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Post by LLady on Jan 1, 2006 4:38:48 GMT 10
January 1
January 1 1537 King James V married Magdalene of France.
January 1 1600 First celebration of New Year in Scotland on this date (March 25 till then).
On the 1st January 1651 the coronation of Charles II took place at Scone. This was to be the last occasion a monarch was crowned in Scotland. However, Charles was not restored to the throne until after the death of Cromwell in 1660.
January 1 1760 Carron Ironworks near Falkirk begun by Roebuck and Garbett from Birmingham and William Cadell from Cockenzie, East Lothian
January 1 1766 James Stewart the "Old Pretender" died.
January 1 1783 Glasgow Chamber of Commerce incorporated, the first in Britain.
January 1 1800 New Lanark Twist Company founded, with Robert Owen as manager.
January 1 1848 Riots by Irish navvies in Stonehaven.
January 1 1919 The naval yacht Iolaire struck a reef on approaching Stornoway Harbour at 2am. Despite being only 20 yards from shore, 205 out of 260 Lewis men and 24 crew died as the overloaded boat sank.
January 1 1923 London Midland and Scottish (LMS) and London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) formed from amalgamation of earlier companies.
On this day in 1963, the Beatles opened a 5-day tour of Scotland to promote their first single "Love Me Do." The first date was cancelled due to bad weather and the tour finally got underway on the 3rd, with a concert at the Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Elgin.
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Post by LLady on Jan 1, 2006 4:43:45 GMT 10
January 2
January 2 1792 Thomas Muir, lawyer and political activist, arrested and charged with sedition.
Thomas Muir of Huntershill, the Glasgow-born Advocate, was arrested for sedition on the 2nd January 1793. He was released after a few days and went to France. On his return to Scotland, Muir was tried and sentenced to 14 years transportation. Muir was the founder of the Scottish Friends of the People. Muir and the other leaders of this group transported to Australia, are known as the Scottish Martyrs. The Ibrox Stadium disaster happened today in 1971, when 66 supporters were killed on stairway 13. The disaster led to the rebuilding of Ibrox Park as an all seater stadium.
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Post by LLady on Jan 1, 2006 4:49:07 GMT 10
January 3
H Mavor, known as James Bridie, the physician and prolific playwright, was born in Glasgow on this date in 1888. Mavor is perhaps most famous now for the play "The Anatomist", based on the life of Dr. Robert Knox, the Edinburgh surgeon supplied with bodies for dissection by the notorious Burke and Hare. Today also sees the anniversary of the death of poet Edwin Muir in 1959. He was highly critical of Hugh MacDiarmid, and contended that while Scotland was torn between Lallans and English, she would never manage to produce great literature.
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January
Jan 2, 2006 23:23:38 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jan 2, 2006 23:23:38 GMT 10
January 4
Today's date also sees the anniversaries of the birth of Scottish actor Iain Cuthbertson (1930) and the opera singer Margaret Marshall (1949).
This date in 1951 saw the death of George Cathcart. Cathcart was a doctor from Edinburgh who instigated the annual series of concerts now known as the Proms. Cathcart appointed his great friend Sir Henry Wood as conductor, and was responsible for funding the concerts in the years following their conception.
January 4 Handsel Monday, traditionally the day on which gifts were exchanged in Scotland.
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January
Jan 2, 2006 23:29:13 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jan 2, 2006 23:29:13 GMT 10
January 5
January 5 1928 All those over the age of 65 received a state pension for the first time. it amounted to ten shillings (50 pence) a week.
Today in 1952 saw the death of Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India from 1936-43, the longest period that one man held the post. He is credited with furthering the cause of Indian independence through the adoption of a federal form of government. Linlithgow was responsible for suppressing opposition to Britain during WWII, and for organising India's opposition to Japan.
January 5 1982 Rod Stewart reached the top of the US charts with "Young Turks".
On the 5 January 1993 the Liberian registered oil tanker Braer hit rocks off the Shetland Islands. She was carrying almost 90,000 tons of crude oil and the resultant disaster caused huge amounts of damage to the local environment.
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Post by LLady on Jan 5, 2006 8:06:28 GMT 10
January 6
6 January 1540 is the date of the first performance of Sir David Lyndsay's masterpiece, "Ane Satyre o' the Thrie Estaites" at Linlithgow Palace. The son of a Fife laird, Lyndsay was an attendant to the infant James V and later acted as a diplomat for James to the courts of Europe. Lyndsay drew on his experiences at the royal court to write his most famous play. The 'three estates' mentioned in the title are the clergy, the nobility and the burgesses (or craftsmen), and their faults are exposed by John the Common-Weill (commonwealth). The play, like so much of Lindsay's work, is directed against the pride and greed prevalent in Scottish society, and the social ills which hamper the common good of the nation.
January 6 1953 Malcolm Stewart, guitarist, born Glasgow.
On this day in 1981, the Scottish author AJ Cronin died in Switzerland. He is fondly remembered as the creator of the hugely popular Dr. Finlay series of books, which were to become a long running TV series.
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Post by LLady on Jan 5, 2006 8:10:26 GMT 10
January 7
On this day in 1451 a Papal Bull from Pope Nicolas IV enabled the foundation of Glasgow University. The university had been requested by King James II and championed by Bishop William Turnbull. The building was modelled on the University of Bologna and became Scotland's second university, forty years after the founding of St Andrews.
Today in 1758 saw the death of poet Allan Ramsay snr. While not regarded as a great poet, Ramsay's "return to nature" style had a deep influence on both Robert Burns and Walter Scott. Author of the play, "The Gentle Shepherd", Ramsay also founded Britain's first travelling library.
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Post by LLady on Jan 5, 2006 8:12:46 GMT 10
January 8
Today in 1107 also saw the coronation of King Alexander I. Alexander had no children to succeed him, so his brother David became king. David had had plenty of practice in administration, as he had controlled much of Scotland's southern territories during Alexander's reign.
January 8 1661 The first newspaper in Scotland was published. "Mercurius Caledonius" offered coverage of "the Affairs now in Agitation in Scotland, with a Survey of Foreign Intelligence." It ceased publication on 28 March after only nine issues.
January 8 1707 Earl of Stair, held responsible for the massacre of Glencoe, died.
January 8 1729 Two women arrested in Edinburgh for wearing men's clothing.
Today in 1746 the burgh of Stirling surrendered to the Jacobite army. Significantly however, the castle remained in Hanoverian hands despite a Jacobite siege which caused many casualties on both sides. Hanoverian forces under General Hawley marched from Edinburgh to break the siege, and met the Jacobites at the Battle of Falkirk.
January 8 1940 Rationing of sugar, bacon and butter introduced.
January 8 1946 Lord Hardie of Blackford, Lord Advocate, born.
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January
Jan 6, 2006 21:58:05 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jan 6, 2006 21:58:05 GMT 10
January 9 1799 Income tax introduced for the first time.
January 9 1811 The first women's golf tournament took place in Scotland, at Musselburgh.
Randolph Bing was born on January 9 1902. He was the co-founder of the Edinburgh Festival and the festival's first director between 1947-49.
January 9 1972 Liner Queen Elizabeth I, launched at John Brown's shipyard, Clydebank, in 1938, caught fire and sank in Hong Kong where it was to serve as a floating marine university.
The 9th January 2000 saw the death of author Nigel Tranter. A prolific author, Tranter published more than 130 novels and biographies during his 60-year-long career, nearly all concerning famous Scots and their place in the country's history. They include the Robert the Bruce trilogy: 'The Steps to the Empty Throne', 'The Path of the Hero King' and 'The Price of the King's Peace'.
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January
Jan 6, 2006 22:03:55 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jan 6, 2006 22:03:55 GMT 10
January 8 1729 Two women arrested in Edinburgh for wearing men's clothing.
I wonder what that was all about?
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January
Jan 11, 2006 4:07:34 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jan 11, 2006 4:07:34 GMT 10
January 10 10 January 1945 saw the birth of pop star Rod Stewart. His hits include "Maggie May", "Do Ya think I'm Sexy" and "Sailing". Well known for his support of the Scottish national football team, Stewart almost became a professional footballer himself serving as an apprentice with Brentford.
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January
Jan 11, 2006 4:10:19 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jan 11, 2006 4:10:19 GMT 10
January 11
January 11 1815 John A MacDonald, first Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, born at 20 Brunswick Street in Glasgow.
On January 11 1940, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Association was set up. This independently funded service was responsible for blood and blood products in Scotland. The National Blood Transfusion Service in England and Wales was not set up until the 26 September 1946.
January 11 1999 Novelist and politician Naomi Mitchison died.
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