September 3, 1571Earl of Lennox, Regent of Scotland, Murdered. Earl of Mar Appointed Regent but He Died in October 1572.
September 14, 1580Birth of Robert Gordon of Straloch, Aberdeen, Cartographer and Rescuer of Thomas Ports Original Maps.
June 2, 1581James Douglas,, 4th Earl of Morton, Beheaded in Edinburgh Grassmarket, Accused of the Murder of Lord Darnley.