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Events this week  in Scottish History
 

	4		February		1716		James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, left Montrose, at the end of  the '15 Jacobite Rising.
	4		February		1818		The Honours of Scotland, laid up in Edinburgh  on order in 1707 on the Union of Parliaments, were rediscovered by Walter Scott.  They went on display in the Castle in 1819. They were joined by the Stone of Destiny, which spent 700 years in Westminster Abbey, in 1996.
	4		February		2012		The Calcutta Cup at 1700 hrs this afternoon, Scotland v. England at the start of this year's 6 Nations Rugby.
	5		February		1649		Charles II proclaimed King in Edinburgh following the execution of his father, Charles I.
	5		February		1941		The "S S POLITICIAN", with a cargo of whisky, ran aground of the North Shore of the Island of Eriskay.  The event and subsequent developments is remembered in the film "Whisky Galore". See also: Whisky Galore and the SS Politican
	6		February		1665		The future Queen Anne born.
	6		February		1685		Charles II died.
	6		February		1807		General John Reid, soldier and composer, founder of the Chair of Music at  The University of Edinburgh, died in London.
	6		February		1952		George VI died at Sandringham, aged 56.
	7		February		1592		James Stewart, the Bonny Earl of Moray murdered at Donibristle. 386. Bonny Earl of Murray. Anonymous. The Oxford Book of English Verse
	7		February		1837		James Murray, first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, born in Denholm Scotland.
	8		February		1587		Mary Queen of Scots executed by beheading at Fotheringay Castle at the age of 44.
	8		February		1928		John Logie Baird demonstrated television transmitting from London to New York.
	9		February		1666		George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (Third Creation) , soldier,  baptised. He served in the 1st Regiment of Foot (The Royal Scots).
	9		February		1773		Dr. John Gregory, author of "A Father's Legacy to his Daughters", died in Edinburgh.
	10		February		1306		Robert the Bruce murdered John "The Red" Comyn in Greyfriars Kirk, Dumfries. Jamd - Killing Comyn Scran - Murder of John Comyn
	10		February		1567		Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, died. A massive explosion destroyed Kirk o' Fields house, where he was staying, but his body and that of his valet were found in an orchard nearby, strangled.
	11		February		1649		William Carstares. Minister, born at Cathcart.
	11		February		1895		Lowest temperature first ever recorded in Scotland -27.2 degrees Centigrade at Braemar .
	11		February		1940		John Buchan, novelist and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, died.

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