1705 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1705 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
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[edit] Events
- 11 April - Captain Thomas Green hanged for piracy at Leith.
- The Parliament of England passes the Alien Act in response to the Parliament of Scotland's Act of Security 1704.
[edit] Births
- 2 March - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, judge and politician (died 1793)
- 5 May - John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, noble and military leader (died 1782)
- David Mallet, writer (died 1765)
[edit] Deaths
- 11 March - Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss (born 1659)
- 14 March - James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (born 1674)
- 31 December - Catherine of Braganza, Queen consort of King Charles II (born 1638, Portugal)
- Alexander Arbuthnot, politician (born 1654)
