank. |
| Schottland |
16.04.1953 |
---- |
Royal yacht "Britannia" launched at John Brown's shipyard, Clydebank. |
| Schottland |
09.07.1954 |
---- |
Cairngorm National Nature Reserve established. |
| Schottland |
16.10.1954 |
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Former Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Forsyth born. |
| Schottland |
1954 |
---- |
Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish national Party, born. |
| Schottland |
11.03.1955 |
---- |
Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, died. |
| Schottland |
19.03.1955 |
---- |
Billy Graham began All-Scotland Crusade. |
| Schottland |
20.10.1956 |
---- |
Tramcars stop running in Dundee. |
| Schottland |
16.11.1956 |
---- |
Tramcars stop running in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
09.02.1958 |
---- |
Golfer Sandy Lyle born. |
| Schottland |
18.02.1958 |
---- |
Writer Ian Banks born in Dunfermline, Fife. |
| Schottland |
03.01.1959 |
---- |
Poet and critic Edwin Muir died. |
| Schottland |
29.05.1960 |
---- |
Cheapside docks fire, Glasgow, 19 firemen killed. |
| Schottland |
25.10.1960 |
---- |
Elvis Presley touched down at Prestwick airport, his only visit to Scotland. |
| Schottland |
03.03.1961 |
---- |
USS Proteus arrives in the Holy Loch to set up the Polaris nuclear submarine base. |
| Schottland |
28.01.1962 |
---- |
Scottish Opera founded. |
| Schottland |
04.09.1962 |
---- |
Last tramcar run in Glasgow (to Auchenshuggle). |
| Schottland |
01.01.1963 |
---- |
The Beatles opened a 5-day tour of Scotland to promote their first single "Love Me Do." |
| Schottland |
02.05.1963 |
---- |
Rootes car factory opens at Linwood, making the Hillman Imp. |
| Schottland |
20.11.1964 |
---- |
First stretch of the M8 Motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh opens. |
| Schottland |
11.04.1965 |
---- |
Racing circuit at Ingleston opens. |
| Schottland |
15.10.1965 |
---- |
Cruachan hydro-electric scheme opens. |
| Schottland |
03.12.1965 |
---- |
The Beatles launched their last concert tour of Britain in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
14.06.1966 |
---- |
Walter McGowan wins World Fly-weight Championship. |
| Schottland |
18.08.1966 |
---- |
Tay Road Bridge opened. |
| Schottland |
25.05.1967 |
---- |
Celtic Football Club won European Cup. |
| Schottland |
20.09.1967 |
---- |
Liner "Queen Elizabeth II" launched at Clydebank. |
| Schottland |
15.01.1968 |
---- |
Hurricane winds of over 100mph hit Glasgow and the west of Scotland, damaging 250,000 homes, 1,700 homeless and 20 people killed. |
| Schottland |
07.04.1968 |
---- |
Jim Clark, Duns farmer, twice World Motor Racing Champion, killed in crash, Hockenheim. |
| Schottland |
13.11.1968 |
---- |
Author Joe Corrie died in Edinburgh. |
| Schottland |
18.03.1969 |
---- |
Longhope lifeboat sinks in the Pentland Firth with the loss of all on board. |
| Schottland |
03.05.1969 |
---- |
Debut of Scottish Ballet at the King's Theatre, Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
21.01.1970 |
---- |
Fraserburgh lifeboat sinks, only one crewman survives. |
| Schottland |
26.06.1970 |
---- |
Kingston Bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow officially opened. At the time, it was the longest bridge in any British city. |
| Schottland |
02.01.1971 |
---- |
Ibrox Park disaster, 66 supporters killed on stairway 13. |
| Schottland |
12.02.1971 |
---- |
Ken Buchanan wins the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. |
| Schottland |
15.02.1971 |
---- |
Decimal currency introduced, abandoning 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound. |
| Schottland |
27.03.1971 |
---- |
David Coulthard, Grand Prix racing driver born. |
| Schottland |
25.05.1971 |
---- |
Invergordon aluminium works starts production. |
| Schottland |
16.06.1971 |
---- |
Lord Reith, "father" of the BBC, died. |
| Schottland |
25.06.1971 |
---- |
Lord Boyd Orr, biologist and Nobel Prize Winner, died. |
| Schottland |
02.07.1971 |
---- |
Erskine Bridge over the River Clyde opened. |
| Schottland |
02.08.1971 |
---- |
"Work-in" begins in protest in West of Scotland against closure of John Brown's shipyard, led by shop steward Jimmy Reid. |
| Schottland |
01.09.1971 |
---- |
Sole remaining gas street lamps in Glasgow were lit for the last time, bringing to an end the age of the "leeries", the lamplighters who started in 1718 with oil lamps. |
| Schottland |
20.10.1971 |
---- |
Explosion at Clarkston Toll shopping centre, killing 12. |
| Schottland |
22.01.1972 |
---- |
UK joins the European Common Market (now called the European Union). |
| Schottland |
11.02.1972 |
---- |
Island of Rockall, 300 miles west of mainland Scotland, formally annexed as part of Scotland. |
| Schottland |
20.09.1972 |
---- |
Paul McCartney, one of the "Beatles", was arrested for possession of marijuana at his farm in the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. |
| Schottland |
15.01.1973 |
---- |
Neil M Gunn, author of "The Silver Darlings" and many other books and short stories, died. |
| Schottland |
13.03.1973 |
---- |
Scotland played Brazil to mark centenary of Scottish Football Association. |
| Schottland |
05.12.1973 |
---- |
Sir Robert Watson-Watt, inventor of radar, died. |
| Schottland |
27.01.1974 |
---- |
Professional football played on a Sunday for the first time. |
| Schottland |
07.11.1974 |
---- |
Writer Eric Linklater died in Orkney. |
| Schottland |
11.06.1975 |
---- |
First oil pumped ashore from British oilfields in the North Sea. |
| Schottland |
03.11.1975 |
---- |
Queen Elizabeth officially opened an underwater pipeline to bring the first North Sea oil ashore. |
| Schottland |
07.07.1976 |
---- |
David Steel (now Lord Steel of Aikwood) became leader of the Liberal Party. |
| Schottland |
17.10.1976 |
---- |
Jesuit priest St John Ogilvie (1579-1615) canonised. |
| Schottland |
29.04.1977 |
---- |
Scottish Aviation becomes part of British Aerospace. |
| Schottland |
03.06.1978 |
---- |
Peru defeated Scotland 3-1 in the football World Cup in Argentina. |
| Schottland |
09.09.1978 |
---- |
Poet and Nationalist C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) died. |
| Schottland |
01.03.1979 |
---- |
Scots voted in favour of Devolution, but failed to reach the required 40% of the population in favour of implementing it. |
| Schottland |
06.01.1981 |
---- |
A.J. Cronin, author of "Keys of the Kingdom" and creator of the British television series "Dr Finlay's Casebook" died. |
| Schottland |
05.01.1982 |
---- |
Rod Stewart reached the top of the US charts with "Young Turks". |
| Schottland |
01.06.1982 |
---- |
Pope John Paul II in Glasgow. |
| Schottland |
21.05.1983 |
---- |
TSB Bank Scotland (now Lloyds TSB Scotland) formed from regional Trustee Savings Banks. |
| Schottland |
17.03.1984 |
---- |
Scotland won Rugby "Grand Slam" at Murrayfield - the first time in 59 years. |
| Schottland |
02.02.1987 |
---- |
Novelist Alistair Maclean died. His books "The Guns of Navarone", "Ice Station Zebra" and "Where Eagles Dare" were made into films. |
| Schottland |
28.04.1988 |
---- |
Glasgow Garden Festival opened by Prince Charles and the Princess of Wales. |
| Schottland |
29.04.1988 |
---- |
Actor Andrew Cruickshank, well known for the TV series "Dr Finlay's Case Book", died. |
| Schottland |
06.07.1988 |
---- |
Explosion aboard North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha, 166 lives lost. |
| Schottland |
21.12.1988 |
---- |
Pan Am 747 blew up and crashed at Lockerbie, Dumfries, killing 243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 Lockerbie residents. |
| Schottland |
14.01.1990 |
---- |
Death of actor Gordon Jackson (Tunes of Glory, Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Upstairs, Downstairs etc). |
| Schottland |
15.01.1990 |
---- |
Strathclyde Region Council applied for 250,000 summary warrants against rate payers refusing to pay "Poll Tax" (introduced in Scotland in April 1989). |
| Schottland |
17.03.1990 |
---- |
Scotland beat England at Murrayfield to win the rugby "Grand Slam". |
| Schottland |
16.02.1992 |
---- |
Journalist and poet George Mann MacBeth ("A War Quartet") died. |
| Schottland |
05.01.1993 |
---- |
89,000-tonne Liberian-registered Braer oil tanker, carrying 84,500 tonnes of crude oil, hit rocks on Shetland Isles in heavy seas. |
| Schottland |
21.03.1993 |
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Pope John Paul sanctifies John Duns Scotus, philosopher, theologian (but the first "dunce"). |
| Schottland |
12.05.1994 |
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Rt Hon John Smith, leader of the Labour Party died. |
| Schottland |
02.06.1994 |
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Helicopter crash on Mull of Kintyre, 29 anti-terrorism experts killed. |
| Schottland |
23.02.1995 |
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James Heriot, author of "All Creatures Great and Small", died aged 78. |
| Schottland |
09.10.1995 |
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Death of Lord Home of the Hirsel, also known as Sir Alec Douglas-Home, formerly Foreign Secretary and UK Prime Minister. |
| Schottland |
17.10.1995 |
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Bridge to the Isle of Skye opened. |
| Schottland |
13.03.1996 |
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Sixteen primary school children and their teacher murdered in Dunblane. |
| Schottland |
13.04.1996 |
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George Mackay Brown, poet and novelist, died. |
| Schottland |
27.11.1996 |
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First deaths from E-coli outbreak in Lanarkshire, Scotland. |
| Schottland |
11.09.1997 |
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Referendum on Devolution, which approved the creation of a new Scottish Parliament by a substantial majority. |
| Schottland |
06.04.1998 |
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Celebration of Tartan Day approved by the US Senate, in recognition of the monumental achievements and invaluable contributions made by Scottish Americans. |
| Schottland |
11.01.1999 |
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Novelist and politician Naomi Mitchison died. |
| Schottland |
12.05.1999 |
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Scottish Parliament convened for the first time since 1707. "Start of a new sang". |
| Schottland |
01.07.1999 |
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Official Opening of Parliament by the Queen - the first ever, directly elected Parliament in Scotland. |
| Schottwien (Nieder-Österreich) |
1847 |
J. R. Hainisch |
Gründung |
| Schottwien (Nieder-Österreich) |
1855 |
J. R. Hainisch |
Erhung durch eine Bronzemedaille in Paris |
