Interesting Dates in Scottish History

Events in history ...

05/24/1153 - Malcolm IV becomes king of Scotland

07/05/1295 - Scotland & France sign anti-English covenant

03/25/1306 - Robert the Bruce crowned king of Scotland

06/24/1314 - Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England

04/06/1320 - Declaration of Arbroath

10/14/1322 - Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence

01/22/1371 - King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned

06/11/1488 - Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland

06/01/1495 - 1st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller

08/08/1503 - Jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor

09/09/1513 - Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland

06/06/1520 - France & England sign treaty of Scotland

01/30/1522 - Duke of Albany takes captured French back to Scotland

05/20/1524 - Duke of Albany leaves Scotland

07/01/1543 - England & Scotland sign Peace treaty of Greenwich

09/03/1543 - Cardinal Beaton replaces earl Arran as regent for Mary of Scotland

09/08/1545 - English earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland

06/07/1546 - England signs Peace of Andres with Scotland/Ireland

08/15/1548 - Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France

04/24/1558 - Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Fran‡ois

07/06/1560 - England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh

08/19/1561 - Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France

06/16/1567 - Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland

07/24/1567 - Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate & 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland

05/16/1568 - Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England

12/15/1569 - Westmoreland flees to Scotland

01/23/1570 - Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out

09/04/1571 - Catholic coup in Scotland

01/28/1581 - James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland

03/27/1625 - Charles I, King Of England, Scotland & Ireland, ascends English throne

08/29/1640 - English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland

08/20/1641 - Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification

05/05/1646 - King Charles I surrenders at Scotland

09/03/1650 - Battle at Dunbar: England vs Scotland

01/01/1651 - Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland

04/12/1654 - England, Ireland & Scotland united

12/16/1659 - General Monck demands free parliamentary election in Scotland

03/14/1689 - Scotland dismisses Willem III & Mary Stuart as king & queen

05/01/1707 - England, Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain

09/06/1715 - Pro-James III-uprising in Scotland

02/18/1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Inverness Scotland

02/20/1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort Augustus, Scotland

06/22/1745 - Bonnie Prince Charles sails to Scotland

08/20/1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland

09/28/1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie proclaimed his father King James VIII of Scotland and III of England and he himself was declared to be Prince Regent.

10/14/1745 - French help convoy reaches Montrose Scotland

12/06/1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlies army retreats to Scotland

09/20/1746 - Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France from Scotland

12/06/1768 - 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland)

01/01/1801 - Ireland & Great Britain (England & Scotland) form United Kingdom

10/12/1823 - Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs)

11/15/1824 - Series of fires kills 10 (Edinburgh Scotland)

09/29/1829 - London's Metropolitan Police Force goes on duty (Scotland Yard)

03/16/1830 - London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard)

02/06/1832 - 1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland

05/18/1843 - United Free Church of Scotland forms

09/29/1853 - Emigrant ship "Annie Jane" sinks off Scotland, drowning 348

10/17/1860 - 1st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins)

03/27/1871 - 1st international rugby game-Scotland 1, England 0

11/30/1872 - 1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow)

03/25/1876 - Glasgow 1st soccer match Scotland-Wales (4-0)

07/03/1883 - SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die

09/30/1887 - Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup

02/22/1888 - John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers NY)

04/05/1902 - Soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25

05/09/1911 - Fire breaks out at Empire Theater in Edinburgh Scotland

06/06/1914 - 1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway)

09/08/1914 - British trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland

05/22/1915 - Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland)

10/06/1918 - US ship Otranto sinks between Scotland & Ireland, 425 die

09/27/1938 - British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland

10/28/1939 - Spitfire shoots German Heinkel-111 down above Scotland

05/10/1941 - Adolph Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland

10/22/1942 - 1st ships of invasion fleet for Oran (Algeria) leave Scotland

09/05/1944 - British premier Churchill travels to Scotland

10/21/1948 - Dutch Constellation crashes at Prestwick Scotland (40 murder)

12/19/1949 - Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland

12/25/1950 - Coronation Stone, taken from Scone in Scotland by Edward I in 1296, stolen from Westminster Abbey & smuggled back to Scotland

07/02/1951 - Hugo Yarnold stumps 6 at Dundee, Worcester v Scotland

01/31/1953 - "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die

09/24/1956 - 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland)

08/18/1958 - Great Britain issues regional stamps (N Ireland, Scotland & Wales)

03/28/1960 - Scotch factory explodes burying 20 fire fighters (Glasgow Scotland)

04/04/1966 - Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland

07/23/1967 - Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons

08/14/1967 - Radio Scotland & Radio Swinging Holland go off the air

09/20/1967 - British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank Scotland

07/13/1968 - 97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland

02/11/1970 - John Lennon pays £156,344 fines for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland

01/02/1971 - A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66

09/22/1973 - 20th Ryder Cup: US, 19-13 at Muirfield, Scotland

12/25/1973 - Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles)

07/09/1977 - 106th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland

12/21/1988 - NY bound Pan Am jumbo jet explodes over Scotland all 258 aboard die

07/22/1990 - 119th British Golf Open: Nick Faldo shoots 270 at St Andrews Scotland

11/03/1991 - 21st NYC Women's Marathon won by Liz McColgan of Scotland in 2:27

10/04/1992 - 2nd Solheim Cup: Europe beats US, 11«-6« at Dalmahoy CC Scotland

06/02/1994 - Chinook helicopter crashes in North Scotland (29 killed)

07/17/1994 - 123rd British Golf Open: Nick Price shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland

07/23/1995 - 124th British Golf Open: John Daly shoots a 282 at St Andrews Scotland

02/23/1997 - Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly"

Birthdays ...

07/11/1274 - Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29)

03/02/1316 - Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)

03/05/1324 - David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)

03/17/1473 - James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)

04/10/1512 - James I, king of Scotland (1513-42)

11/22/1515 - Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland

12/07/1542 - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)

06/19/1566 - James I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25)

12/06/1608 - George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland

10/14/1633 - James II Stuart, king of England/Scotland (James VII) (1685-88)

10/14/1687 - Robert Simson, Scotland, mathematician

06/03/1726 - James Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist

10/27/1728 - James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands

10/25/1735 - James Beattie, Scotland, poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth)

01/19/1736 - James Watt, Scotland, inventor (steam engine)

10/29/1740 - James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer

03/10/1748 - John Playfair, Scotland, clergyman/geologist/mathematician

01/25/1759 - Robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne)

01/17/1761 - James Hall, Scotland, geologist

08/15/1771 - Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)

04/06/1773 - James Mill, Scotland, philosopher/historian (Hist of British India)

12/29/1776 - Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric

05/02/1779 - John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)

03/17/1780 - Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47)

12/11/1781 - David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)

02/20/1784 - Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher

05/18/1788 - Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer

12/04/1795 - Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution)

11/14/1797 - Charles Lyell, Scotland, geologist (Principles of Geology)

06/07/1811 - James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician (used chloroform)

12/23/1812 - Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)

03/19/1813 - David Livingstone, Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa)

12/10/1824 - George MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)

04/04/1828 - Margaret Oliphant, Scotland, novelist/biographer (Beleaguered City)

04/05/1830 - Alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever)

02/07/1837 - James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary

02/05/1840 - John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)

03/31/1844 - Andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book)

09/28/1844 - Robert Stout, Shetland Islands Scotland, NZ prime minister (1884-87)

03/03/1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone)

11/13/1850 - Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author (Treasure Island)

09/23/1856 - William Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess)

02/14/1858 - Joseph Thomson, Scotland, geologist (Thomson's gazelle)

05/09/1860 - James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan)

11/10/1861 - Robert T A Innes, Edinburgh Scotland, astronomer (Proxima Centauri)

08/04/1870 - Harry Lauder, Scotland, comedian/singer (Roman in the Gloamin)

02/20/1874 - Mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star

08/26/1875 - John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)

03/23/1876 - Muirhead Bone, Glasgow Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture

04/17/1876 - Ian Hay, Scotland, novelist/playwright (PIp, Carrying On)

01/20/1878 - Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)

06/26/1878 - Ernest Torrence, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame)

12/16/1879 - William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail)

07/14/1880 - Donald Meek, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach)

07/27/1880 - Donald Crisp, Scotland, actor (How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana)

04/21/1886 - Charlie Naughton, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Frozen Limits)

02/02/1888 - Frank Lloyd, Scotland, actor/director (Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist)

08/13/1888 - John Logie Baird, Scotland, inventor (father of TV)

03/25/1892 - Andy Clyde, Scotland, actor (George-Real McCoys, Cully-Lassie)

04/04/1892 - Cyril Smith, Peterhead Scotland, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot)

08/11/1892 - Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound)

08/10/1893 - Viscount Dunrossil, Scotland, Gov Gen of Australia (1959-61)

04/23/1894 - George Renevant, Paris, actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X)

03/25/1897 - John Laurie, Dumfries Scotland, actor (Jericho, Island of Desire)

07/18/1898 - John Stuart, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Number 17)

03/08/1899 - Eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows)

01/14/1901 - Bebe Daniels, Scotland, actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke)

06/29/1901 - Frieda Inescort, Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pride & Prejudice)

06/03/1902 - Edward Wayne, physician (Queen of Scotland)

06/15/1905 - James Robertson Justice, Scotland, actor (Above Us the Waves)

08/20/1905 - Duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped)

08/24/1905 - Donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again)

03/05/1908 - Sophie Stewart, Scotland, actress (As You Like It, Under the Red Robe)

03/01/1909 - David Niven, Kirriemuir Scotland, actor (Casino Royale)

09/29/1909 - Andrew Herron, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)

04/16/1912 - David Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship)

03/06/1913 - Ella Logan, Glasgow Scotland, actress (52nd Street, Goldwyn Follies)

04/29/1914 - Ewan Roberts, Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pvt Benjamin)

05/26/1914 - Archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes)

03/10/1916 - James Herriot, Scotland, writer (All Creatures Great & Small)

05/07/1917 - David Tomlinson, Scotland, actor (Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter)

05/18/1917 - James Donald, Aberdeen Scotland, actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings)

02/01/1918 - Muriel Spark, Edinburgh Scotland, novelist (Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)

09/27/1918 - Jame McCallion, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Mi Taylor-National Velvet)

05/21/1919 - Lord Maxwell, senator/prof (college of Justice Scotland)

01/26/1920 - Derek Bond, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Nicholas Nickelby)

01/28/1920 - James Whyte, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)

09/16/1921 - William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland

09/30/1921 - Deborah Kerr, Helensburg Scotland, actress (King & I, Night of Iguana)

05/06/1923 - Elizabeth Sellars, Glasgow Scotland, actress (Chalk Garden)

01/17/1926 - Moira Shearer, Dunfermline Scotland, ballerina (Red Shoes)

06/29/1928 - Ian Bannen, Airdrie Scotland, actor (Eye of the Needle, Gorky Park)

04/17/1929 - Lady (James) Mellon, CEO (Volunteer Development Scotland)

04/10/1930 - Lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland)

08/25/1930 - Sean Connery, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (James Bond)

03/29/1931 - James Weatherhead, moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)

04/29/1931 - Lonnie Donegan, Glasgow Scotland, vocalist

09/30/1931 - Ray Willsey, Regina Sask, WLAF def coordinator (Frankfurt, Scotland)

03/06/1933 - Kim Elgie, cricketer (S African bat v NZ 1961-62, Scotland RU intl)

11/13/1933 - Adrienne Corri, Glasgow Scotland, actress (River, Dr Zhivago)

04/07/1934 - Ian Richards, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Montgomery-Ike)

09/14/1938 - Nicol Williamson, Scotland, actor (Excalibur, Robin & Marian, Spawn)

06/11/1939 - Jackie Stewart, Scotland, driver/sports announcer (27 Grand Prix)

06/05/1940 - Moira Anderson, Scotland, singer (Loch Lomond)

06/23/1940 - Stuart Sutcliffe, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker (Beatles)

11/22/1941 - Tom Conti, Paisley Scotland, actor (Reuben Reuben, American Dreamer)

11/24/1942 - Billy Connolly, Scotland, comedian/actor (Blue Money)

05/10/1943 - Donovan, [Leitch], Scotland, guitarist/folk singer (Mellow Yellow)

05/14/1943 - Jack Bruce, Lanarkshire Scotland, bassist (Cream-White Room)

07/09/1943 - Bon Scott, [Ronald Belford], Kirriemuir Scotland, rocker (AC/DC)

07/18/1943 - Robin McDonald, Scotland, rock guitarist (Billy J Kramer & Dakotas)

08/01/1943 - Andy Roxburgh, manager soccer team (Scotland)

06/04/1944 - Roger Ball, Scotland, saxophonist (Average White Band)

09/21/1944 - Susan Maureen Fleetwood, Scotland, actress (Krays, Sacrifice)

01/12/1945 - Maggie Bell, Glasgow Scotland, rocker

05/29/1945 - Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Minister of State (Scotland)

06/04/1945 - Gordon Waller, Scotland, singer (Peter & Gordon-World Without Love)

08/24/1945 - Malcolm "Mollie" Duncan, Scotland, saxophonist (Average White Band)

09/05/1945 - Al Stewart, Glasgow Scotland, rocker (Year of the Cat)

09/25/1945 - Owen "Onnie" McIntyre, Scotland, guitarist (Average White Band)

01/26/1946 - Timothy Clifford, director (National Galleries of Scotland)

02/10/1946 - Donovan [P Leech], Scotland, rocker (Mellow Yellow)

07/19/1946 - Alan Gorrie, Scotland, rock bassist/singer (Average White Band)

04/16/1947 - Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist/vocalist (Baker Street)

08/01/1947 - Andy Roxburgh, soccer manager (Scotland)

08/10/1947 - Ian Anderson, Scotland, rocker (Jethro Tull-Bungle in the Jungle)

11/06/1947 - George Young, Glasgow Scotland, rock guitarist (Easybeats)

10/05/1948 - Brian Connolly, Scotland, rocker (Sweet)

11/03/1948 - Lulu, Glasgow Scotland, singer/actress (To Sir With Love)

08/11/1949 - Ian Charleson, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Gandhi, Chariots of Fire)

10/08/1949 - Hamish Stuart, Scotland, guitarist/singer (Average White Band)

03/19/1952 - Derek Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer (Bay City Rollers)

05/14/1952 - David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer (Talking Heads)

06/12/1952 - Oliver Knussen, Glasgow Scotland, composer (Chicara)

01/06/1953 - Malcolm Young, Glasgow Scotland, guitarist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell)

06/20/1953 - Alan Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker (Bay City Rollers)

06/29/1953 - Colin Hay, Scotland, rock vocalist (Men At Work)

10/21/1955 - Eric Faulkner, Edinburgh Scotland, rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers)

09/12/1956 - Brian Robertson, Glasgow Scotland, rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy)

06/16/1957 - Ian Buchanan, Scotland, actor (General Hospital, Gary Shandling Show)

03/20/1959 - Dale Reid, Ladybank Scotland, LPGA golfer (European Solheim Cup team)

03/31/1959 - Angus Young, Glascow Scotland, rock guitarist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell)

05/29/1959 - Mel Gaynor, Glasgow Scotland, rock drummer (Simple Minds-Water Front)

04/25/1959 - Billy Rankin, Glasgow, Scotland, rocker

04/27/1959 - Sheena Easton, [Shirley Orr], Glasgow Scotland, singer (Sugar Walls)

07/09/1959 - Jim Kerr, Glasgow Scotland, rock vocalist (Simple Minds)

02/22/1961 - Debbie Linden, Glasgow Scotland, actress (Kenny Everett Show)

06/26/1964 - Pamela Wright, Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd)

07/31/1966 - Julie Forbes, Torphins Scotland, golfer (Aberdeenshire champ 1989)

06/08/1967 - Kathryn Marshall, Dundee Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr)

04/22/1969 - Craig Logan, Scotland, rock bassist (Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey)

08/25/1969 - Catriona Matthew, Edinburgh Scotland, golfer (1995 British Open-12th)

05/12/1970 - Andrew Coltart, Dumfries Scotland, Australasia golfer

06/14/2160 - Montgomery Edward Scott, Aberdeen Scotland, fictional eng (Star Trek)

Deaths ...

08/15/1057 - Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan

11/13/1093 - Malcolm III MacDuncan, king of Scotland, dies in battle

04/27/1124 - Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies

05/23/1153 - David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68

12/09/1165 - Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24

07/08/1249 - Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51

06/07/1329 - Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29), dies at 53

02/22/1371 - David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46

05/13/1390 - Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies

04/04/1406 - Robert III, King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies

06/11/1488 - James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle

09/09/1513 - James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513), dies in battle at 40

12/14/1542 - James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30

06/10/1560 - Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland

09/04/1571 - Earl of Lennox, regent of Scotland, murdered

03/27/1625 - James I Stuart, king of Scotland (1567)/England (1603-25), dies at 58

02/02/1685 - Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54

02/17/1688 - Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian

10/01/1768 - Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80

04/07/1968 - Jim Clark, of Scotland, world driving champ, dies at 32 in race car

11/18/1946 - Donald Meek, Scotland, actor (Stage Fair, Stagecoach), dies at 86

08/31/1973 - John Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78