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26 May
Scotland’s first commercial railway signed off
07 January
Glasgow University is founded
18 August
The Tay Road Bridge opens to traffic
27 July
Parliament authorises construction of the Caledonian Canal
29 May
Cardinal David Beaton is assassinated at St Andrews
