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08 February
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed
11 November
Scottish spy James Bond is born
04 December
First and last editions of comic The Dandy are published
03 February
Inventor of self-adhesive postage stamps is born
23 June
Scotland votes to remain in the EU
