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08 February
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed
25 January
Poet Robert Burns is born in Ayrshire
17 October
Ben Nevis observatory is established
18 September
Independence referendum delivers ‘No’ vote
28 August
Timex calls time on its Dundee factory
