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29 July
Refurbished National Museum of Scotland opens its doors
27 August
Foundation stone laid for the National Monument of Scotland
23 October
Tyre inventor John Boyd Dunlop dies
04 July
The Higgs Boson is discovered
28 September
Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone of the new Balmoral Castle