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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:21:54 GMT 10
July 13 1174 King William surprised and captured by the English at Alnwick.
July 13 1249 King Alexander III crowned at Scone
July 13 1469 King James III married Margaret of Denmark.
July 13 1834 Botanist and explorer David Douglas died in Hawaii.
July 13 1868 Scottish Reform Act passed.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:22:20 GMT 10
July 14 1798 United States' Consulate first opened in Edinburgh.
July 14 1927 Scottish National War Memorial opened (see graphic at the top of this page).
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:22:53 GMT 10
July 15 1889 National Portrait Gallery for Scotland opened in Edinburgh.
July 15 1914 Gavin Maxwell, author of "Ring of Brightwater" born.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:24:42 GMT 10
July 16 1309 James Stewart, High Steward of Scotland, died.
July 16 1328 David II, son of Robert I (the Bruce) married Joan, sister of Edward III (he was 4, she was 7).
July 16 1832 31 Shetland boats (known as "sixerns") sank in a storm with the loss of 105 crewmen. The event is still recalled as "The Bad Day".
July 16 1970 13th Commonwealth Games opened in Edinburgh.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:25:26 GMT 10
July 17 1652 Great Fire of Glasgow, destroying nearly one third of the city.
July 17 1695 Bank of Scotland, first bank to be established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament, opened.
July 17 1790 Adam Smith, author of "Wealth of Nations" died.
July 17 1895 The east coast express train from London to Aberdeen set a record time of 10 hours and 21 minutes for the 540 miles.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:26:33 GMT 10
July 18 1792 John Paul Jones, naval hero of the American Revolution, died; he was born in Kircudbrightshire in 1747.
July 18 1872 Voting by secret ballot was introduced for the first time.
July 18 1999 Paul Lawrie won the Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie after a three-way play-off against Jean van de Veldt of France and Justin Leonard of the US.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:27:39 GMT 10
July 19 1333 Battle of Halidon Hill in which Sir Archibald Douglas (guardian of David II) routed by Edward Balliol and Edward III. Scots losses were nearly 600, English losses 14.
July 19 1896 Novelist A J Cronin born at Cardross, Dunbartonshire.
July 19 1992 John Smith became leader of the Labour Party.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:28:08 GMT 10
July 20 1332 Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray and Regent of Scotland, died at Musselburgh. Donald, Earl of Mar, appointed Regent in his place.
July 20 1651 Battle of Inverkeithing. Royalist force supporting Charles II failed to halt advance of army of Oliver Cromwell heading for Perth.
July 20 1705 Act of the Scottish Parliament establishing herring fishing in and around Scotland.
July 20 1889 Lord Reith, governor of BBC, born in Stonehaven.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:28:31 GMT 10
July 21 1796 Robert Burns dies in Dumfries, aged 37.
July 21 1918 Writer, broadcaster and Burns Scholar Maurice Lindsay born.
July 21 1985 Sandy Lyle won Open Golf Championship.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:28:56 GMT 10
July 22 1298 The army of the English King Edward I, using longbows for the first time, defeated the Scots led by Sir William Wallace at Battle of Falkirk.
July 22 1793 Alexander Mackenzie completed the first overland crossing of North America.
July 22 1913 Edinburgh Zoo opened for the first time.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:29:33 GMT 10
July 23 1637 Presbyterian riot in St Giles during which Jenny Geddes shouted "Don't thou say Mass in ma lug" and threw her chair at the pulpit.
July 23 1745 Charles Edward Stuart landed on Eriskay at the start of the 1745 campaign.
July 23 1886 Birth in Glasgow of Arthur Whitten Brown (later Sir Arthur), companion of Alcock on the first west to east aircraft crossing of the Atlantic.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:29:55 GMT 10
July 24 1411 Battle of Harlaw Hill, one of the bloodiest battles on Scottish soil. Donald, Lord of the Isles and a force of Highlanders met an army from the north-east led by the Earl of Mar. After a long battle, both sides thought they had lost - and the descendants of both sides thought they had won.
July 24 1567 Mary Queen of Scots abdicated and the young James VI acceded to Scottish throne. The Earl of Mar was appointed regent.
July 24 1976 David Wilkie won Olympic 200 metres breaststroke.
July 24 2002 The Princess Royal formally opened the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Scotland's first national park.
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