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28 August
University of St Andrews is established by a Papal Bull
03 February
Inventor of self-adhesive postage stamps is born
31 May
Edinburgh’s trams carry their first passengers
18 September
Independence referendum delivers ‘No’ vote
25 January
Launch of The Scotsman newspaper
