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08 September
John Porteous isn’t executed as he’s already dead
17 April
The Kelpies are unveiled
24 January
Wall-building emperor Hadrian is born
16 June
Muirfield golf course designer Old Tom Morris is born
16 April
Jacobites fight in the Battle of Culloden
