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29 May
Cardinal David Beaton is assassinated at St Andrews
24 May
The Falkirk Wheel opens for business
20 August
Cartoonist Dudley D Watkins dies in Broughty Ferry
23 July
The Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow
06 March
Scott Monument architect drowns in the Union Canal
