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1690s In Scotland
Events from the 1690s in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents Monarch * William II, r. 1689–1702 (Co-monarch with Mary II) *Mary II r. 1689–1694 (Co-monarch with William III & II) Events 1690 * 30 April – 1 May: the Jacobite rising of Viscount Dundee ends in defeat at the Battle of Cromdale. 1692 * 13 February – massacre of Glencoe: Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe killed by members of Clan Campbell after they refuse to swear allegiance to King William III. 1694 * 28 December – on the death of Queen Mary II, William III becomes sole monarch of Scotland, England and Ireland. 1695 * 9 May – Parliament of Scotland assembles to investigate the Glencoe massacre. * 1 November – establishment of the Bank of Scotland. 1696 * Education Act of 1696 ordains a school in every parish (successful; act governs education until the 1872 act). 1698 * July – first expedition sets sail as part of the Darien scheme.John Prebble, ''The Darien Disaster, A Scots Colony in the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1680s In Scotland
Year 168 ( CLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 921 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 168 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his adopted brother Lucius Verus leave Rome, and establish their headquarters at Aquileia. * The Roman army crosses the Alps into Pannonia, and subdues the Marcomanni at Carnuntum, north of the Danube. Asia * Emperor Ling of Han succeeds Emperor Huan of Han as the emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty; the first year of the ''Jianning'' era. Births * Cao Ren, Chinese general (d. 223) * Gu Yong, Chinese chancellor (d. 243) * Li Tong, Chinese general (d. 209) Deaths * Anicetus, pope of Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of Scotland
The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: ''Banca na h-Alba'') is a commercial and clearing bank based in Scotland and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group, following the Bank of Scotland's implosion in 2008. The bank was established by the Parliament of Scotland in 1695 to develop Scotland's trade with other countries, and aimed to create a stable banking system in the Kingdom of Scotland. With a history dating to the end of the 17th century, it is the fifth-oldest extant bank in the United Kingdom (the Bank of England having been established one year earlier), and is the only commercial institution created by the Parliament of Scotland to remain in existence. It was one of the first banks in Europe to print its own banknotes, and it continues to print its own sterling banknotes under legal arrangements that allow Scottish banks to issue currency. In June 2006, the HBOS Group Reorganisation Act 2006 was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, allowing the bank' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1758 In Scotland
Events from the year 1758 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers * Lord Advocate – Robert Dundas the younger * Solicitor General for Scotland – Andrew Pringle of Alemore Judiciary * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Tinwald Events * Physician Francis Home makes the first attempt to deliver a measles vaccine. Births * 17 February – John Pinkerton, antiquarian and cartographer (died 1826) * 21 March – Patrick Beatson, mariner and shipbuilder in Quebec (died 1800 in Canada) * 23 April – Alexander Cochrane, admiral (died 1832 in France) * 9 September – Alexander Nasmyth, portrait and landscape painter (died 1840) * 31 October – Jean Glover, poet and singer (died 1801 in Ireland) * Alexander Mackenzie Fraser, born Alexander Mackenzie, British Army general (died 1809 in the Netherlands) Deaths * 7 January – Allan Ramsay, poet (born 1686) * 17 January – James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton (born 1724) * 18 July – Duncan Campbell, nobleman and Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Francis Edward Keith
James Francis Edward Keith (in later years ''Jakob von Keith''; 11 June 1696 – 14 October 1758) was a Scottish soldier and ''Generalfeldmarschall'' of the Royal Prussian Army. As a Jacobite he took part in a failed attempt to restore the Stuart Monarchy to Britain. When this failed, he fled to Europe, living in France, and then Spain. He joined the Spanish and eventually the Russian armies and fought in the Anglo-Spanish War and the Russo-Swedish War. In the latter he participated in the conquest of Finland and became its viceroy. Subsequently, he participated in the ''coup d'état'' that put Elizabeth of Russia on the throne. He subsequently served in the Prussian army under Frederick the Great, where he distinguished himself in several campaigns. He died during the Seven Years' War at the Battle of Hochkirch. He received the Black Eagle Order and is memorialised on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great. Early life Keith was born on 11 June 1696 at Inverugie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1773 In Scotland
Events from the year 1773 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers * Lord Advocate – James Montgomery * Solicitor General for Scotland – Henry Dundas Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Arniston, the younger * Lord Justice General – Duke of Queensberry * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Barskimming Events * Mid-July – the emigrant ship ''Hector'' sets out from Scotland carrying emigrants mainly escaping the Highland Clearances around Loch Broom for Pictou, Nova Scotia, where they arrive on 15 September. * 6 August – Samuel Johnson sets out for Scotland where on 14 August he meets James Boswell in Edinburgh for their tour to the Hebrides. On 12 September they are entertained at Kingsburgh, Skye, by Allan and Flora MacDonald. * Penny Post introduced in Edinburgh. * Scottish judge James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, begins publication of ''Of the Origin and Progress of Language'', a contribution to evolutionary ideas of the Enlightenment. * David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Glas
John Glas (5 October 1695 – 2 November 1773) was a Scottish clergyman who started the Glasite The Glasites or Glassites were a small Christian church founded in about 1730 in Scotland by John Glas.John Glas preached supremacy of God's word (Bible) over allegiance to Church and state to his congregation in Tealing near Dundee in July 172 ... church movement. Biography Early years He was born at Auchtermuchty, Fife, where his father was parish Minister (Christianity), minister. He was educated at Kinclaven and Perth Grammar School, graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1713, and completed his education for the Minister (Christianity), ministry at Edinburgh. He was licensed as a preacher by the presbytery (church polity), presbytery of Dunkeld, and soon afterwards ordained by that of Dundee as minister of the parish of Tealing (1719), where his preaching soon drew a large congregation. Early in his ministry he was brought to a halt while lecturing on the Shorter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1770 In Scotland
Events from the year 1770 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers * Lord Advocate – James Montgomery * Solicitor General for Scotland – Henry Dundas Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Arniston, the younger * Lord Justice General – Duke of Queensberry * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Barskimming Events * 12 April – Monkland Canal authorized. * 9 March – Haggis is served on board Captain James Cook's ship , anchored off New Zealand, in celebration of the birthday of a Scottish officer on board, Cook himself having a Scottish father. * 14 November – Scottish explorer James Bruce is shown the source of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. * Emigrants from the Highland Clearances in the Hebrides migrate to Prince Edward Island, and to Glasgow where the Gaelic-speaking congregation of St Columba Church of Scotland is formed. * Montgomery's Entail Act remedies the system of short leases on agricultural properties. * Plans for improvement of the harbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stirling (mathematician)
James Stirling (11 May O.S. 1692, Garden, Stirlingshire – 5 December 1770, Edinburgh) was a Scottish mathematician. He was nicknamed "The Venetian". The Stirling numbers, Stirling permutations, and Stirling's approximation are named after him. He also proved the correctness of Isaac Newton's classification of cubics. Biography Stirling was born on 11 May 1692 O.S. at Garden House near Stirling, the third son of Archibald Stirling, Lord Garden. At 18 years of age he went to Balliol College, Oxford, where, chiefly through the influence of the Earl of Mar, he was nominated in 1711 to be one of Bishop Warner's exhibitioners (or Snell exhibitioner) at Balliol. In 1715 he was expelled on account of his correspondence with his cousins, who were members of the Keir and Garden families, who were noted Jacobites, and had been accessory to the " Gathering of the Brig o' Turk" in 1708. From Oxford he made his way to Venice, where he occupied himself as a professor of mathematics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1699 In Scotland
Events from the year 1699 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents * Monarch – William II * Secretary of State – James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, jointly with John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford (from 31 January) Law officers * Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart * Solicitor General for Scotland – Sir Patrick Hume Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick * Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston, then Lord Pollok Events * 12 January – James Sutherland is appointed first Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and first King's Botanist. * 2 March – ''The Edinburgh Gazette'' is first published. * July – Darien scheme: The colony of New Edinburgh on the Gulf of Darién is abandoned; the colonists set out to return to Scotland. * September – Darien scheme: The second expedition to Darien sets sail, unaware of the failure of the first. * 23 September – A total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isthmus Of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama ( es, Istmo de Panamá), also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien (), is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal. Like many isthmuses, it is a location of great geopolitical and strategic importance. The isthmus is thought to have been formed around 3 million years ago, separating the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and causing the creation of the Gulf Stream. This was first suggested in 1910 by North American paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn. He based the proposal on the fossil record of mammals in Central America. This conclusion provided a foundation for Alfred Wegener when he proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912. History Vasco Núñez de Balboa heard of the South Sea from natives while sailing along the Caribbean coast. On 25 September 1513 his expedition became the first Europeans to see the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darien Scheme
The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and influence by establishing ''New Caledonia'', a colony on the Isthmus of Panama, in the late 1690s. The plan was for the colony, located on the Gulf of Darién, to establish and manage an overland route to connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The backers knew that the first sighting of the Pacific Ocean by Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Balboa was after crossing the isthmus through Darién Province, Darién. The attempt at settling the area did not go well; more than 80% of participants died within a year, and the settlement was abandoned twice.Little, "The Caribbean colony ..." There are many explanations for the disaster. Rival claims have been made suggesting that the undertaking was beset by poor planning and provisioning; by divided leadership; by a lack of demand for traded goods, owing to an English trade blockade; by devastating epidemics of tropi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1698 In Scotland
Events from the year 1698 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents * Monarch – William II * Secretary of State – John Murray, Earl of Tullibardine (until 31 March 1698), jointly with James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield Law officers * Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart * Solicitor General for Scotland – Sir Patrick Hume Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – ''vacant??'' until 17 March, then Lord North Berwick * Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston Events * Famine in the Borders leads to continued Scottish Presbyterian migration from Scotland to Ulster. * 14 July – first expedition sets sail as part of the Darien scheme. * November – colony of New Caledonia established on the Isthmus of Panama. Births * February – Colin Maclaurin, mathematician (died 1746) * 11 July – George Turnbull, philosopher, theologian, teacher and writer (died 1748) ''date unknown'' * Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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