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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:19:00 GMT 10
July 7 1307 Death of King Edward I of England.
July 7 1548 Treaty of Haddington, between France and Scotland, confirming the betrothal of Mary Queen of Scots and Dauphin of France.
July 7 1559 John Knox became the first Protestant minister appointed in Edinburgh.
July 7 1575 The skirmish called "The Raid of the Redeswire", took place between Scottish and English borderers.
July 7 1814 First publication of Walter Scott's Waverley Novels (See Project Gutenberg under "Scott").
July 7 1925 Kelvin Hall exhibition building, Glasgow, destroyed by fire.
July 7 1930 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle author of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories, died.
July 7 1976 David Steel (now Lord Steel of Aikwood) became leader of the Liberal Party.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:18:34 GMT 10
July 6 1560 Treaty of Edinburgh between Scotland and England.
July 6 1747 John Paul Jones, hero of the US Navy, born Kirkbean, Dumfries.
July 6 1875 Institute of Bankers in Scotland formed, the first professional association of bankers in the world.
July 6 1919 Airship R34, constructed by Glasgow's Beardmore Engineering Co., landed Long Island, USA after the first Trans-Atlantic airship flight - from East Fortune, East Lothian. It took 108 hours.
July 6 1988 Explosion aboard North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha, 167 lives lost.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:18:05 GMT 10
July 5 1530 Border reiver John Armstrong and 50 of his men were hanged for blackmail at Carlanrig by King James V.
July 5 1746 British Linen Company(later Bank) received its Charter.
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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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:17:39 GMT 10
July 4 1892 Lanarkshire-born James Keir Hardie became the first socialist to win a seat in the UK Parliament.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:17:14 GMT 10
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.
July 3 1728 Architect Robert Adam born in Kirkcaldy.
July 3 1883 124 people drowned when Steamer "Daphne" sank during its launch on river Clyde.
July 3 1928 John Logie Baird transmitted first colour television.
July 3 1954 Food rationing officially ended.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:16:48 GMT 10
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.
July 2 1903 Birth of Lord Home of the Hirsel, Foreign Secretary and UK Prime Minister.
July 2 1908 Dumfries reached a temperature of 32.8C (91F), the highest recorded - so far.
July 2 1971 Erskine Bridge over the River Clyde opened.
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Post by LLady on Jul 2, 2008 7:16:20 GMT 10
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.
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.
July 1 1940 Birth of Craig Brown, former manager of the Scotland football (soccer) team.
July 1 1937 The 999 emergency telephone service came into operation for police, fire, ambulance and coastguards.
July 1 1999 The Queen officially opened the new Scottish Parliament in its temporary home in the Assembly Hall on The Mound, Edinburgh.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:09:02 GMT 10
June 30 1857 Start of trial for murder of Madeleine Smith who was eventually found "Not Proven"
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:08:14 GMT 10
June 29
Today in 1928, Ian Bannen, Scottish actor, was born.
Bannen appeared in more than 60 British and American films. These include The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. On TV, he was probably best known for his parts in the BBC drama series, Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy, and the ITV medical drama, Dr. Finlay. In 1996, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA. He died in 1999, aged 71.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:07:05 GMT 10
June 28 1838 Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:06:34 GMT 10
June 27 1583 James VI (aged 8) escaped from Castle Ruthven.
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Post by LLady on Jun 2, 2008 1:05:33 GMT 10
June 26 1488 James IV crowned king at the age of 15 at Scone. He reigned until 1513 when he fell with the flower of Scotland's nobility at the Battle of Flodden Field.
June 26 1695 Darien Company formed to set up a Scottish colony in Panama.
June 26 1830 King George IV died, aged 67 (and William IV ascended the throne). George IV is reckoned to be Britain's fattest king. His favourite breakfast was two roast pigeons, three beefsteaks, a bottle of white wine, a glass of champagne, two of port and one brandy.
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