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14 October
Hundreds drowned in the Eyemouth disaster
25 January
Launch of The Scotsman newspaper
26 May
Scotland’s first commercial railway signed off
08 March
Oor Wullie makes his first appearance in print
01 November
The Highlands and Islands Development Board opens
