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21 October
First release of Grand Theft Auto
01 November
The Highlands and Islands Development Board opens
11 December
Royal Yacht Britannia is retired to Edinburgh
25 March
Robert the Bruce is crowned King of the Scots
09 March
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations
