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19 May
Lord Leverhulme buys the Isle of Lewis
29 July
Refurbished National Museum of Scotland opens its doors
17 November
Birth of James Matheson, owner of Lewis
30 September
Rod Stewart opens the SSE Hydro
16 April
Jacobites fight in the Battle of Culloden
