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It happened this month in Scotland...

• 1. (1707) Act of Union between Scotland and England came into force. Scottish church bells chimed to the tune of “Why Am I So Sad On My Wedding Day?”
• 2. (1568) Mary Queen of Scotls escaped from Loch Leven Castle.
• 3. (1860) Scottish physician and expert on respiration, John Haldane, was born. He was author of “Causes of Death in Colliery Explosions”.
• 4. (1645) Marquis of Montrose was victorious at the Battle of Auldearn.
• 5. (1938) In Glasgow King George VI opened the Empire Exhibition.
• 6. (1999) Elections to first Scottish Parliament since 1707.
• 7. (1711) Scottish philosopher David Hume was born.
• 8. (1701) Pirate William Kidd tried for piracy at London’s Old Bailey. He was hanged on May 23rd.
• 9. (1957) Huge fire destroyed 90,000 theatrical costumes at Bell’s Brae, Edinburgh.
• 10. (1809) Andrew Bell, a co-founder of Encyclopaedia Britannica, died.
• 11. (1685) Covenanters Margaret Lachlane and Margaret Wilson were tied to stakes in the Solway Firth and left to drown for refusing to sign the oath of loyalty to Charles II.
• 12. (1725) The Black Watch Regiment was commissioned to police the Highlands.
• 13. (1568) Mary Queen of Scots was finally defeated at the Battle of Langside.
• 14. (1754) St. Andrews Society of Golfers was founded.
• 15. (1903) Sir William MacTaggart, Scottish painter, was born.
• 16. (1791) James Boswell’s “Life of Johnson” was published.
• 17. (1870) Scottish photographer, David Octavius Hill, died.
• 18. (1843) Free Church of Scotland founded by dissenters from the Church of Scotland.
• 19. (1795) Death of James Boswell at Auchinleck.
• 20. (685) Pictish victory over Angles at Battle of Dunnichen.
• 21. (1747) Edinburgh born James Lind demonstrated the efficacy of citrus fruits in preventing scurvy. British sailors became known as “limeys”.
• 22. (1859) Birth in Edinburgh of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – author of Sherlock Holmes stories.
• 22. (1915) Britain’s worst rail disaster in which 215 of the 227 people killed were from the Royal Scots Regiment on route for Gallipoli.
• 23. (1718) William Hunter, considered to be the founder of the science of gynaecology, died.
• 24. (1972) Glasgow Rangers defeated Dynamo Moscow to become the first Scottish side to wind the UEFA Cup Winners Cup.
• 25. (1967) Celtic become the first British European Cup Winners, beating Inter Milan 2-1.
• 26. (1424) King James ! Parliament banned the playing of football.
• 27. (1936) Glasgow-built liner, Queen Mary, made her maiden voyage.
• 28. (1503) Marriage between King James IV and Margaret Tudor confirmed by Pope Alexander VI, to bring about peace between Scotland and England.
• 29. (1546) Cardinal Beaton, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, murdered at St. Andrews Castle by Protestant Reformers.
• 30. (1847) Thomas Chalmers, who became the first Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland, died.
• 31. (1727) Royal Bank of Scotland formed.