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The Bank of Scotland is founded

WEBThe Bank of Scotland is founded. The Bank of Scotland was formed under the authority of an Act of the Scottish Parliament on 17 July 1695, and it went into operation …

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Inventor of the fridge is born in Hamilton

WEBOther events that occured in April. 01. Rebus author Ian Rankin is born Author Ian Rankin was born in Fife in 1960. He is best known as the author of a series of novels focused …

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Cancer pioneer Henry Littlejohn is born

WEB8th May 1826 Cancer pioneer Henry Littlejohn is born. At a time when smoking was seen either as elegant or – in some quarters – healthy, Henry Littlejohn was the first to …

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SS St Sunniva wrecked off Shetland

WEBRescue mission. On 7 August 1896, the John O’Groat Journal quoted reports in the Daily News from “some time ago” that the steamer had “rescued the greater part of the …

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Maths genius Matthew Stewart is born

WEBOther events that occured in January. 01. Scottish bike inventor dies Keir-born blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan is credited with inventing the pedal cycle by removing one wheel …

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The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is founded

WEBThe Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was founded in August 1729 and was originally known as the Hospital for the Sick Poor

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NHS Scotland is founded

WEBNHS Scotland was founded under the authority of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 and came into existence on 5 July the following year. It wasn’t the …

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Designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh is born

WEB7th June 1868 Designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh is born. The name of architect, artist and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh is synonymous with Art …

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Waterbed inventor is born in Arbroath

WEBWaterbed inventor is born in Arbroath. Neil Arnott was a surgeon who, after travelling to China, settled in London and co-founded the University of London. While living there, he …

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Lord Leverhulme buys the Isle of Lewis

WEBHe bought the Isle of Lewis for £167,000 in May 1918 and, the following year, added South Harris for a further £36,000, with the intention of building up the fishing industries on the …

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Death of adventurer Isabella Lucy Bird

WEBExplorer, and fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Isabella Bird, died in Edinburgh aged 72. She is buried in the city’s Dean Cemetery. Isabella was a …

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Sherlock Holmes inspiration born in Edinburgh

WEB2nd December 1837 Sherlock Holmes inspiration born in Edinburgh. Surgeon Joseph Bell is said to have inspired author Arthur Conan Doyle to create the …

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X-ray 'martyr' John Spence dies

WEB15th March 1930 X-ray ‘martyr’ John Spence dies. John Spence was a pioneer in the use of x-rays. The radiation poisoning he received as a result of his many years’ research …

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Diplomat Sir William Maitland dies in jail

WEB9th June 1573 Diplomat Sir William Maitland dies in jail. William Maitland was a supporter of a unified kingdom of Scotland and England long before James VI (of Scotland) became …

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Burke and Hare's best customer dies

WEB20th December 1862 Burke and Hare’s best customer dies. Born in Edinburgh, where he also attended the university, Robert Knox was an anatomist and customer of serial …

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Buick Motor Company founder is born

WEB17th September 1854 Buick Motor Company founder is born. It seems unlikely Arbroath-born David Dunbar Buick would have remembered much of the country of his birth: his …

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Dr Finlay creator AJ Cronin dies

WEB6th January 1981 Dr Finlay creator AJ Cronin dies. AJ Cronin was the doctor author behind the popular fictional character, Doctor Finlay.

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Author Robert Louis Stevenson is born

WEB13th November 1850 Author Robert Louis Stevenson is born. Prolific author Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850, and died in Samoa, aged 44, in 1894.

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Commuter trains crash at Newton

WEB21st July 1991 Commuter trains crash at Newton. Two passengers and both drivers were killed when a pair of trains crashed head-on at Newton station, around six …

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