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==Incumbents== |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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* 22 June |
* 22 June — The [[North British Railway]] is opened to public traffic between [[Edinburgh]] and [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]], the first line to cross the border between [[Scotland]] and England. [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station]] is opened.<ref>{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=John|authorlink=John Thomas (author)|title=The North British Railway, vol. 1|year=1969|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|isbn=0-7153-4697-0}}</ref> |
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* 15 August |
* 15 August — Inauguration of [[Scott Monument]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutbritain.com/ScottMonument.htm|title=Scott Monument|work=AboutBritain|accessdate=2010-11-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031080348/http://www.aboutbritain.com/ScottMonument.htm|archivedate=2 May 2013<!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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* 21 December |
* 21 December — Scottish-born surgeon [[Robert Liston]] carries out the first operation under anesthesia in Europe, at [[University College Hospital]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref> |
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* Start of [[Highland Potato Famine]]. |
* Start of [[Highland Potato Famine]]. |
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* English tourism pioneer [[Thomas Cook]] brings 350 people from [[Leicester]] on a tour of Scotland.<ref name=NCSH>{{cite web|title=Nineteenth Century Scottish History Timeline|url=http://www.scotland.org.uk/history/nineteenth-century|work=Nineteenth Century Scotland History|publisher=Travel Scotland|accessdate=2014-04-03}}</ref> |
* English tourism pioneer [[Thomas Cook]] brings 350 people from [[Leicester]] on a tour of Scotland.<ref name=NCSH>{{cite web|title=Nineteenth Century Scottish History Timeline|url=http://www.scotland.org.uk/history/nineteenth-century|work=Nineteenth Century Scotland History|publisher=Travel Scotland|accessdate=2014-04-03}}</ref> |
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==Births== |
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* 1 January |
* 1 January — [[Edward Pinnington]], art historian, biographer and journalist (died [[1921 in Scotland|1921]]) |
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* 10 February |
* 10 February — [[James Burns (shipowner)|James Burns]], shipowner (died [[1923 in Australia]]) |
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* 28 February |
* 28 February — [[John F. McIntosh]], steam locomotive engineer (died [[1918 in Scotland|1918]]) |
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* 21 June |
* 21 June — [[Marion Adams-Acton]] ("Jeanie Hering"), born Marion Jean Hamilton, novelist (died 1928 in London) |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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* 12 February |
* 12 February — [[Henry Duncan (minister)|Henry Duncan]], minister, geologist and social reformer (born [[1774 in Scotland|1774]]) |
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* 23 May |
* 23 May — [[Charles Ewart]], soldier (born [[1769 in Scotland|1769]]) |
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==The Arts== |
==The Arts== |
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Events from the year 1846 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Events
- 22 June — The North British Railway is opened to public traffic between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed, the first line to cross the border between Scotland and England. Edinburgh Waverley railway station is opened.[1]
- 15 August — Inauguration of Scott Monument in Edinburgh.[2]
- 21 December — Scottish-born surgeon Robert Liston carries out the first operation under anesthesia in Europe, at University College Hospital in London.[3]
- Start of Highland Potato Famine.
- English tourism pioneer Thomas Cook brings 350 people from Leicester on a tour of Scotland.[4]
- Lighthouses at Covesea Skerries, Chanonry Point and Cromarty (all designed by Alan Stevenson) first illuminated.
- New College, Edinburgh, opens its doors as a theological training college for the Free Church of Scotland.
- Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore, commissions "the Paisley Sisters" of Strond on Harris to weave tweed in the Clan Murray tartan, origin of the commercial Harris Tweed industry.
- Engineer Robert William Thomson is granted his first patent for a pneumatic tyre, in France.
- The Dewar's Scotch whisky brand is created by John Dewar, Sr.
- Charles William George St John's Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands is published.
Births
- 1 January — Edward Pinnington, art historian, biographer and journalist (died 1921)
- 10 February — James Burns, shipowner (died 1923 in Australia)
- 28 February — John F. McIntosh, steam locomotive engineer (died 1918)
- 21 June — Marion Adams-Acton ("Jeanie Hering"), born Marion Jean Hamilton, novelist (died 1928 in London)
Deaths
- 12 February — Henry Duncan, minister, geologist and social reformer (born 1774)
- 23 May — Charles Ewart, soldier (born 1769)
The Arts
- William Motherwell's Poetical Works are published posthumously.
See also
References
- ^ Thomas, John (1969). The North British Railway, vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4697-0.
- ^ "Scott Monument". AboutBritain. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 31 October 2010 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ^ "Nineteenth Century Scottish History Timeline". Nineteenth Century Scotland History. Travel Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2014.