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23 August
William Wallace is brutally executed
16 October
The Skye Bridge opens to traffic
28 August
University of St Andrews is established by a Papal Bull
01 July
Naval hero Admiral Adam Duncan is born in Dundee
30 September
Rod Stewart opens the SSE Hydro