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April 1 - "Hunt the Gowk" - Scottish equivalent of April Fool's Day (gowk is a cuckoo).
April 1 1295 - Robert Bruce, "The Great Competitor" and grandfather of King Robert the Bruce, died.
April 1 1571 - Dumbarton Castle, under siege since January 1570, captured by Captain Thomas Crawford scaling the walls.
April 2 1593 - Marischal College, second University in Aberdeen, founded.
April 3 1401 - Murder of Duke of Rothesay, heir of Robert III.
April 4 1384 - John of Gaunt, son of Edward III attacks Scotland.
April 4 1406 - King Robert III died and James I ascended the throne (but was not crowned until 1424 as he was a prisoner of the English).
April 4 1689 - Scottish Parliament declared that James VII had forfeited the Scottish throne.
April 4 1617 - John Napier, inventor of logarithms, died in Edinburgh.
April 5 1603 - King James VI leaves Edinburgh to travel to London as the first monarch of both Scotland and England.
April 5 1830 - Birth at Lesmahagow of composer Alexander Muir, creator of "Maple Leaf Forever".
April 6 1320 - Declaration of Arbroath - "For we fight not for glory nor for riches nor for honour, but only and alone for freedom, which no good man surrenders but with his life".
April 6 1998 - Celebration of Tartan Day approved by the US Senate, in recognition of the monumental achievements and invaluable contributions made by Scottish Americans.
April 7 1968 - Jim Clark, Duns farmer, twice World Motor Racing Champion, killed in crash, Hockenheim.
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April 9 1139 - Second Treaty of Durham in which David I is recognised as King of an independent Scotland by King Stephen of England.
April 9 1747 - Lord Lovat beheaded on Tower Hill for high treason. He was the last person in Britain to be beheaded.
April 10 1512 - King James V born.
April 10 1988 - Sandy Lyle becomes the first Scottish (and British) golfer to win the US Masters tournament.
April 11 1700 - Scottish settlement in Darien, Panama, abandoned.
April 12 1606 - Union flag adopted as the flag of England, Wales and Scotland.
April 12 1928 - Madeleine Smith, found "not proven" for murder in 1857, died peacefully in New York.
April 12 1913 - Flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch born.
April 12 1945 - The Scottish National Party gained their first electoral victory when they won the by-election in Motherwell and Wishaw by a majority of 617 votes.
April 13 1951 - The Stone of Destiny, which had been removed from underneath the Coronation Chair by Scottish nationalists on 25 December 1950, was returned to Westminster Abbey after being found at Arbroath Abbey.
April 13 2001 - Entertainer, actor and comedian Jimmy Logan died.
April 14 1582 - University of Edinburgh founded.
April 14 1903 - Aberdeen Football Club was founded.
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April 15 1799 - Death of Prof Joseph Black chemist, researcher, teacher, first to identify carbon dioxide.
April 15 1924 - Actor and comedian Rikki Fulton born in Glasgow. He was best known for his double act with Jack Milroy as "Francie and Josie" and as the Rev I M Jolly in "Scotch and Wry".
April 15 1961 - Scotland defeated 9-3 by England at Wembley, a record score for a football match between the two countries.
April 16 1746 - Charles Edward Stewart defeated at Battle of Culloden.
April 17 1766 - James Craig's winning entry for development of Edinburgh New Town was approved.
April 17 1937 - A British record attendance at a football match was set when 149,547 watched Scotland play England at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Until 1950, this was a world record.
April 18 1874 - Remains of David Livingstone interred in Westminster Abbey.
April 19 1390 - Robert II, grandson of Robert the Bruce, died at Dundonald Castle.
April 19 1689 - Earl of Angus forms the Cameronians into a regiment.
April 19 1825 - Robert Byron (later Lord Byron) died at Missolinghi, Greece.
April 19 1905 - Aviator Jim Mollinson who married Amy Johnson, was born in Glasgow.
April 20 1809 - James David Forbes, physicist who devised first form of seismograph, born.
April 20 1934 - Scottish National Party founded with the amalgamation of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party.
April 21 1703 - Edinburgh Fire Brigade, one of the first in Scotland, formed.
April 21 1838 - John Muir, pioneering conservationist and founder of Yosemite National Park, born in Dunbar.
April 21 1926 - The future Queen Elizabeth II born. Her parents at that time were the Duke and Duchess of York.
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April 22 1838 - The 703-ton Sirius, built in Leith and carrying 90 passengers, reached New York, the first ship to cross the Atlantic entirely under steam. Shortage of fuel resulted in spars and furniture being burned towards the end of the 18-day voyage. Brunel's steamship, Great Western, arrived a day later.
April 22 2005 - Sculptor and artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi died. Born in Leith, he was a founder of the Independent Group, which is seen as a precursor to the '60s British pop art movement.
April 23 1124 - King Alexander I died at Stirling Castle, succeeded by David I.
April 23 1945 - Blackout restrictions lifted as World War II heads to a conclusion.
April 24 1558 - Mary, Queen of Scots, married French Dauphin, Francis Valois (he was aged 14) at Notre Dame in Paris.
April 24 1633 - Warrant issued by the Privy Council to Sir John Hepburn to raise a regiment of 1,200 men to fight in the French service. The corps ultimately became the First Regiment of Foot, The Royal Scots.
April 24 1825 - Novelist R M Ballantyne, who wrote 90 books, the best known of which was "The Coral Island," was born in Edinburgh.
April 24 1949 - Chocolate and sweets were no longer rationed, a measure introduced at the start of World War 2. However, demand was so great that it had to be re-introduced.
April 25 1058 - Malcolm III (Canmore) crowned.
April 26 1711 - Philosopher David Hume born.
April 27 1296 - Scots defeated by Edward I at Battle of Dunbar.
April 28 1898 - Poet William Soutar born in Perth.
April 28 1988 - Glasgow Garden Festival opened by Prince Charles and the Princess of Wales.
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April 29 1990 - Stephen Hendry, aged 21, becomes the youngest world snooker champion by beating Jimmy White 18-12 in the final.
April 30 1728 - Royal Bank invents first overdraft, Wm Hogg overdraws by £1,000 (£66,000 at today's money).
April 30 1891 - An Comunn Gaidhealach was formally instituted as a vehicle for the preservation and development of the Gaelic language.
May 1 - Beltane's Day - ancient fire festival celebrating start of summer.
May 1 1522 - England declared war on both Scotland and France.
May 1 1707 - Act of Union of English and Scottish parliaments proclaimed.
May 1 1873 - Missionary and explorer David Livingstone died.
May 1 1966 - First civil aircraft (a Handley-Page Herald which had left Renfrew airport six minutes earlier) landed at the new Glasgow airport at Abbotsinch, formerly HMS Sanderling, a Royal Naval Air Station.
May 2 1316 - Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert the Bruce, crowned High King of All Ireland.
May 2 1424 - King James I crowned at Scone.
May 2 1568 - Mary Queen of Scots escaped from Loch Leven castle.
May 2 1901 - Glasgow International Exhibition in Kelvingrove opened.
May 2 1959 - The first nuclear power station in Scotland, at Chapelcross, opened.
May 2 1963 - Rootes car factory opens at Linwood, making the Hillman Imp.
May 3 1557 - John Knox began the Reformation in Scotland.
May 4 1645 - Marquis of Montrose victorious at Battle of Auldearn.
May 5 1646 - King Charles I surrenders to Lord Leven and was later passed to the Parliamentary forces.
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May 6 1870 - Sir James Young Simpson advocate of chloroform, died.
May 6 1941 - Last major bombing attack on the Clyde area by the Luftwaffe; Greenock was badly hit with 280 dead.
May 6 1999 - Election for the new Scottish Parliament. Results were Labour 56, SNP 35, Conservatives 18, Liberal Democrats 16, Greens 1, Scottish Socialists 1, Independent 1.
May 7 1890 - James Naysmith, engineer and inventor of steam hammer, died
May 8 1945 - Victory-in-Europe Day, end of World War II in Europe.
May 8 1701 - Scottish-born pirate "Captain" William Kidd tried for piracy at London's Old Bailey. He was hanged on 23 May.
May 9 1860 - J M Barrie, author of "Peter Pan" born
May 9 1918 - John MacLean, socialist revolutionary, first Soviet Consul in Britain in 1917, honorary president of the first Congress of Soviets, tried in the High Court for sedition.
May 9 1957 - A spectacular blaze at Bell's Brae, Edinburgh, destroyed the premises of one of Britain's largest theatrical costumiers; around 90,000 costumes were lost.
May 10 1307 - Battle of Loudon Hill, near Darvel. King Robert I comprehensively defeated English forces under de Valence.
May 10 1809 - Andrew Bell, co-founder of Encyclopaedia Britannica with Colin MacFarquhar, died.
May 10 1810 - Rev Henry Duncan opened the world's first savings bank in Ruthwell, near Dumfries.
May 10 1850 - Sir Thomas Lipton, founder of the Lipton's grocery chain who was a millionaire by the age of 30, was born in Glasgow.
May 10 1941 - Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy, descended by parachute into Scotland at Eaglesham.
May 12 563 - Community of Iona founded by Colum Cille (St Columba) from Ireland.
May 12 1725 - The Black Watch regiment was commissioned under General Wade to police the Highlands.
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May 13 1568 - Mary, Queen of Scots, defeated at Battle of Langside.
May 13 1999 - Donald Dewar elected as First Minister of the new Scottish Parliament.
May 14 1754 - St Andrews Society of Golfers constituted. In 1834 it became the Royal and Ancient Golf Club.
May 14 1771 - Industrialist and social reformer Robert Owen born.
May 15 1567 - Mary, Queen of Scots, married Earl of Bothwell at 4am.
May 16 1568 - Mary Queen of Scots sailed from Port Mary across the Solway Firth to exile in England.
May 16 1763 - Biographer James Boswell met Samuel Johnson for the first time.
May 16 1791 - James Boswell's "Life of Johnson" published.
May 16 1990 - British Steel announced the closure of the hot strip mill at Ravenscraig with the loss of 770 jobs.
May 17 1532 - King James V established paid judges to sit as the Court of Session, the highest civil court in Scotland.
May 17 1938 - The Marquess of Bute sold half of the city of Cardiff for £20 million, at that time the biggest-ever British property deal.
May 18 1313 - Robert the Bruce invades Isle of Man.
May 18 1843 - Break up of Church of Scotland and formation of Free Church of Scotland.
May 18 1960 - Real Madrid beat Eintracht-Frankfurt 7-3 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, to win the European Cup for the 5th year in succession.
May 19 1795 - Death in Auchinleck of James Boswell, biographer of Dr Johnston.
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May 20 685 - Battle of Dunnichen (also known as Nechtansmere), south of Forfar in Angus, as a result of which the Picts stopped the advance northwards of the Angles of Northumbria.
May 20 1303 - France and England make peace, releasing forces to attack Scotland.
May 20 1747 - Edinburgh-born James Lind began a controlled experiment which demonstrated that citrus fruits could prevent scurvy, a disease contracted by sailors on long voyages. The lime juice which eventually became standard issue to British sailors gave rise to the term "limey" as a name for British overseas.
May 21 1650 - James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, executed at Mercat Cross, Edinburgh.
May 21 1916 - Clocks and watches went forward for one hour as the Daylight Savings Act brought in "British Summer Time" for the first time.
May 21 1983 - TSB Bank Scotland (now Lloyds TSB Scotland) formed.
May 22 1611 - King James VI introduced the title "baronet" for the first time. This is the lowest hereditary titled order.
May 22 1859 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes, born of Irish parents in Edinburgh.
May 24 1153 - King David I died at Carlisle and Malcolm IV crowned at Scone.
May 24 1852 - Robert Cunningham Graham born. Son of a Scottish laird, he organised the Scottish Labour Party with Kier Hardie, wrote over 30 travel books and was elected first president of the Scottish National Party.
May 24 1916 - Conscription to the armed forces began for the first time.
May 24 1928 - Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter born.
May 24 1972 - Rangers win the European Cup Winners' Cup in Barcelona.
May 25 1726 - First circulating library opened in Edinburgh.
May 25 1713 - John Stuart, Earl of Bute, Britain's first Scottish Prime Minister, born.
May 25 1967 - Celtic Football Club won European Cup.
May 26 1424 - The parliament convened by King James I approved the arrest of a number of the Scottish nobility - and also banned the playing of football.
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May 27 1936 - Maiden voyage of liner Queen Mary, built on the river Clyde by John Brown's at Clydebank.
May 28 1503 - Papal Bull signed by Pope Alexander VI confirming the marriage of King James IV and Margaret Tudor and the "Treaty of Everlasting Peace" between Scotland and England.
May 29 1630 - King Charles II born.
May 29 1660 - King Charles II returned to England. Royal Oak Day.
May 29 1687 - Order of the Thistle founded by King James VII.
May 30 1291 - Claimants to the Scottish throne met King Edward I of England at Norham on Tweed to resolve succession.
May 31 1367 - King Robert III married Annabel Drummond.
May 31 1727 - The Royal Bank of Scotland was formed from a company of debenture holders.
June 1 1843 - Dr Henry Faulds, who established the uniqueness of fingerprints, born in Beith, Ayrshire.
June 1 1878 - First Tay rail bridge opens. It was to collapse 18 months later in the Tay Bridge Disaster.
June 2 1398 - Prince Henry St Clair (Sinclair) reputed to have landed in Nova Scotia, having sailed from Orkney.
June 2 1581 - James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, beheaded in Edinburgh Grassmarket, accused of the murder of Lord Darnley.
June 2 1941 - Clothes rationing introduced as a war-time measure. It was not lifted until 1949.
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June 3 1726 - James Hutton, founder of modern geology, born.
June 3 1774 - Poet Robert Tannahill born in Paisley.
June 3 1931 - The company formed by John Logie Baird televised the Epsom Derby which was then transmitted by the BBC.
June 4 1818 - First recorded inter-club golf match - between Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society and Bruntsfield Links Golf Club.
June 4 1977 - Damage estimated to cost £15,000 caused by fans who dug up the pitch at Wembley after Scotland defeated England 2-1.
June 5 1592 - An Act of the Scottish Parliament came into force "concerning the Office of Lyoun King of Armes and his brether Heraldis" creating the best regulated system of armorial bearings in Europe.
June 5 1723 - Adam Smith, author of "The Wealth of Nations" born Kirkcaldy.
June 5 1975 - Referendum held on British Membership of the European Community. In Scotland the vote was "Yes" 1,332,286; "No" 948,039. Turnout was 61%. Only Shetland and Western Isles had majorities against.
June 6 1838 - Thomas Blake Glover, founding father of Japan's industrialisation (including Mitsubishi) and Japanese Navy, born Fraserburgh.
June 7 1329 - Robert the Bruce died, Cardross Castle.
June 7 1811 - Sir James Young Simpson, pioneer of anaesthetics and chloroform, born.
June 8 1772 - Robert Stevenson, engineer, who constructed 18 lighthouses around Scotland, born Glasgow.
June 9 597 - St Columba died.
June 9 1942 - First US troops (over 10,000 men) disembark from Queen Mary on the River Clyde.
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