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21 October
First release of Grand Theft Auto
24 January
Wall-building emperor Hadrian is born
12 November
Edinburgh Waverley Station granted Grade A listing
01 March
Scotland votes for an independent parliament
04 December
First and last editions of comic The Dandy are published