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27 July
Parliament authorises construction of the Caledonian Canal
24 May
The Falkirk Wheel opens for business
28 December
The Tay Bridge disaster
31 March
Edinburgh architect Robert Morham is born
11 December
Royal Yacht Britannia is retired to Edinburgh