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21 October
First release of Grand Theft Auto
31 May
Edinburgh’s trams carry their first passengers
28 December
The Tay Bridge disaster
30 September
Rod Stewart opens the SSE Hydro
27 August
Foundation stone laid for the National Monument of Scotland