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08 September
John Porteous isn’t executed as he’s already dead
31 May
Edinburgh’s trams carry their first passengers
09 December
Cumbernauld is designated a New Town
09 March
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations
04 May
Greyfriars Bobby is born
