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08 September
John Porteous isn’t executed as he’s already dead
04 October
Death of engineer John Rennie the Elder
23 July
The Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow
03 February
Inventor of self-adhesive postage stamps is born
01 November
The Highlands and Islands Development Board opens
