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17 July
The Bank of Scotland is founded
11 December
Royal Yacht Britannia is retired to Edinburgh
29 May
Cardinal David Beaton is assassinated at St Andrews
12 October
John Muir Trust is founded
01 May
Jenners opens on Princes Street