1857 in Scotland
1857 in Scotland |
Years |
1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 |
Events from 1857 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 18 March - The Greenock Telegraph begins publication.
- 1 May - Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland inaugurated in Glasgow.
- 30 June–9 July - Trial of Madeleine Smith, charged with the poisoning of a former lover in Glasgow; a "not proven" verdict is returned.[1]
- 16 November - The 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot wins six Victoria Crosses in the storming of Sikandar Bagh during the second relief of Lucknow in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- Police (Scotland) Act 1857 makes the provision of a police force mandatory in the counties of Scotland.
- Lunga, Treshnish Isles, is depopulated.[2]
- W. C. Stewart publishes The Practical Angler.
Births
- 11 April - John Davidson, poet and playwright (drowned himself 1909 at Penzance)
- 15 May - Williamina Fleming, née Stevens, astronomer noted for her discovery of the Horsehead Nebula in 1888 (died 1911 in the United States)
- 4 July - John Campbell, architect (died 1942 in New Zealand)
- 11 July - David Prain, botanist (died 1944)
- William Fife, yacht designer (died 1944)
Deaths
- 19 March - William Henry Playfair, architect (born 1790 in London)
- 15 April - William Skinner, bishop and Primus (born 1778)
- 26 August - Christian Isobel Johnstone, writer and editor (born 1781)
- 14 October - Alexander Laing, "the Brechin poet" (born 1787)
- 18 November - John Fleming, minister, naturalist, zoologist and geologist (born 1785)
The Arts
- Britannia Music Hall opened in Glasgow.
See also
References
- ↑ "A Trial of Passion". The Victorian Achievement. BBC. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ↑ "Lunga". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
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