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28 September
Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone of the new Balmoral Castle
17 July
The Bank of Scotland is founded
30 March
The signing of the Claim of Right
29 January
Visitors are trapped in the Glasgow Tower
01 July
Naval hero Admiral Adam Duncan is born in Dundee