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24 January
Wall-building emperor Hadrian is born
21 December
Pan Am flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
05 October
Ardnamurchan lighthouse lit for the first time
06 March
Scott Monument architect drowns in the Union Canal
01 March
Scotland votes for an independent parliament