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28 August
University of St Andrews is established by a Papal Bull
25 January
Launch of The Scotsman newspaper
20 August
Cartoonist Dudley D Watkins dies in Broughty Ferry
12 November
Edinburgh Waverley Station granted Grade A listing
05 October
Ardnamurchan lighthouse lit for the first time
