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July |
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1782 |
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Repeal
of
the
Act
of
Proscription
of
Tartan
that
followed
the
1745
Rising.
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1 |
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July |
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1916 |
|
 Listen
to
the
Pipe
Tune
"The
Battle
of
the
Somme"
The
first
day
of
the
Battle
of
the
Somme
saw
the
worst
losses
in
the
history
of
the
British
Army.
Nearly
20,000
men
lost
their
lives
and
more
than
40,000
were
wounded.
The
16th
Battalion
of
The
Royal
Scots
(The
Royal
Regiment),
known
after
their
Commanding
Officer
as
“McCrae’s
Own”
were
in
the
the
thick
of
the
action
and
almost
three-quarters
became
casualties,
including
several
Heart
of
Midlothian
footballers
who
had
volunteered
in
1914.
Despite
their
heavy
losses
this
battalion
gained
the
most
ground
that
day.
This
was
remembered
in
the
week
of
the
90th
Anniversary
of
the
Battle
by
a
documentary
"Supreme
Sacrifice",
based
on
Historian,
Jack
Alexander's
history
of
McRae's
Battalion,
broadcast
on
BBC2
Scotland.
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2 |
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July |
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1266 |
|
Treaty
of
Perth.
Norway
transfers
sovereignty
of
the
Hebrides
and
the
Isle
of
Man
to
Scotland.
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2 |
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July |
|
1644 |
|
The
Scots
and
Parliamentarian
Army
defeated
Charles
I
at
the
Battle
of
Marston
Moor.
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2 |
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July |
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1645 |
|
The
Battle
of
Alford,
Aberdeenshire.
The
Marquis
of
Montrose,
Charles
I's
Commander
in
Scotland
defeated
 General
Baillie's
Army
on
what
is
now
called
Battle
Hill
opposite
the
old
West
Kirk.
Modern
Alford
grew
up
around
the
old
railway
station.
The
battle
took
place
near
the
Bridge
of
Alford.
The
victory
was
marred
by
the
death
of
George,
Lord
Gordon,
and
the
Alford's
local
history
society
has
marked
with a plaque the
"Gordon
Stane"
where
he
lay
mortally
wounded
.
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3 |
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July |
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1582 |
|
James
Crichton
"The
Admirable
Crichton",
scholar,
soldier
and
adventurer,
died.
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3 |
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July |
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1728 |
|
Scottish
Architect
Robert
Adam
born
in
Kirkcaldy.
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3 |
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July |
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1928 |
|
John
Logie
Baird
transmits
the
world's
first
colour
television
pictures.
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4 |
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July |
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1913 |
|
Oswald
Wynd,
author
of
"The
Ginger
Tree",
born
to
Scottish
Missionary
parents
in
Tokyo.
He
graduated
from
Edinburgh
University,
joined
the
Scots
Guards
at
the
outbreak
of
WWII,
and
was
commissioned
into
the
Intelligence
Corps.
He
was
captured
in
Malaya
and
became
a
Prisoner
of
War
in
Japan.
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5 |
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July |
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1820 |
|
William
John
Macquorn
Rankine,
civil
engineer,
born
in
Edinburgh.
He
was
the
first
president
of
the
Institution
of
Engineers
in
Scotland.
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6 |
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July |
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1560 |
|
The
Treaty
of
Edinburgh
saw
the
withdrawal
of
French
and
English
Troops
from
Scotland.
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6 |
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July |
|
1747 |
|
John
Paul
Jones,
founder
of
the
United
States'
Navy
born
in
Scotland.
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6 |
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July |
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1988 |
|
"PIPER
ALPHA"
disaster.
167
lives
were
lost
following
an
explosion
and
fire
on
the
North
Sea
platform
off
Aberdeen.
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7 |
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July |
|
1548 |
|
The
Treaty
of
Haddington
proclaimed
the
betrothal
of
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
to
François,
the
Dauphin
of
France.
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7 |
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July |
|
1559 |
|
John
Knox
was
appointed
as
the
first
Protestant
minister
in
Edinburgh.
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7 |
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July |
|
1814 |
|
First
publication
of
Sir
Walter
Scott's
Waverley
novels.
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7 |
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July |
|
1930 |
|
Sir
Arthur
Conan
Doyle
author
of
the
Sherlock
Holmes
detective
stories,
died.
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8 |
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July |
|
1249 |
|
Alexander
II
buried
at
Melrose
having
died
on
the
island
of
Kerrera,
Argyllshire
whilst
preparing
to
take
the
Hebrides
from
Norway.
Ref:
A
History
Book
for
Scots,
selections
from
Walter
Bower's
Scotichronicon,
p.
144
ISBN
978-1-873644-84-3
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8 |
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July |
|
1296 |
|
John
Balliol
abdicated
at
Montrose,
Angus.
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8 |
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July |
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1758 |
|
The
42nd
Regiment
(Later
The
Black
Watch
(Royal
Highland
Regiment)
and
now
3
SCOTS)
took
part
in
either
the
Battle
of
Ticonderoga
or
Battle
of
Carillon,
a
French
victory
which
saw
heavy
American
and
British
losses.
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8 |
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July |
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1773 |
|
The
"HECTOR"
left
Loch
Broom,
near
Ullapool,
carrying
around
200
emigrants
bound
for
Pictou,
Nova
Scotia,
the
start
of
a
wave
of
Scottish
immigration
to
Canada.
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8 |
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July |
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1823 |
|
Sir
Henry
Raeburn,
artist
and
portrait
painter,
died.
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9 |
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July |
|
1917 |
|
"HMS
VANGUARD"
blew
up
in
Scapa
Flow
with
the
loss
of
all
but
3
of
her
crew
of
670.
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10 |
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July |
|
1451 |
|
The
future
James
III
born
in
Stirling
Castle.
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10 |
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July |
|
1560 |
|
Following
the
Treaty
of
Edinburgh
on
the
6th
July
the
Scottish
Parliament
(otherwise
known
as
the
Reformation
Parliament
convened
in
Edinburgh
on
10
July
1560,
attended
by
14
earls,
6
bishops,
19
lords,
21
abbots,
22
burgh
commissioners,
and
over
100
lairds.
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10 |
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July |
|
1633 |
|
The
"BLESSING
OF
BURNTISLAND"
sank
off
Burntisland
in
the
Firth
of
Forth
carrying
gold,
silver
and
jewellery
belonging
to
Charles
I.
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11 |
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July |
|
1370 |
|
Marjorie
Stewart,
daughter
of
Robert
II,
received
Papal
Dispensation
to
marry
her
cousin,
John
Dunbar,
later
created
the
Earl
of
Moray.
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11 |
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July |
|
1774 |
|
Robert
Jameson,
mineralogist
and
naturalist,
born
in
Leith.
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12 |
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July |
|
1570 |
|
Matthew
Stuart,
4th
Earl
of
Lennox
and
father
of
Lord
Darnley
made
Regent
of
Scotland.
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12 |
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July |
|
1850 |
|
Robert
Stevenson,
died.
He
is
best
known
as
a
builder
of
lighthouses
and
was
the
engineer
in
charge
of
the
construction
of
the
Bell
Rock,
and
grandfather
of
the
novelist,
Robert
Louis
Stevenson.
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13 |
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July |
|
1174 |
|
William
the
Lion
captured
by
the
English
at
his
siege
of
Alnwick
Castle.
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13 |
|
July |
|
1249 |
|
Alexander
III
crowned
at
Scone.
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13 |
|
July |
|
1469 |
|
James
III
married
Margaret
Oldenburg,
Princess
of
Denmark.
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14 |
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July |
|
1779 |
|
The
Great
Siege
of
Gibraltar
began,
which
would
last
3
years
7
months
and
12
days,
ending
in
February
1783.
Gibraltar
is
defended
by
a
determined
Scot,
George
Augustus
Eliott,
one
of
the
few
Scots
remembered
by
the
issue
of
a
postage
stamp
outside
Scotland.
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14 |
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July |
|
1927 |
|
Scottish
National
War
Memorial
opened.
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15 |
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July |
|
1889 |
|
Scottish
National
Portrait
Gallery
opened.
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15 |
|
July |
|
1914 |
|
Gavin
Maxwell,
author
of
"A
Ring
of
Bright
Water",
born.
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16 |
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July |
|
1832 |
|
31
Shetland
"sixareens"
were
lost,
with
a
total
of
105
men.
This
is
still
remembered
in
Shetland
as
"The
Bad
Day".
Sixareen -
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shetland Museum and Archives: Sixareen
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17 |
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July |
|
1453 |
|
Battle
of
Castillon.
The
last
battle
of
the
100
Years
War.
The
French
with
Scots
allies
defeat
the
English.
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17 |
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July |
|
1652 |
|
The
Great
Fire
of
Glasgow
destroyed
one
third
of
the
City.
|
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|
17 |
|
July |
|
1695 |
|
The
Bank
of
Scotland
was
founded.
|
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17 |
|
July |
|
1790 |
|
Adam
Smith,
known
as
"the
father
of
economics",
author
of
the
"The
Wealth
of
Nations"
died.
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|
18 |
|
July |
|
1290 |
|
Treaty
of
Birgham.
The
Scots
agreed
that
Margaret,
the
Maid
of
Norway,
the
heiress
to
the
Scots
Throne,
should
marry
Prince
Edward,
eldest
son
of
Edward
I.
Scottish
independence
is
guaranteed.
See
also
the
Treaty
of
Salisbury.
Records
of
the
Parliaments
of
Scotland
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18 |
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July |
|
1743 |
|
Three
men
from
the
43rd
Regiment
(Later
the
42nd
Regiment
and
finally
The
Black
Watch(The
Royal
Highland
Regiment))
(now
part
of
The
Royal
Regiment
of
Scotland)
were
shot
at
the
Tower
of
London
having
been
found
guilty
of
mutiny
and
desertion.
The
Regiment
were
being
posted
to
Flanders
as
reinforcements
though
they
had
been
raised
for
service
in
the
Highlands,
but
a
rumour
spread
that
they
were
being
sent
to
the
West
Indies,
and
over
100
turned
around
at
Finchley
Common
to
head
home.
104
were
arrested
near
Northampton
and
sent
to
the
Tower.
Corporals
Samuel
Macpherson
and
Malcolm
Macpherson
and
Private
Farquhar
Shaw,
were
shot
by
the
Regiment
of
Footguards,
then
on
duty
in
the
Tower,
unusually
within
the
Tower,
and
their
remains
are
interred
under
a
grey
and
black
striped
marble
slab
by
the
corner
of
the
Chapel
Royal
of
St
Peter
ad
Vincula.
In
2010
the
slab
was
raised,
revealing
three
coffins.
The
slab
was
replaced
without
further
inspection.
Several
of
the
deserters
made
good
their
escape,
though
one
was
thought
to
have
died
en
route,
and
the
remaining
prisoners
were
posted
to
other
regiments
in
the
Colonies.
The
43rd
Regiment
continued
to
Flanders
as
planned.
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19 |
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July |
|
1333 |
|
Battle
of
Halidon
Hill
near
Berwick.
The
Scots
Army
led
by
Sir
Archibald
Douglas
were
defeated
by
the
English
Army
led
by
Edward
III
and
Edward
Balliol.
The
Scots
lost
some
4,000
including
their
leader,
mainly
due
to
the
Welsh
longbows.
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19 |
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July |
|
1896 |
|
A
J
Cronin
born,
best
known
for
his
"Dr
Finlay"
books.
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20 |
|
July |
|
1651 |
|
Battle
of
Inverkeithing
or
Pitreavie.
The
Royalist
Army
lead
by
Generals
Brown
and
Holborn
was
defeated
by
the
Cromwellian
Army
lead
by
Generals
Overton
and
Lambert.
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20 |
|
July |
|
1889 |
|
John
Charles
Walsham
Reith,
later
Lord
Reith,
born
in
Stonehaven,
son
of
a
Church
of
Scotland
Minister.
He
was
General
Manager/Managing
Director
of
the
BBC
from
1922
to
1927
and
set
the
non
commercial
model
for
the
corporation
that
has
continued
to
this
day.
The
Reith
Lectures
are
held
in
his
Memory.
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21 |
|
July |
|
1796 |
|
Robert
Burns,
the
National
Bard,
died.
Despite
saying
in
his
last
hours
to
fellow
member
of
the
Dumfries
Volunteers,
John
Gibson,
"John,
don't
let
the
awkward
squad
fire
over
me,"
his
funeral
was
with
full
military
honours.
His
request
gave
rise
to
the
term
"the
awkward
squad".
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22 |
|
July |
|
1298 |
|
The
Battle
of
Falkirk.
William
Wallace
defeated
by
Edward
I.
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22 |
|
July |
|
1484 |
|
The
Battle
of
Lochmaben
Fair.
A
party
of
cavalry
led
by
the
rebel
Earl
of
Douglas
and
the
Duke
of
Albany,
crossed
from
England
and
clashed
with
local
forces
loyal
to
James
III,
the
Scottish
king.
The
raiders
were
defeated;
and
while
Albany
managed
to
escape
Douglas
was
captured,
spending
what
remained
of
his
life
as
a
royal
prisoner.
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23 |
|
July |
|
1637 |
|
Jenny
Geddes
hurled
her
stool
at
the
Dean
of
St
Giles
Cathedral,
Edinburgh
calling
"Daur
ye
say
mass
at
my
lug?",
protesting
at
the
new
unpopular
form
of
service
introduced
by
Charles
I,
which
led
to
the
signing
of
the
National
Covenant.
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23 |
|
July |
|
1745 |
|
Prince
Charles
Edward
Stuart
"The
Young
Pretender" lands
on
Eriskay
with
eight
supporters,
no
supplies
and
no
funds
at
the
start
of
the
'45
Rising.
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23 |
|
July |
|
1773 |
|
Sir
Thomas
Makdougall
Brisbane
(1773-1860),
6th
Governor
of
New
South
Wales,
was
born
at
Brisbane
House,
near
Largs,
Ayrshire.
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24 |
|
July |
|
1411 |
|
The
Battle
of
Harlaw.
In
a
dispute
over
the
Earldom
of
Ross,
Donald
II,
The
Lord
of
the
Isles
brought
the
Highland
Army
into
Aberdeenshire,
where
the
Earl
of
Mar
gathered
his
forces
at
Inverurie
to
prevent
them
attacking
Aberdeen.
The
action
was
intense,
but
though
no
clear
victor
emerged,
the
Highland
Army
withdraw
to
the
Highlands
and
Aberdeen
was
safe.
The
battle
is
remembered
in
folklore
and
song.
 
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24 |
|
July |
|
1874 |
|
Oswald
Chambers,
minister
and
teacher,
author
of
the
devotional
My
Utmost
for
His
Highest
born
in
Aberdeen.
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25 |
|
July |
|
1843 |
|
Charles
Macintosh
who
patented
the
waterproof
cloth
he
was
using
to
make
raincoats,
died.
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26 |
|
July |
|
1513 |
AA |
James
IV
in
response
to
a
request
from
France
in
accordance
with
the
“Auld
Alliance”
declared
war
on
England,
sending
a
letter
to
Henry
VIII
with
the
Ross
Herald.
James
was
also
displeased
at
the
English
seizure
of
two
Scottish
ships
in
a
dispute
over
the
payment
of
the
dowry
for
his
wife,
Margaret
Tudor.
This
would
lead
to
the
disaster
at
Flodden
in
September
that
year,
when
James
and
“The
Flower
of
Scotland”
were
to
lose
their
lives.
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27 |
|
July |
|
1689 |
|
The
Battle
of
Killiecrankie.
The
Government
sent
an
Army
north
under
General
Mackay
to
stop
the
advance
of
the
Jacobite
Army
led
by
John
Graham
of
Claverhouse,
“Bonnie
Dundee”.
The
Armies
met
at
the
pass
of
Killiecrankie,
near
Blair
Atholl,
and
the
Government
soldiers
were
scattered
by
a
Highland
charge
lead
by
Claverhouse.
Their
victory
was
short
lived
as
John
Graham
was
felled
by
a
ball
from
a
leather
cannon
carried
as
light
artillery
by
the
Government
infantry,
and
his
Army
was
subsequently
defeated
at
Dunkeld.
The
bullet
hole
in
his
breastplate
now
at
Blair
Castle
is
a
later
addition
for
dramatic
effect.
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27 |
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July |
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1777 |
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Thomas
Campbell,
poet,
born
in
Glasgow.
He
married
his
cousin,
Matilda
Sinclair
in
1803
or
1804.
Link
to
Poet's
Corner.
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27 |
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July |
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1896 |
|
Air
Vice
Marshal
Sir
Robert
Allingham
George,
Governor
of
South
Australia,
born
in
Ross
and
Cromarty.
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28 |
|
July |
|
1683 |
|
Anne
Stuart
married
Prince
George
of
Denmark.
The
second
daughter
of
James
II,
she
was
raised
a
protestant
by
her
uncle,
Charles
II.
None
of
her
children
survived
her,
and
she
died
without
an
heir.
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28 |
|
July |
|
1914 |
|
The
First
World
War
began
with
Austria-Hungary's
declaration
of
war
with
Serbia.
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29 |
|
July |
|
1567 |
|
James
VI
was
crowned
at
Stirling.
The
one
year
old
James
was
crowned
James
VI
of
Scotland
in
a
Protestant
ceremony
in
the
Church
of
the
Holy
Rude,
close
to
the
Castle.
John
Knox
preached
the
sermon.
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29 |
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July |
|
1763 |
|
Admiral
Sir
Philip
Charles
Calderwood
Henderson
Durham
born
Largo
Fife.
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30 |
|
July |
|
1547 |
|
The
Protestants
who
were
responsible
for
the
murder
of
Cardinal
David
Beaton
surrendered
St
Andrews
Castle
to
French
forces.
Cardinal
Beaton
had
executed
Protestant
Preacher
George
Wishart
in
1546
and
the
Protestants
leaders
reacted
by
seizing
the
castle
and
killing
Beaton.
They
held
out
for
a
year.
One
of
their
number,
John
Knox,
served
subsequently
for
19
months
on
French
galleys,
but
eventually
he
and
the
others,
but
for
one
who
died
either
escaped
or
were
released.
The
mine
dug
under
the
castle
wall
above
during
the
siege
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31 |
|
July |
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1423 |
|
Battle
of
Cravant.
4,500
French
and
Scots
soldiers,
commanded
by
John
Stewart,
Earl
of
Buchan
and
Seigneur
of
Aubigny
fell
in
defence
of
the
town
against
the
English.
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31 |
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July |
|
1786 |
|
First
publication
of
the
"Kilmarnock
Edition"
of
the
poems
of
Robert
Burns
"Chiefly
in
the
Scottish
Dialect".
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