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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:04:50 GMT 10
June 25 1799 David Douglas, explorer and botanist, born at Scone, Perthshire. In addition to the Douglas Fir, he brought back to Europe lupins, phlox, penstemmon, sunflowers, clarkia, Californian poppy, mimulus, flowering currant, rose of sharon and mahonia.
June 25 1887 Wallace statue unveiled at the Wallace National Monument, Stirling.
June 25 1971 Lord Boyd Orr, biologist and Nobel Prize Winner, died.
June 25 1876 Seven Scots, including John Stuart Forbes, were in the US 7th Cavalry with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
June 25 1891 The first Sherlock Holmes story by Edinburgh-born author Arthur Conan Doyle was published in the "Strand" magazine, triggering the success of the stories - earlier publication of "A Study in Scarlet" in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 had attracted little public interest.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:05:33 GMT 10
June 26 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.
June 26 1695 Darien Company formed to set up a Scottish colony in Panama.
June 26 1830 King George IV died, aged 67 (and William IV ascended the throne). George IV is reckoned to be Britain's fattest king. His favourite breakfast was two roast pigeons, three beefsteaks, a bottle of white wine, a glass of champagne, two of port and one brandy.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:06:34 GMT 10
June 27 1583 James VI (aged 8) escaped from Castle Ruthven.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:07:05 GMT 10
June 28 1838 Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:08:14 GMT 10
June 29
Today in 1928, Ian Bannen, Scottish actor, was born.
Bannen appeared in more than 60 British and American films. These include The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. On TV, he was probably best known for his parts in the BBC drama series, Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy, and the ITV medical drama, Dr. Finlay. In 1996, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA. He died in 1999, aged 71.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:09:02 GMT 10
June 30 1857 Start of trial for murder of Madeleine Smith who was eventually found "Not Proven"
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