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08 February
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed
25 June
Mysterious miniature coffins discovered on Arthur’s Seat
11 December
Royal Yacht Britannia is retired to Edinburgh
27 August
Foundation stone laid for the National Monument of Scotland
21 December
Pan Am flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie