1870 in Scotland
1870 in Scotland |
Years |
1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 |
Events from 1870 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 6 July - Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland founded, the world's oldest such organisation.[1]
- 26 September - George Watson's Hospital in Edinburgh reopens as reconstituted as a fee-paying day school, George Watson's College Schools for Boys.
- 4 October - First non-public hanging in Scotland: George Chalmers of Fraserburgh, 45, is hanged in Perth county gaol by the London hangman William Calcraft for the murder of a toll-keeper at Braco.[1]
- November - The University of Glasgow moves from the Old College in High Street to a new campus and main building (designed by George Gilbert Scott) at Gilmorehill in the West End of Glasgow.
- 30 November - The first unofficial international Association football match, England v Scotland, takes place under the approval of the Football Association (FA) at The Oval, London.[2] The Scotland team is selected by the FA from players in the London area with Scottish connections.[2]
- Esplanade at Rothesay, Bute, completed.
- Mormond Hill White Stag hill figure created in Aberdeenshire.
- James Lamont & Co are established as ship repairers at Greenock.[3]
Births
- 24 June - James Logan, international footballer (died 1896)
- 4 August - Harry Lauder, entertainer (died 1950)
- William Roughead, lawyer and criminologist (died 1952)
Deaths
- 15 February - William Burn, architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style (born 1789)
- 23 February - Edward Maitland, Lord Barcaple, judge (born 1803)
- 26 February - John Duncan, theologian (born 1796)
- 24 April - Alexander Handyside Ritchie, sculptor (born 1804)
- 17 May - David Octavius Hill, artist and photographer (born 1802)
- 26 October - Thomas Anderson, botanist (born 1832)
- Uilleam Mac Dhun Lèibhe (William Livingston), Gaelic poet (born 1808)[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The first international football match". BBC. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ↑ "Port Glasgow Yards". History of Port Glasgow. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ↑ Whyte, Christopher (1991). William Livingston/Uilleam Macdhunleibhe (1808-70): a survey of his poetry and prose. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
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