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27 August
Foundation stone laid for the National Monument of Scotland
11 November
Scottish spy James Bond is born
01 July
Naval hero Admiral Adam Duncan is born in Dundee
25 March
Robert the Bruce is crowned King of the Scots
13 February
The Massacre of Glencoe
