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* January – African American abolitionist [[Frederick Douglass]] arrives in Scotland from Ireland to continue his speaking tour of the United Kingdom. |
* January – African American abolitionist [[Frederick Douglass]] arrives in Scotland from Ireland to continue his speaking tour of the United Kingdom. |
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* [[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| |
* [[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|author-link=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]] – inauguration of [[Scott Monument]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutbritain.com/ScottMonument.htm|title=Scott Monument|work=AboutBritain| |
* [[15 August]] – inauguration of [[Scott Monument]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutbritain.com/ScottMonument.htm|title=Scott Monument|work=AboutBritain|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031080348/http://www.aboutbritain.com/ScottMonument.htm|archive-date=31 October 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* [[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> |
* [[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| |
* 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|access-date=2014-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407144648/http://www.scotland.org.uk/history/nineteenth-century|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* Lighthouses at [[Covesea Skerries Lighthouse|Covesea Skerries]], [[Chanonry Point]] and [[Cromarty]] (all designed by [[Alan Stevenson]]) first illuminated. |
* Lighthouses at [[Covesea Skerries Lighthouse|Covesea Skerries]], [[Chanonry Point]] and [[Cromarty]] (all designed by [[Alan Stevenson]]) first illuminated. |
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* [[New College, Edinburgh]], opens its doors as a theological training college for the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church of Scotland]]. |
* [[New College, Edinburgh]], opens its doors as a theological training college for the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church of Scotland]]. |
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Events from the year 1846 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate – Duncan McNeill until July; then Andrew Rutherfurd
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Adam Anderson; then Thomas Maitland
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Boyle
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Hope
Events
- January – African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass arrives in Scotland from Ireland to continue his speaking tour of the United Kingdom.
- 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)
- Andrew Innes, last survivor of the Buchanites
The arts
- William Motherwell's Poetical Works are published posthumously.
- Carolina, Lady Nairne's Lays from Strathern are published posthumously, revealing her authorship. This includes the Jacobite song "The Hundred Pipers".
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 31 October 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.