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09 March
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations
23 October
Tyre inventor John Boyd Dunlop dies
28 August
University of St Andrews is established by a Papal Bull
02 May
Hillman Imp rolls off production line in Linwood
21 October
First release of Grand Theft Auto