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17 July
The Bank of Scotland is founded
28 April
Scotland’s last Protestant martyr is burned
01 November
The Highlands and Islands Development Board opens
25 June
Mysterious miniature coffins discovered on Arthur’s Seat
14 February
Dolly the cloned sheep dies