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Fife-born ‘Robinson Crusoe’ dies
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13th December
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Open University founder Jennie Lee dies
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16th November
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National Library of Scotland architect dies
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27th October
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Grampian Television goes on air
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30th September
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Author “Graham Travers” dies
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3rd September
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The Queensferry Crossing opens
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30th August
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Trades unionist Willie Gallacher dies
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12th August
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Crime writer Val McDermid is born
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4th June
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Rebus author Ian Rankin is born
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28th April
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Scotland’s last Protestant martyr is burned
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Hypodermic syringe inventor dies in Edinburgh
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26th February
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Glasgow’s founder and patron saint dies
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13th January
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