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04 May
Greyfriars Bobby is born
30 April
Ochil Hills are struck by an earthquake
23 July
The Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow
28 December
The Tay Bridge disaster
27 July
Parliament authorises construction of the Caledonian Canal