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28 August
University of St Andrews is established by a Papal Bull
22 October
Nuclear submarine runs aground off Skye
08 February
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed
11 September
The Battle of Stirling Bridge
27 July
Parliament authorises construction of the Caledonian Canal
