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27 August
Foundation stone laid for the National Monument of Scotland
11 November
Scottish spy James Bond is born
17 November
Birth of James Matheson, owner of Lewis
05 May
Construction begins at Sutherland Spaceport
30 April
Ochil Hills are struck by an earthquake