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04 October
Death of engineer John Rennie the Elder
01 July
Naval hero Admiral Adam Duncan is born in Dundee
08 September
John Porteous isn’t executed as he’s already dead
21 October
First release of Grand Theft Auto
17 April
The Kelpies are unveiled
