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8 |
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May |
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1854 |
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Captain
Robert
Barclay
Allardice,
the
famous
exponent
of
"pedestrianism",
precursor
to
race
walking,
died.
6th
Laird
of
Ury,
commissioned
in
the
23rd
Regiment
of
Foot
he
was
ADC
to
the
Marquis
of
Huntly
in
the
ill-fated
Walcheren
Expedition
in
1809.
The
Celebrated
Captain
Barclay:
Sport,
Money
and
Fame
in
Regency
Britain,
Peter
Radford
ISBN
0747272220
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8 |
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May |
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1945 |
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VE
(Victory
in
Europe)
Day.
On
May
7
1945,
General
Jodl
signed
with the Allies for
the
unconditional
surrender
of
German
forces
on
all
fronts,
which
was
to
take
effect
on
8
May
at
1101
hrs.2020 75th Anniversary
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9 |
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May |
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1645 |
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The
Marquis
of
Montrose's
Forces
defeated
Covenanters
at
Auldearn,
near
Nairn,
remembered
in
verses
of
the
song
"The
Haughs
of
Cromdale",
which
was
actually
45
years
later.
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9 |
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May |
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1860 |
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J
M
Barrie,
the
Scottish
playwright
and
novelist,
born.
Mainly
remembered
today
for
"Peter
Pan"
his
works
include
"A
Window
in
Thrums"
and
the
"The
Admirable
Crichton".
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9 |
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May |
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1909 |
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Robert
Garioch,
poet
and
translator
who
wrote
mainly
in
the
Scots
language,
born.
He
died
on
26th
April
1981.
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10 |
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May |
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1307 |
|
Robert
the
Bruce
defeats
the
English
Army
at
the
Battle
of
Loudon
Hill.
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10 |
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May |
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1941 |
|
Hitler's
Deputy,
Rudolf
Hess,
parachuted
into
Scotland
surrendered
to
farmer
David
McLean,
and
asks
to
see
the
Duke
of
Hamilton.
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11 |
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May |
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1672 |
|
Charles
Seton,
2nd
Earl
of
Dunfermline
died.
A
devoted
Royalist
he
left
the
country
after
the
execution
of
Charles
I
and
returned
with
Charles
II.
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11 |
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May |
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1685 |
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Covenanter
Martyrs
Margaret
Lauchlane,
or
McLachlan,
and
Margaret
Wilson
drowned
in
the
Solway
Firth
after
refusing
to
acknowledge
Charles
II's
authority
on
religious
matters.
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12 |
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May |
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1999 |
|
The
Scottish
Parliament
which
adjourned
on
25th
March
1707
reconvened.
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13 |
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May |
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1568 |
|
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
defeated
by
Regent
Moray
at
the
Battle
of
Langside..
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14 |
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May |
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1689 |
|
Cameronians
,
(Scottish
Rifles),
formed.
Their
first
Commanding
Officer
was
William
Cleland,
who
would
be
killed
weeks
later
at
the
Battle
of
Dunkeld,
21st
August,
and
their
Colonel,
was
the
Earl
of
Angus.
The
Regiment
chose
disbandment
rather
than
merger,
in
1967.
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14 |
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May |
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1752 |
|
The
Appin
Murder.
Colin
Campbell
of
Glenure
"The
Red
Fox"
shot,
allegedly
by
Alan
Breck
Stewart
(of
"Kidnapped"
fame).
James
Stewart
was
later
found
guilty
and
hanged,
despite
a
lack
of
evidence.
In
2001
a
descendant
of
the
Stewarts
of
Appin,
89-year-old
Anda
Penman,
identified
young
Donald
Stewart
of
Ballachulish
as
the
real
killer,
a
secret
that
was
passed
on
by
word
of
mouth
through
generations
of
the
Appin
Stewarts.
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15 |
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May |
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1567 |
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Mary
Queen
of
Scots
married
the
James
Hepburn,
Duke
of
Orkney,
4th
Earl
of
Bothwell
at
Holyrood.
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16 |
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May |
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1568 |
|
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
crossed
the
River
Solway
into
exile
landing
at
Workington.
She
spent
her
first
night
at
Workington
Hall
owned
by
a
friend
of
Lord
Herries.
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