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25 January
Poet Robert Burns is born in Ayrshire
27 September
The Queen Mother unveils the Commando Monument
17 July
The Bank of Scotland is founded
21 October
First release of Grand Theft Auto
28 September
Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone of the new Balmoral Castle
