|
August
Aug 12, 2005 3:57:54 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Aug 12, 2005 3:57:54 GMT 10
July 10 August 10, 1460 King James III crowned at Kelso Abbey. August 10 1624 Death of Esther Inglis, calligrapher and minituarist. August 10, 1872 Education (Scotland) Act passed, providing elementary education for all children. July 10, 1784 Artist, Allan Ramsay Jr. died. Son of the poet Allan Ramsay Sr., he was a leading portrait painter of his day. Some of his subjects included King George III, historian Edward Gibbon, philosopher David Hume and Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald. However not all those who sat for him were overjoyed with the results as French philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau was reputed to be unimpressed by his portrait, although it did not prevent the two men from becoming friends. July 10, 1937 John Hodge, the Scottish Labour politician, died. Hodge became the first Labour minister serving as Minister of Labour in the second coalition government during the First World War. Hodge faced criticism from the left wing of the Labour Party for supporting the war, and for his harsh policies when dealing with striking workers during the war years. What is a minituarist? Interesting, my maiden name was Hodge.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 14, 2005 0:46:17 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 14, 2005 0:46:17 GMT 10
not sure Llady I thought it was an artist that did miniatures but really not sure.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 14, 2005 0:48:03 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 14, 2005 0:48:03 GMT 10
August 11
August 11, 1560 Latin Mass prohibited in Scotland by Parliament as Protestant faith gained the ascendancy.
August 11, 1892 Poet Christopher Murray Grieve was born in Langholm. Grieve wrote under the pseudonym, Hugh MacDiarmid, and is considered the driving force behind Scottish Literary Renaissance which took shape during the 1920s. MacDiarmind viewed his mission as rescuing Scottish culture and modernising it to reflect 20th Century Scotland. He also tried to resurrect the Scots language as a vital part of maintaning an independent Scottish culture. His masterpiece, A Drunk Man Lokks at the Thistle, reflects his abhorrence at the way Scottish culture had developed. MacDiarmid remained a man of contradictions throughout his life being both a founder of the Naional Party of Scotland and a member of the Communist Party - although he was thrown out of both parties, but his influence as an artist can still be felt in today's Scottish writing.
August 11, 1919 Andrew Carnegie, the Dunfermline-born steel industrialist and philanthropist, died. Throughout his later life Carnegie established a number of foundations for education and research such as the Carnegie Foundation and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Carnegie himself was devastated that his attempts to prevent global war had come to nothing. In his essay, 'The Gospel of Wealth', he argued that after making their fortunes wealthy men should distribute the surplus for the general welfare; a practice he followed.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 14, 2005 0:51:33 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 14, 2005 0:51:33 GMT 10
August 12
August 12, 1332 The Battle of Dupplin Moor was fought. The battle was fought between the Scottish forces of King David II, led by the regent, the Earl of Mar, and English forces supporting the claim of Edward Balliol. Not for the last time in battles with the English, the Scots squandered their numerical advantage, and following a confused attack were routed with heavy losses by Edward Balliol's army.
August 12, 1922 Popular character actor Fulton McKay was born.
August 12, 1990 Roy Williamson, the Scottish folk musician and songwriter, died. Williamson was one of the famous duo, the Corries, along with Ronnie Browne. It was Williamson who penned the song "Flower of Scotland", now used by Scottish sporting teams as an anthem.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 14, 2005 0:52:55 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 14, 2005 0:52:55 GMT 10
August 13
August 13, 1826 Explorer Alexander Gordon Laing became the first Christian to reach Timbuctu, Africa.
August 13, 1867 Sir William Craigie, the Scottish lexicographer, was born. Craigie was regarded as the most eminent lexicographer of his day and spent from 1901-1933 as joint editor of the 'Oxford English Dictionary'. His other passion was the Scots language, and he proposed a "Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue" as early as 1919. He began work on it later in life but had not managed to complete the work at his death.
August 13, 1888 The birth of John Logie Baird, pioneer of television and radio, at Helensburgh. Educated at Glasgow Academy and the Royal Technical College (now the University of Strathclyde), he lived for a while in the West Indies before returning to England to work as an inventor. He promoted and popularized the concept of television, making many test transmissions of images which enabled the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to show the first television picture in 1929. Unfortunately, Baird’s mechanical scanning process was later superseded by EMI’s superior electrical scanning process, though he continued to pursue refinements such as color and large-screen television. He also worked on radio direction finding (radar), which was later crucial in the defense of Britain during the Second World War, but for which he received little acknowledgement. Though not destitute, his career was not a great financial success. He died of bronchial problems in 1946 and was buried in Helensburgh.
August 13, 1907 Scottish architect, Sir Basil Spence, was born. . Spence was actually born in India, but was educated and spent most of his adult life working in Edinburgh, initially working for Sir William Kininmonth at the practice of Rowand Anderson and Paul. With work ranging from private housing to commercial and public buildings Spenve became known as an architect who attracted controversy for his striking contemporary designs. Perhaps his best known works are the new Coventry Cathedral, and Knightsbridge barracks in London.
|
|
|
August
Aug 14, 2005 11:30:31 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Aug 14, 2005 11:30:31 GMT 10
not sure Llady I thought it was an artist that did miniatures but really not sure. You are probably right.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 16, 2005 22:26:06 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 16, 2005 22:26:06 GMT 10
August 14
August 14 1040 - King Duncan I killed in battle at Pitgavney by Macbeth.
August 14 1337 - King Robert III born at Scone.
August 14 1390 - King Robert III crowned at the Augustinian abbey of Scone.
August 14 1827 - Foundation laid of George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. It was not completed until 1836 due to lack of funds.
August 14 1964 - University of Strathclyde was constituted in Glasgow, based on the Royal College of Science and Technology.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 16, 2005 22:28:15 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 16, 2005 22:28:15 GMT 10
August 15
August 15 1057 - Macbeth killed in battle by Malcolm at Lumphanan.
August 15 1771 - Novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott born.
August 15 1840 - Foundation stone for the Monument to Sir Walter Scott laid in Princes Street Gardens.
August 15 1856 - Birth at Holytown of John Keir Hardie, coal miner and founder of the Labour Party.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 16, 2005 22:29:18 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 16, 2005 22:29:18 GMT 10
August 16 1766 - Birth of Carolina Oliphant (Lady Nairne), poet and author of many Jacobite songs, including "Charlie is my Darling". Her songs are second only in popularity to Burns.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 16, 2005 22:31:33 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 16, 2005 22:31:33 GMT 10
August 17
August 17 1822 - Visit of George IV to Edinburgh began, orchestrated by Sir Walter Scott.
August 17 1947 - First Edinburgh International Festival opened.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 20, 2005 19:10:43 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 20, 2005 19:10:43 GMT 10
August 18
August 18, 1746 Arthur Elphinstone, Lord Balmerino, the Jacobite noble, was executed. Balmerino was captured along with Lord Kilmarnock after the Battle of Culloden and the pair were tried for treason in London and beheaded in the Tower of London. Earl Kilmarnock was especially unfortunate as he was executed due to the mistaken belief by the Duke of Cumberland that Kilmarnock had issued the order that no quarter be given to the English at Culloden. Kilmarnock had only sided with the Jacobites as he was facing bankruptcy and had been promised French gold for his support, he admitted this at his trial, pleading that "for the two kings and their rights, I cared not a farthing which prevailed; but I was starving...."
August 18, 1864 Scottish suffragette, Elsie Inglis, was born at Naini Tal hill station in India. Inglis was a rare female medical graduate battling prejudice all the way, and founded a maternity hospital in Edinburgh, affectionately known as 'Elsie's'. However, she was not onlya reformer in the field of medecine, as, in 1906, she founded the Scottish Women's Suffrage Federation. During the First World War this Suffragette Federation organised medical teams to go to France, Serbia and Salonica as well as Russia. Inglis went to Serbia herself, where her efforts to improve hygiene reduced the typhus and other epidemics which had been raging there. In 1915 she was captured and then repatriated, but returned to work in Russia. The climate and long hours she imposed on herself led to a break down in her health and she was forced to return home to recuperate, unfortunately she was to die the day after landing at Newcastle. However 'Elsie's' stayed open as a hospital until 1988.
August 18, 1966 Tay Road Bridge opened.
|
|
Elly
Administrator
Posts: 29,887
|
August
Aug 20, 2005 19:12:59 GMT 10
Post by Elly on Aug 20, 2005 19:12:59 GMT 10
August 19th
In 1272 Coronation of King Edward I of England took place. He became known as 'The Hammer of the Scots' following his invasion of Scotland in 1296. He died in 1307 en route to Scotland to face challenge from Robert I, King of Scots.
In 1561 Mary Queen of Scots lands at Leith on her return from France, after the death of her husband, King Francis II
In 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, raises his standard at Glenfinnan, at the start of the '45 uprising.
In 1819 Death of Greenock-born James Watt, inventor and steam engine pioneer. His improvement to the steam engine was a key stage in the Industrial Revolution.
In 1932 Scottish aviator Jim Mollinson landed after the first East/West solo flight of the Atlantic from Portmarnock, Ireland to Pennfield, New Brunswick.
In 1994 Graham Obree, from Irvine in Ayrshire, broke the world record and became the world pursuit cycle champion over 4,000 metres in Hamar, Norway. Obree was riding a home-made bike.
In 2004 Dundee-born Olympian Shirley Robertson became the first Scotswomen to win double Olympic gold at the Olympic Games in Athens. She took gold in the Angling yachting class, to add to her gold achieved in 2000 in Sydney, in the Europe class. _________________
|
|