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08 February
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed
23 July
The Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow
25 March
Robert the Bruce is crowned King of the Scots
07 September
Scottish Parliament building hosts its first debate
20 August
Cartoonist Dudley D Watkins dies in Broughty Ferry
