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27th April 06, 04:12 AM
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 Kilt Wearers Calendar
Kilt Wearers Calendar
(If ya need anither reason tae wear yur kilt!)
January 1- New Years Day. (You should be singing “Auld Lang Syne” by Robert Burns as the New Year begins.)
January 11 -- Sir John A. Macdonald, First Prime Minister of Canada born in Glasgow (1815)
January 17 --Author Compton Mackenzie (Whisky Galore etc) born. (1883)
January 25 --Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard, born Alloway. (1759) Traditional night of Burns Supper.
February 5 --John Boyd Dunlop, who patented the first practical pneumatic tyre, born Ayrshire. (1846)
February 7 --Robert the Bruce captured Dumfries. (1313)
February 10 --Robert the Bruce murdered John ‘The Red’ Comyn. (1306)
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27th April 06, 04:13 AM
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March 3 -- Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh. (1847)
March 4 -- Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE, Formula One (F1) racing driver born in Kilmany. (1936)
March 17 -- Treaty of Edinburgh between King Robert I and Edward III which recognised Scotland's independence, ending the 30 years of Wars of Independence. (1328)
March 17 -- St Patrick’s Day
March 27 -- King Robert I ("The Bruce") crowned at Scone. (1306)
March 27 -- David Coulthard, Grand Prix racing driver born in Twynholm. (1971)
April 6 -- Anniversary of the Writing of the Declaration of Arbroath - "For we fight not for glory nor for riches nor for honour, but only and alone for freedom, which no good man surrenders but with his life". (1320)
April 6 -- Celebration of Tartan Day approved by the US Senate, in recognition of the monumental achievements and invaluable contributions made by Scottish Americans. (1998)
May 5 -- No Pants Day (Get Yer Kilt Oot!)
May 9 -- Sir J M Barrie, author of "Peter Pan" born (1860)
May 22 -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author Sherlock Holmes born in Edinburgh. (1859)
June 7 -- Robert the Bruce died, Cardross Castle.( 1329)
June 7 -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Designer, Architect, born in Glasgow (1868)
June 7 -- James Young Simpson, Pioneer in use of anaesthetics, in surgery and midwifery, born in Bathgate (1811)
June 11 -- Jackie Stewart, OBE, Formula One Racer, Born in Dumbartonshire on 11 June 1939
June 24 -- Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II at Battle of Bannockburn. (1314)
Last edited by Pour1Malt; 5th May 06 at 05:17 AM.
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27th April 06, 04:14 AM
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July 1 -- Proscription Act Repealed, thus allowing again the wearing of kilts & tartan, the teaching of Gaelic, and the carrying of weapons; including bagpipes. (1782)
July 6 -- John Paul Jones, hero of the US Navy, born Kirkbean, Dumfries. (1747)
July 11-- Robert the Bruce born. (1274)
July 21 -- Robert Burns dies in Dumfries. (1796)
July 21 -- Allan Pinkerton, creator of US Secret Service, born in Glasgow (1819)
July 31 -- "Kilmarnock Edition" of the poems of Robert Burns "Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" first published. (1786)
August 1 -- Proscription Act introduced, banning kilts, tartan, bagpipes (banned as a weapon of war), the teaching of Gaelic, and the carrying of weapons. (1747)
August 4 -- Birth of the entertainer Sir Harry Lauder. (1870)
August 6 -- Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, born at Lochfield (1881)
August 11 -- Author and poet C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) born at Langholm, Dumfriesshire. (1892)
August 13 -- John Logie Baird, inventor of the first television, born in Helensburgh (1888)
August 15 -- Macbeth killed in battle by Malcolm at Lumphanan, near Aberdeen. (1057)
August 15 -- Sir Walter Scott, Writer and poet, born Edinburgh. (1771)
August 25 --Actor Sir Sean Connery born. (1930)
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27th April 06, 04:16 AM
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September 11 --Referendum on Devolution, which approved the creation of a new Scottish Parliament by a substantial majority. (1997)
September 21 --John McAdam, inventor of "tar macadam" road surface, born, (1756)
November 5 --Guy Fawkes Day
November 13 --Robert Louis Stevenson, author “Kidnapped" and "Treasure Island" born in Edinburgh (1850)
November 24 --Comedian and actor Billy Connolly born. (1942)
November 25 -- Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist born in Dunfermline. (1835)
November 30 --Stone of Destiny, stolen from Scone by King Edward I of England in 1296, returned to Scotland and installed in Edinburgh Castle. (1996)
November 30 --St Andrew's Day
December 4 --Essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle, best known for his "French Revolution" born in Ecclefechan. (1795)
December 26 --Boxing Day, Traditional Day in Scotland when the Landlords gave the leftovers from their Christmas Supper in a box, to the Scots peasants.
December 31 --Hogmanay
alricht! noo it's your turn...
whit days did ai miss?
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27th April 06, 05:26 AM
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 Originally Posted by Pour1Malt
March 3 -- Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh. (1847)
Also born on March 3rd: James Doohan. (1920)
Oh... and so was I. But not in Edinburgh.
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27th April 06, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Caradoc
Also born on March 3rd: James Doohan. (1920)
Oh... and so was I. But not in Edinburgh.
aye- but Doohan (Scotty fraim Star Trek) was born in Vancouver....
Scotty was nay a Scot...
still a guid reason tae wear yur kilt though.... :rolleyes:
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27th April 06, 05:32 AM
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Wow!! That's quite a list, but there are still lots of dates to fill in.
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb
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27th April 06, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Pour1Malt
aye- but Doohan (Scotty fraim Star Trek) was born in Vancouver....
Scotty was nay a Scot...
still a guid reason tae wear yur kilt though.... :rolleyes:
Oh, I know he wasn't a Scot. But he does look good in a kilt, and is probably more recognizably "Scotty" than the average person would consider, say, Alexander Graham Bell.
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27th April 06, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Caradoc
Also born on March 3rd: James Doohan. (1920)
Oh... and so was I. But not in Edinburgh.
Some other dates for our favorite "TV Scott":
August 31, 2004 - James Doohan receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
July 20, 2005 - James Doohan dies from pneumonia in Redmond, WA.
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb
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27th April 06, 06:52 AM
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Some more dates:
February 13 - The massacre at Glencoe, 1692
March 1 - Saint David's Day (patron saint of Wales)
June 9 - Feast of Saint Columba, founder of the monastery on the island of Iona, burial place of early Scottish kings.
June 10 - Feast of Saint Margaret of Scotland, the saintly wife of King Malcolm III.
July 22 - In 1758, the 42nd Highland Regiment, the “Black Watch”, is given its 'Royal' designation.
August 23 - Wallace Day (William Wallace is executed, 1305)
September 9 - The Battle of Flodden in 1513, where a large number of Scots, including King James IV, were killed.
September 11 - Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297)
October 20 - Gordon Highlanders - Dargai Day (1897)
October 25 - In 1739, the six independant companies of the "Highland Watch" or the “Black Watch”, originally raised in 1729, along with four newly-raised companies, were incorporated into a Regiment of Foot under John, the Earl of Crawford. This Regiment was originally numbered the 43rd Highland Regiment, but was renumbered as the 42nd in 1749.
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb
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