1853 in Scotland
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1853 in Scotland |
Years |
1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 |
Events from 1853 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 12 August — Licensing (Scotland) Act (known after its sponsor as the 'Forbes Mackenzie Act') regulates the supply of intoxicating beverages.[1]
Births
- 31 March - Isaac Bayley Balfour, botanist (died 1922)
Deaths
- 30 July - John Struthers, (poet) (born 1776)
See also
References
- ↑ Matthew, H. C. G. (2004). "Mackenzie, William Forbes (1807–1862)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17605. Retrieved 2011-06-27. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
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