1858 in Scotland
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Events from 1858 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 1 January - The permanent North Unst Lighthouse on Muckle Flugga (Shetland), designed by brothers Thomas and David Stevenson, is first lit.
- 16 April - The Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh is wound up.
- 26 October - Launch of Fraserburgh life-boat, the first in Scotland under the auspices of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
- Completion of Hamilton Mausoleum.
- The West of Scotland Grand National, predecessor of the Scottish Grand National, is first run, at a course near Houston, Renfrewshire.[1]
Births
- 14 March - George Henry, painter (died 1943)
- 10 April - Arthur Melville, painter of Oriental subjects (died 1904)
- 7 December - Ned Haig, butcher and rugby union player notable for founding the sport of rugby sevens (died 1939)
Deaths
- 19 February - Alexander Black, architect (born c.1790)
- 24 February - Thomas Hamilton, architect (born 1784)
- 10 June - Robert Brown, botanist and palaeobotanist (born 1773)
- 16 September - John Macgregor, shipbuilder (born 1802)
The Arts
- 24 March - The Scottish National Gallery on The Mound in Edinburgh opens.[2]
- August - German writer Theodor Fontane tours Scotland.[3]
- E. B. Ramsay's Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character is published.
See also
References
- ↑ "Scottish Grand National Facts". Ayr Racecourse. 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- ↑ History of the National Galleries of Scotland 1850-1900 www.nationalgalleries.org, accessed 23 June 2013. Archived 2013-06-29.
- ↑ Jenseit des Tweed, Bilder und Briefe aus Schottland (1860).
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