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24 February
Caledonian Sleeper carries its first passengers
06 August
Publisher DC Thomson is born
17 November
Birth of James Matheson, owner of Lewis
17 July
The Bank of Scotland is founded
27 August
Foundation stone laid for the National Monument of Scotland