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20 August
Cartoonist Dudley D Watkins dies in Broughty Ferry
08 February
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed
04 December
First and last editions of comic The Dandy are published
30 October
Tay Bridge designer dies of anxiety
04 March
The Forth Bridge is opened
