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25 January
Poet Robert Burns is born in Ayrshire
01 November
The Highlands and Islands Development Board opens
17 October
Ben Nevis observatory is established
28 August
University of St Andrews is established by a Papal Bull
24 May
The Falkirk Wheel opens for business