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Who was Jessie Newbery and what was her influence on Scottish art? 27th April
Painter Jack Vettriano is born in St Andrews 17th November
Royal Society of Edinburgh founder is born 6th October
V&A Dundee opens its doors 15th September
First Edinburgh International Festival opens 24th August
Cartoonist Dudley D Watkins dies in Broughty Ferry 20th August
Designer Robert Adam is born 3rd July
Painter and etcher David Young Cameron is born 28th June
Designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh is born 7th June
Artist and embroiderer Jessie Newbery dies 27th April
Inventor and astronomer James Ferguson is born 25th April
Lord Byron dies in Greece 19th April
The Kelpies are unveiled 17th April
Artist and suffragist Ann Macbeth dies 23rd March
Scott Monument architect drowns in the Union Canal 6th March
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Cartoonist Dudley D Watkins dies in Broughty Ferry

06 March

Scott Monument architect drowns in the Union Canal

31 May

Edinburgh’s trams carry their first passengers

14 October

Hundreds drowned in the Eyemouth disaster

08 September

John Porteous isn’t executed as he’s already dead


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