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June 23, 1725

Malt Riots, Glasgow

June 22, 1725

Malt Riots, Glasgow, Against Higher Taxes Imposed on Scottish Malt.

March 6, 1725

Last Claimant to the Stuart Throne, Henry I of Scotland (Henry IX of England), Born

May 25, 1726

First Circulating Library Opened in Edinburgh.

May 31, 1727

The Royal Bank of Scotland Was Formed From a Company of Debenture Holders.

March 22, 1727

Neil Gow, First of a Famous Family of Fiddle Players and Composers, Born

September 1, 1729

Death of Dramatist, Essayist and Publisher Sir Richard Steele, the Dubliner Who Founded the Tatler and the Spectator

March 20, 1729

John Law, Financier and Founder of New Orleans, Died Aged About 57.

November 8, 1736

Allan Ramsay's First Regular Public Theatre in Scotland Opened in Carrubbers Close, Edinburgh

April 14, 1736

Porteous Riots in Edinburgh Take Place After the Hanging of a Smuggler by the City Guard

January 19, 1736

James Watt, Scottish Steam Engine Inventor, Born

July 31, 1737

Robert Adair, Dies

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