1796
Robert Burns, died
Scotland
Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) is the best known of the poets who have written in Lowland Scots. Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often times …
Celtic history archive
Scotland
1796
John Anderson, founder of Andersonian Institute (now Strathclyde University) died
Scotland
John Anderson (1726–1796) was a Scottish natural philosopher and professor at the University of Glasgow. He made significant contributions to the fields of natural philosophy and …
1798
United States Consulate first opened in Edinburgh
Scotland
A measure of the growing confidence of the newly-independent United States was the large number of consulates it established during the closing years of the eighteenth century. …
1809
James David Forbes, physicist who devised first form of seismograph, born.
Scotland
James David Forbes FRS FRSE FGS (1809–1868) was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology. Forbes was a resident of …
1811
The first women's golf tournament in Musselburgh, Scotland
Scotland
January 09, 1811 — The first documented women’s golf tournament is held today in Scotland, at Musselburgh Golf Club in Scotland. But the tradition of women playing golf dates …
1812
Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author, is born in Scotland
Scotland
Samuel Smiles (23 December 1812 – 16 April 1904) was a British author and government reformer, was born on December 23, 1812, in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Although he …
1814
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet - Waverly Novels
Scotland
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) He was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain …
1814
Dr. John Goodsir born in Anstruther, Fife
Scotland
John Goodsir FRS FRSE FRCSE (20 March 1814 – 6 March 1867) was a Scottish anatomist and a pioneer in the formulation of cell theory. Goodsir was born on 20 March 1814 in …
1817
First edition of the Edinburgh-based Scotsman newspaper, published
Scotland
The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication …
1818
Honours of Scotland put on display in Edinburgh Castle after being rediscovered by Sir Walter Scott
Scotland
Honours of Scotland put on display in Edinburgh Castle after being rediscovered by Sir Walter Scott. This February 4, 1818 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1819
Sir Francis McClintock, born
Scotland
Sir Francis Leopold McClintock KCB FRS (8 July 1819 – 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic …
1820
Scottish Insurrection of 1820 begins
Scotland
The Radical War, also known as the Scottish Insurrection of 1820, was a week of strikes and unrest, a culmination of Radical demands for reform in the United Kingdom which had …