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May
May 23, 2006 6:32:22 GMT 10
Post by LLady on May 23, 2006 6:32:22 GMT 10
May 24
May 24 1153 King David I died at Carlisle and Malcolm IV crowned at Scone.
May 24 1819 The future Queen Victoria was born.
May 24 1852 Robert Cunningham Graham born. Son of a Scottish laird, he organised the Scottish Labour Party with Kier Hardie, wrote over 30 travel books and was elected first president of the Scottish National Party.
May 24 1916 Conscription to the armed forces began for the first time.
On this day in 1926 Stanley Baxter, the comedy actor and impersonator, was born. Baxter began his showbusiness career in the forces, entertaining troops in Malaya, along with the likes of Kenneth Williams and director John Schlesinger. On his return to Scotland he worked at the Citizen's Theatre before moving on to a hugely successful career in television. Perhaps Baxter's crowning moment was his series of sketches parodying the Glasgow dialect, Parliamo Glasgow. Baxter was also well known for his impersonations and was the first to impersonate the Queen on air. On 24th May 1972, Glasgow Rangers became the first Scottish side to win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, when they defeated Dynamo Moscow in Barcelona. The goalscorers were Colin Stein and Willie Johnston with a brace. However, the victory was marred as jubilant Rangers fans invaded the pitch, leading to violent clashes with the Spanish police.
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May
May 25, 2006 6:25:08 GMT 10
Post by LLady on May 25, 2006 6:25:08 GMT 10
May 25
May 25 1713 John Stuart, Earl of Bute, Britain's first Scottish Prime Minister, born.
May 25 1726 First circulating library opened in Edinburgh.
The 25th May 1847 saw the birth of John Alexander Dowie, the Scots-born religious leader. Dowie, a highly controversial but charismatic faith healer, founded the Christian Catholic Church at Zion, Illinois, where around 5,000 followers created a unique community and followed his teaching. This included a belief in the power of prayer in the healing of disease: Zion existed without any doctors or pharmacists. Smoking, drinking and the eating of pork were banned. Dowie, the self-proclaimed apostle "Elijah the Restorer", was expelled from the Church in 1905 after he had become increasingly eccentric, and the community fell into financial ruin. He died a year later.
May 25 1909 Oscar Slater found guilty of murder.
On 25 May 1967, Celtic become the first British football club to win the European Cup. The Glasgow side, managed by Jock Stein, picked up the trophy by defeating Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon. After falling behind to a first half penalty, Celtic fought back through goals from Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers. The winning team was made up of eleven Scots, all born within a thirty mile radius of Glasgow.
May 25 1971 Invergordon aluminium works starts production.
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May
May 26, 2006 19:44:43 GMT 10
Post by LLady on May 26, 2006 19:44:43 GMT 10
May 26
May 26 1424 The parliament convened by King James I approved the arrest of a number of the Scottish nobility - and also banned the playing of football.
On 26 May 1652 Dunnottar Castle, the last Royalist stronghold in eastern Scotland, surrenders. Dunnottar Castle had been under siege for eight months by Cromwell's forces. Although the castle fell, the defenders managed to smuggle out the Crown Jewels of Scotland to nearby Kinneff Church. This date has a further significance for the Honours of Scotland, for on 26 May 1819 the Crown Jewels were put on display in Edinburgh Castle after they had been rediscovered from their 1707 burial place.
Today in 1909, Sir Matt Busby, the footballer and club manager, was born in Bellshill. Famous for his life-long association with Manchester United, Busby actually spent his playing career with two of their arch rivals, Liverpool and Manchester City. Tragedy struck the young team he had moulded in 1958 when their plane, returning from a European fixture, crashed in Munich and eight players lost their lives. Busby, himself badly injured, rebuilt the club and they went on to win the European Cup in 1968.
May 26 1914 Actor Archie Duncan (known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes) born Glasgow.
May 26 1950 Petrol rationing, introduced during WW2, was ended.
May 26 1995 In the opening game of their Rugby World Cup programme, Scotland defeated Ivory Coast 89-0. Skipper Gavin Hastings scored a world record 44 points.
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May
May 28, 2006 6:25:17 GMT 10
Post by LLady on May 28, 2006 6:25:17 GMT 10
May 27
On 27 May 1661 Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll, the leading Covenanter aristocrat, died. Campbell remains the only Marquis of Argyll and enjoyed a chequered career. Campbell was created Marquis in 1641 by King Charles I, however he could not be regarded as the king's strongest supporter, having backed the Covenanters and having his own ambitions of acquiring the crown for himself. He supported Oliver Cromwell throughout the early part of the civil war, losing the Battle of Inverlochy to Montrose. Ostensibly Cromwell's man in Scotland, he switched sides again, crowning Charles II at Scone. However, after the Royalist defeat at Worcester he went back to Cromwell's side. Charles did not forget this, and, after his restoration, Campbell was executed in Edinburgh and his titles were forfeited. On this day in 1862 Elizabeth Haldane, the Scottish social reformer and author, was born in Edinburgh. She was born into a notable family, her relatives including Robert and James Haldane, the noted evangelists, and her brothers, physiologist, John Scott Haldane, and politician, Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane of Cloan. After working in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh she served on various regulatory and advisory boards related to nursing. Haldane was also keenly interested in the improvement of housing conditions, founding an organisation to redevelop some of Edinburgh's worst slums. She was a noted author and translator, writing a Life of Descartes and editing his philosophical works. She translated Hegel, and wrote on both George Eliot and Mrs Gaskell. In 1920, Haldane was appointed the first female Justice of the Peace in Scotland.
May 27 1936 Maiden voyage of liner Queen Mary.
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May
May 31, 2006 3:21:36 GMT 10
Post by LLady on May 31, 2006 3:21:36 GMT 10
May 28 May 28 1503 Papal Bull signed by Pope Alexander VI confirming the marriage of King James IV and Margaret Tudor and the "Treaty of Everlasting Peace" between Scotland and England.
James Renwick, the Covenanting minister, issued his declaration on May 28, 1685. Renwick became the leader of the Cameronian faction after the death of Richard Cameron, declaring that the king and his supporters were 'enemies to God and the covenanted work of reformation'. After several years of preaching in conventicles and being pursued across southern and central Scotland, Renwick was eventually caught by government forces, becoming the last Covenanting martyr.
May 28 1841 Seven church ministers of the Presbytery of Strathbogie were removed from their posts by the General assembly of the Church of Scotland for obeying civil rather than ecclesiastical law.
May 28 1887 73 miners were killed in a firedamp explosion at Udston Colliery, Lanarkshire.
May 28 1905 Construction of the King's Theatre in Edinburgh commences.
On 28 May 1926 Sir James Cantlie, the Scottish physician, died. Cantlie achieved prominence as the founding President of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine. He spent a large part of his career in Hong Kong, carrying out many investigations into leprosy, and dealing with an outbreak of plague in the colony. While in Hong Kong one of his pupils at the College of Medecine for Chinese was the future leader of China, Sun Yat Sen.
May 28 1937 National Government formed under the leadership of Neville Chamberlain
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May
May 31, 2006 3:25:04 GMT 10
Post by LLady on May 31, 2006 3:25:04 GMT 10
May 29
On this day in 1546 Cardinal Beaton, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, was murdered. Beaton was murdered in St Andrews Castle by a band of Protestant Reformers, including two Protestant nobles, Leslie, and Kirkcaldy of the Grange. Beaton was a staunch supporter of the French involvement in Scotland and was seen as the main persecutor of proponents of Protestantism. Beaton's murderers held the castle for a year until French troops stormed the ramparts. One of the Protestants taken prisoner in the castle was a young John Knox. The 29th May 1630 saw the birth of Charles II, although it would be 30 years to the day before he was able to take up his throne. Nineteen years later this date also saw the Covenanters ride into Rutherglen to extinguish the fires celebrating Charles' Restoration. After issuing the Declaration of Rutherglen, the Covenanters rode out for Drumclog
May 29 1660 King Charles II returned to England. Royal Oak Day.
May 29 1687 Order of the Thistle founded by King James VII.
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May
May 31, 2006 3:27:46 GMT 10
Post by LLady on May 31, 2006 3:27:46 GMT 10
May 30
May 30 1291 Claimants to the Scottish throne met King Edward I of England at Norham on Tweed to resolve succession.
May 30 1546 David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews, assassinated.
On this day in 1847, Thomas Chalmers, the Presbyterian cleric, theologian and social reformer, died. Chalmers was a popular figure within the Kirk and held a keen interest in improving social welfare. As well as serving as Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh University, he also became Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1832. However, he was vehemently opposed to the system of patronage and led the dissenting ministers during the Disruption of 1843, with Chalmers becoming the first Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland.
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May
May 31, 2006 3:31:14 GMT 10
Post by LLady on May 31, 2006 3:31:14 GMT 10
May 31
May 31 1367 King Robert III married Annabel Drummond.
On 31 May 1596 John Leslie, the Scottish Roman Catholic cleric, died. Leslie was one of the main advisors to Mary, Queen of Scots, and was her accredited representative at Queen Elizabeth's court in England. He was forced to flee abroad when his involvement in the 'Ridolfi Plot' to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and place Mary on the throne of England was exposed. On 31 May 1700 Alexander Cruden, the noted Scottish Biblical scholar, was born in Aberdeen. Cruden achieved prominence as the author of 'A Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures', based on the King James VI version of The Bible. Suffering throughout his life from bouts of mental illness, Cruden styled himself the 'Corrector of the People', believing himself heaven-sent to transform the morals of his age.
May 31 1727 The Royal Bank of Scotland was formed from a company of debenture holders.
May 31 1962 Gaumont cinema in Edinburgh destroyed by fire.
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