1580 in Scotland
1580 in Scotland |
Years |
1578 | 1579 | 1580 | 1581 | 1582 |
Events from 1580 in Scotland
Incumbents
Monarch - James VI
Births
- 12 January - Alexander Ruthven, master of Ruthven (killed 1600)
- 14 September - Robert Gordon of Straloch, cartographer, poet, musician, mathematician and antiquary (died 1661)
- Prince William Caudle[1]
- Approximate date - George Sinclair, mercenary (killed at Battle of Kringen 1612)
Deaths
- 6 January - James Hamilton, bishop of Argyll
- c. January - William MacDowall, priest and Master of Works
- 27 October - Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, knight (born 1545)
- Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, chronicler (born c.1532)
See also
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