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16 October
The Skye Bridge opens to traffic
09 December
Cumbernauld is designated a New Town
08 February
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed
09 March
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations
11 November
Scottish spy James Bond is born
