1704 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1704 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
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[edit] Events
- Parliament of Scotland passes the Act of Security 1704 in response to the Parliament of England's Act of Settlement 1701.[1]
[edit] Births
- 30 April - Jean Adam, poet (died 1765)
- 7 September - John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (died 1781)
- William Hamilton, poet (died 1754)
- William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (died 1746)
- Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (died 1753)
[edit] Deaths
- 4 January - Sir Alexander Munro of Bearcrofts (year of birth unknown)
- 6 March - George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton (born c. 1641)
- Arthur Rose, prelate (born 1634)