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20 August
Cartoonist Dudley D Watkins dies in Broughty Ferry
25 June
Mysterious miniature coffins discovered on Arthur’s Seat
28 September
Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone of the new Balmoral Castle
28 December
The Tay Bridge disaster
01 May
Jenners opens on Princes Street