Celtic history archive
1874
Scotland
Macvey Napier, the Scottish editor and writer, died on February 11, 1847. Napier was a prominent figure in Scottish intellectual circles during the 19th century and made …
1875
Scotland
Oldest professional banking institute in the world Founded on July 06, 1875 as the Institute of Bankers in Scotland, with the aim of improving the qualifications of those engaged …
1876
Scotland
The 1876 association football match between the national teams representing Scotland and Wales was the first game played by the Welsh side. It took place on 25 March 1876 at …
1878
Scotland
Kirkpatrick Macmillan (2 September 1812 in Keir, Dumfries and Galloway – 26 January 1878 in Keir) was a Scottish blacksmith. He is generally credited with inventing the treadle …
1883
Scotland
124 people drowned when Steamer Daphne sank during its launch on river Clyde.
1886
Scotland
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, KBE (23 July 1886 – 4 October 1948) was the navigator of the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight. Arthur Whitten Brown was …
1887
Scotland
The Celtic Football Club was formally constituted in Calton, Glasgow, with the primary goal of alleviating poverty in the East End parishes of Glasgow. The club was founded on …
1889
Scotland
John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC (20 July 1889 – 16 June 1971), was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of …
1889
Scotland
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. The gallery holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not …
1890
Scotland
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is …
1891
Scotland
Author Neil M Gunn born in Caithness. Neil Miller Gunn (8 November 1891 – 15 January 1973) was a prolific novelist, critic and dramatist who emerged as one of the leading lights of …
1891
Scotland
Scottish Gaelic, also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As …