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09 March
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations
29 May
Cardinal David Beaton is assassinated at St Andrews
17 July
The Bank of Scotland is founded
09 December
Cumbernauld is designated a New Town
08 February
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed
