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28 April:
The poet, William Soutar, author of The Diaries of a Dying Man, was born in Perth on this da... tinyurl.com/n2vfjrd
25 April:
On this day in 1946, the Royal Navy's last battleship, HMS Vanguard, was accepted for trials... tinyurl.com/n5jgk2d
23 April:
Today in 2001, Jan Sundberg, an explorer specialising in unusual species, arrived at Loch Ne... tinyurl.com/lcpudef
21 April:
On the 21st April, 1940, George Barnes, the Scottish Socialist statesman, died.
One of t... tinyurl.com/lmvtrez
20 April:
On 20th April 1918, Mora Dickson, Scottish author, painter and campaigner, was born.
In ... tinyurl.com/myx2kf6
15 April:
On this day in 1865, children's poet Walter Wingate was born in Dalry, Ayrshire.
Wingate ... tinyurl.com/mms8vjq
12 April:
On this day in 1945 the SNP won their first electoral victory.
Dr Robert D. MacIntyre won... tinyurl.com/p2zvytz
07 April:
On 7 April 1934, the Scottish National Party was founded.
The SNP was created out of the ... tinyurl.com/qxoz55e
03 April:
On 3 April 1603 King James VI travelled to London to take up the English throne.
James mo... tinyurl.com/ljfkglc
26 January:
On January 26 1861 the one o'clock gun was fired for the first time from Edinburgh Castle.... tinyurl.com/ny7rf5u
25 January:
On 25 January 1759 poet Robert Burns was born.
Scotland's National Bard entered the wor... tinyurl.com/myfus2a
24 January:
Today in 1890 saw the first train cross the Forth Bridge.
The structure was built by Si... tinyurl.com/mgw3bm2
19 January:
Today in 1736 marks the birth of James Watt, mathematical instrument maker.
Watt develo... tinyurl.com/kvhb29z
11 January:
January 11 1999, the novelist and politician Naomi Mitchison died.
A prolific and popul... tinyurl.com/kk89hrf
10 January:
10 January 1945 saw the birth of pop star Rod Stewart.
His hits include Maggie May, Do ... tinyurl.com/nx34zv5
21 December:
On this day in 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie.
All of the 259 crew... tinyurl.com/mbvjotc
30 July:
On this day in 1547 the Protestants responsible for the murder of Cardinal David Beaton surre... tinyurl.com/mbztlgj
29 July:
29 July 1946 saw the birth of Bill Forsyth, Scottish film director and screenwriter.
Born ... tinyurl.com/kk8kcl3
17 June:
On 17 June 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Loch Leven castle.
Mary was impris... tinyurl.com/lksflvo