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27th April 06, 04:16 AM
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September 11 --Referendum on Devolution, which approved the creation of a new Scottish Parliament by a substantial majority. (1997)
September 21 --John McAdam, inventor of "tar macadam" road surface, born, (1756)
November 5 --Guy Fawkes Day
November 13 --Robert Louis Stevenson, author “Kidnapped" and "Treasure Island" born in Edinburgh (1850)
November 24 --Comedian and actor Billy Connolly born. (1942)
November 25 -- Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist born in Dunfermline. (1835)
November 30 --Stone of Destiny, stolen from Scone by King Edward I of England in 1296, returned to Scotland and installed in Edinburgh Castle. (1996)
November 30 --St Andrew's Day
December 4 --Essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle, best known for his "French Revolution" born in Ecclefechan. (1795)
December 26 --Boxing Day, Traditional Day in Scotland when the Landlords gave the leftovers from their Christmas Supper in a box, to the Scots peasants.
December 31 --Hogmanay
alricht! noo it's your turn...
whit days did ai miss?
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