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July
Jul 3, 2006 10:47:23 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 3, 2006 10:47:23 GMT 10
July 1
July 1 1505 Seal granted by Edinburgh Town Council to the Incorporation of Barbers and Surgeons to practise their craft. The organisation is now known as the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
July 1 1543 Treaty of Greenwich, between Henry VIII and Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland, agreeing betrothal of Mary Queen of Scots (aged 6 months) and Edward Prince of Wales (aged 6 years). The treaty was repudiated by the Scots Parliament.
This date in July 1731 saw the birth of Admiral Adam Duncan, the Scottish sailor. A native of Dundee, Duncan was born into a mercantile family but left home at fifteen to become a midshipman in the navy. Duncan went on to command 'HMS Blenheim' at the relief of Gibraltar in October 1782, but his greatest moment was the victory over the Dutch at the battle of Camperdown in 1797. Camperdown was a disaster for the Dutch, with their fleet being crushed and their commander, Admiral de Winther, being captured. Duncan returned to great acclaim and was awarded the title of Viscount Duncan of Camperdown.
July 1 1782 Proscription Act Repealed, thus allowing again the wearing of tartan and the carrying of weapons (banned as a result of the 1745 Uprising in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie).
July 1 1815 Union Bank of Scotland opened
July 1 1836 North of Scotland Bank founded in Aberdeen. It is now part of the Clydesdale Bank.
On this day in 1884 Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish-born detective, died. The son of a Glasgow policeman, Pinkerton trained as a cooper before emigrating to the USA in 1842. Rumour has it that he fled for fear of imminent arrest. After serving as a sheriff in Chicago, he set up the Pinkerton detective agency. He was responsible for guarding Abraham Lincoln and saved him from assassination in 1861. Pinkerton also served as chief of US Secret Service during the American Civil War. The Pinkerton company logo was "We Never Sleep", and emblazoned above the logo on the company headquarters was a huge black and white eye, which gave rise to the expression private eye.
July 1 1937 The 999 emergency telephone service came into operation for police, fire, ambulance and coastguards.
July 1 1940 Birth of Craig Brown, former manager of the Scotland football (soccer) team.
On this day in 1999, the reconvened Scottish Parliament was officially opened. After a devolution referendum showed resounding support for the reconvening of the Scottish parliament, plans were put into motion for the creation of such a body. The parliament would sit in the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall in Edinburgh. Elections were held on May 1 1999 and the first sitting of the body took place on May 12 of that year. The official opening on July 1 saw the Queen transfer full constitutional powers to Edinburgh.
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July
Jul 3, 2006 10:55:30 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 3, 2006 10:55:30 GMT 10
July 2
July 2 1266 Treaty of Perth, Norway renounces claim on the Hebrides.
July 2 1644 Scots forces under David Leslie helped in the victory of the Parliamentary forces over the Royalists at the Battle of Marston Moor.
July 2 1645 Battle of Alford, Marquis of Montrose defeated Lieutenant-General Baillie; Lord Gordon killed.
On 2 July 1903 Scottish Conservative policitian, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, was born. The aristocrat, who entered No.10 from the Lords and lasted less than a year, was the last Premier to "emerge" from a mysterious system of consultations dubbed the 'Magic Circle'. His appointment, on the advice of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan from his hospital bed, caused a furore. Two leading Tories refused to serve in his administration and he later scrapped the appointment process, introducing leadership election ballots. He was the only man since the Marquess of Salisbury in 1895 to become Premier from the House of Lords. He resigned his six peerages just four days later and, after a by-election, returned to the Commons as MP for Kinross and West Perthshire. His short-lived period of office lasted less than a year from October 1963 to October 1964, spanning the period of the assassination of US President, John F.Kennedy. Following his resignation, he took the title, Lord Home of the Hirsel.
July 2 1908 Dumfries reached a temperature of 32.8C (91F), the highest recorded - so far.
On this day in 1938 Sir John Burnett, the renowned Scottish architect, died. His most famous commissions include the Royal Institute of Fine Arts; the Alhambra, and the Athenaeum, all in Glasgow, and the the North front of the British Museum, the Institute of Chemistry, and the extenstion to Selfridges, all in London.
July 2 1971 Erskine Bridge over the River Clyde opened.
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July
Jul 3, 2006 10:59:52 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 3, 2006 10:59:52 GMT 10
July 3
July 3 1582 James Crichton of Eliock, the original "Admirable Crichton", died in a brawl in Mantua. Soldier, scholar, poet and athlete, he was a graduate of St Andrews University and a tutor of King James VI.
On this day in 1728 Robert Adam, the Scottish architect, furniture and interior designer, was born. Adam is regarded as a leading exponent of the neoclassical revival in the latter part of the 18th Century. As equally well-regarded for the interior designs of his buildings as the exteriors, the Old Quad of the University of Edinburgh is a good example of his work in Scotland.
On 3 July 1883, the Clyde shipyards suffered their worst accident when the SS Daphne capsized at her launch. The packet steamer had been built by the Linthouse yard of Alexander Stephen and Sons and immediately sank into the River Clyde, taking the lives of the 195 workmen on board. It was later discovered that the 460-ton ship had little stability when it was launched, and rolled over forty-five degrees, taking huge amounts of water through a large deck opening.
July 3 1928 John Logie Baird transmitted first colour television.
July 3 1954 Food rationing officially ended.
On 3 July 2001 Billy Liddell, the Scottish international footballer, died. During his career with Liverpool during the 1940-50s he scored 229 times in 537 games for the club. He also played for Scotland 28 times and was one of only two players who appeared in the Great Britain side that faced a team from the rest of Europe in both 1947 and 1955, the other being Stanley Matthews.
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July
Jul 3, 2006 11:02:31 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 3, 2006 11:02:31 GMT 10
July 4
July 4 1892 Lanarkshire-born James Keir Hardie became the first socialist to win a seat in the UK Parliament.
4 July 1899 saw the birth of Roy Henderson, the Scottish operatic baritone. Henderson sang the role of Count Almaviva in Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' at the inauguration of Glyndebourne Festival Opera on 28 May 1934.
On this day in 1913 Scottish novelist, Oswald Wynd, was born. Wynd was born in Japan to Scots missionary parents. He lived there for most of his youth and acquired joint citizenship. During the war, Wynd's regiment was ambushed in Malaysia by Japanese forces and he was held in Japan as a prisoner. He was released after the war and left Japan, vowing never to return, although the country loomed over many of his works as an author. Wynd's most well-known work is 'The Ginger Tree', the tale of a Scotswoman's life in Japan in the early part of the century. He is also known as the writer of thrillers under the pseudonym Gavin Black.
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July
Jul 6, 2006 6:17:33 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 6, 2006 6:17:33 GMT 10
July 5
On 5 July 1530 Border reiver, John Armstrong of Gilnockie, and 50 of his men were hanged for blackmail by James V. Armstrong was a well-known laird in the Borders area, and although a frequent marauder in England, he is not known to have attacked in Scotland. However, his wealth and power in a troublesome region brought the resentment of James V. Armstrong was tricked into attending a royal hunt only to be seized on his arrival. He faced the king, and volubly remonstrated with him that he had "asked grace at a graceless face." Legend has it that the trees at Carnlanrig, where Armstrong and his followers were hanged, withered, and none have grown there since.
July 5 1746 British Linen Company(later Bank) received its Charter.
Today in 1820, William Rankine, the engineer and physicist, was born. Rankine is noted for his work in thermodynamics. He devised the 'Rankine Cycle', a theoretical ideal process for the operation of turbines and steam engines, in which a condensing vapour is the working fluid. He served as the first President of the Institute of Engineers in Scotland.
July 5 1847 Final run of the Edinburgh to London mail coach (trains had taken over).
July 5 1940 A convoy of gold bullion worth 1,800 million pounds sails from the River Clyde.
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July
Jul 6, 2006 17:51:04 GMT 10
Post by neil6147 on Jul 6, 2006 17:51:04 GMT 10
6th July 1988 The tragic accident on the Piper Alpha Oil Rig which resulted in 167 deaths. We will always remember how brave they were. Plus how brave the rescue crews were also.
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July
Jul 7, 2006 17:22:58 GMT 10
Post by neil6147 on Jul 7, 2006 17:22:58 GMT 10
7th July 1814 On this day in 1814 the novel 'Waverley', by Sir Walter Scott, was published. Waverley was Scott's first novel, and written mainly as a way of proving himself a superior literary talent to Byron. Although it was published anonymously as a safety net against its failure, it was an open secret who the author was. Scott needn't have worried: the book was a runaway success and Scott became regarded as the leading author in Europe.
Also the tragic London bombings where many lost their lives. Plus many were injured. Again we shall remember them.
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July
Jul 8, 2006 6:41:04 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 8, 2006 6:41:04 GMT 10
July 8
July 8 1249 King Alexander II died on Isle of Kerrara, Oban Bay.
July 8 1296 King John Balliol abdicated at Montrose.
On 8 July 1647 Frances Stuart, Scottish aristocrat and mistress of Charles II, was born. A favourite of King Charles II, she became known as "la belle Stuart". She survived a scandal engineered by the king's number-one mistress, the duchess of Cleveland, who was worried she might be supplanted in the king's affections. She was briefly banished from court, but returned to favour when the king nursed her back to health after catching smallpox. Stuart earned an enduring place in history when she was chosen by the King to sit as the model for Britannia, her profile appearing on British coins into the modern day.
July 8 1790 Forth and Clyde Canal between the rivers Forth and Clyde, 22 years in the making, opened.
On this day in 1823, the renowned artist, Sir Henry Raeburn, died. Raeburn was known as the "Scottish Reynolds", and became famous for his portraits of Scottish notables. Aside from his portrait of "Rev Robert Walker skating", his other well-known works include "Colonel Alasdair Mcdonnell of Glengarry" and "Portrait of Neil Gow."
July 8 1930 First run of the Bennie Railplane at Milngavie near Glasgow on a test track. Despite initial enthusiasm for the concept, it was never developed.
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July
Jul 11, 2006 21:39:12 GMT 10
Post by neil6147 on Jul 11, 2006 21:39:12 GMT 10
On 11 July 1274 Robert the Bruce was born in Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire. The heir of the Earl of Carrick, Bruce's father was one of Scotland's leading nobles and his grandfather was one of the leading contenders to the throne left empty by the death of Margaret of Norway. After the death of William Wallace, Bruce led the campaign to regain Scottish independence, culminating in his stunning victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314
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July
Jul 13, 2006 3:37:42 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 13, 2006 3:37:42 GMT 10
July 9
On 9 July 1845 Gilbert, Lord Minto, the Scottish colonial politician, was born. Minto served as Governor-General of Canada between 1898 and 1905, and as Viceroy of India, 1905-1910. His reform of the electoral laws in India, by providing for separate Hindu and Muslim electorates, was seen as enlightened policy at the time, but has since been criticised for hastening the partition of the sub-continent into two states.
July 9 1857 Madeleine Smith acquitted of murder and "not proven" on another charge of attempted poisoning after a notorious trial.
July 9 1938 Gas masks issued to the civilian population in anticipation of the Second World War.
July 9 1947 Glasgow Zoological Society opened a zoo at Calderpark. Glasgow Zoo eventually closed in 2003.
On this day in 1867 Queens Park Football Club was formed, the first senior club in Scotland. The club dominated the early days of Scottish football, supplying all 11 players to the first ever Scottish international side. With the advent of professionalism, the club determined to retain its amateur status and as a result slid down the leagues. Nicknamed the Spiders, Queen's Park are still the only amateur team in the Scottish senior football set-up, and still play their games at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the home of the Scottish national side.
Today in 1911 saw the birth of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, the Chief of Clan Fraser, Scottish aristocrat and soldier. Fraser, a Second World War hero, played a key role in the development of the commandos and was actively involved in both the Dieppe Raid, 1942, and D-Day landings, 1944.
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July
Jul 13, 2006 3:40:49 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 13, 2006 3:40:49 GMT 10
July 10
July 10 1451 King James III born at Stirling.
July 10 1559 King Henri of France died. Mary Queen of Scots' husband, Francis, becomes King of France.
July 10 1576 First Bible (New Testament) printed in Scotland by Bassandyne.
July 10 1633 Sailing ship "Blessing of Burntisland" carrying gold, jewellery and silver plate belonging to King Charles I, sank in the Firth of Forth.
On 10 July 1802 Robert Chambers, the Scottish naturalist and publisher, was born. Author of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation', a pioneering work on the theory of evolution, he was also co-founder, with his brother William, of 'Chambers Encyclopaedia.'
On 10 July 1989 Glasgow Rangers signed Maurice Johnston. One of the last bastions of Scottish Protestant sectarianism, Rangers shocked many of its supporters when the club, under manager Graeme Souness, signed Maurice Johnston from the French club, Nantes, for £1.5m. Johnston had not only played for arch-rivals Celtic, but was the first well-known Roman Catholic player to sign for Rangers in modern times.
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July
Jul 13, 2006 3:41:30 GMT 10
Post by LLady on Jul 13, 2006 3:41:30 GMT 10
On 11 July 1274 Robert the Bruce was born in Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire. The heir of the Earl of Carrick, Bruce's father was one of Scotland's leading nobles and his grandfather was one of the leading contenders to the throne left empty by the death of Margaret of Norway. After the death of William Wallace, Bruce led the campaign to regain Scottish independence, culminating in his stunning victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314 Thanks for the info on July 11 Neil! ;D
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