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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:31:52 GMT 10
July 25 1394 King James I born.
July 25 1843 Charles Mackintosh, inventor of rubberized raincoats, died.
July 25 1848 Arthur James Balfour, the only Secretary of State for Scotland to become Prime Minister, born E Lothian.
July 25 1930 Singer Annie Ross born.
July 25 1948 Bread rationing ends in Britain.
July 25 1980 Alan Wells won Olympic 100 metres sprint.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:32:53 GMT 10
On 26 July 1513 James IV responded to pleas for assistance from France and declared war on England.
Aside from assisting the French, who had been invaded by an English army, James was also aggrieved at England's seizing of two Scottish ships and the non-payment of part of the dowry for his wife, Margaret Tudor. The war did not go to plan, however, and the Scots suffered probably their greatest military defeat at Flodden in September where James was killed.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:33:23 GMT 10
July 27 1689 Battle of Killiecrankie in which Graham of Claverhouse (Bonnie Dundee) leading an army of Highlanders in support of the Jacobite cause, defeated King William's army under General Hugh Mackay.
July 27 1760 The Scottish School of Design was founded in Edinburgh. It later became the Royal Institution and finally the Royal Scottish Academy.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:33:48 GMT 10
July 28 1913 Jo Grimond, former leader of the Liberal party, born.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:34:23 GMT 10
July 29 1565 Mary, Queen of Scots, married Lord Darnley.
July 29 1567 King James VI (aged 13 months) crowned at the Church of the Holy Rude, beside Stirling Castle, following the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, five days earlier.
July 29 1971 A work-in began at John Brown's Clydebank shipyard led by activist Jimmy Reid. It led to the formation of Govan Shipbuilders which was later taken over by Marathon Manufacturing.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:34:45 GMT 10
July 30 1918 Provisions were included in the Scottish Education Bill to ensure adequate facilities for teaching Gaelic in Scotland.
July 30 1938 First edition of the long-running "Beano" comic was published.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:35:13 GMT 10
July 31 1786 "Kilmarnock Edition" of the poems of Robert Burns "Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" first published.
July 31 1845 Caledonian Railway Company authorised to commence business.
July 31 1965 Cigarette advertising banned on television in Britain.
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