George Mackay Brown, poet and novelist, died.
George Mackay Brown (17 October 1921 – 13 April 1996) was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist with a distinctly Orcadian character. He is widely regarded as one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century.
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Alison Hargreave, became the first woman to climb Mount Everest solo and without oxygen
On 13 May 1995, British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old mother of two from Spean Bridge, Scotland, became the first woman to summit Mount Everest solo and without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support. Climbing via the North Ridge route, she achieved this remarkable feat entirely unaided, relying solely on her own strength and determination. Upon reaching the summit, Hargreaves radioed a heartfelt message to her children: “I am on top of the world and I love you dearly” . 
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Graham Obree, broke the world record and became the world pursuit cycle champio.
Graham Obree, from Irvine, Ayrshire, breaks the world record and becomes World Pursuit Cycling Champion over 4,000 metres in Hamar, Norway. Known for his unorthodox riding style and homemade bike, Obree’s achievement marks a major moment in cycling history.
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25 top intel officers, and crew of 4 were killed in helicopter crash in the Mull of Kintyre.
On June 2, 1994, one of the worst peacetime disasters in British military aviation occurred when a RAF Chinook helicopter (ZA576) crashed into a hillside on the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland, killing all 29 people on board.
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Pope John Paul sanctifies John Duns Scotus, philosopher, theologian (but the first dunce)
John Duns Scotus OFM (/ˈskoʊtəs/ SKOH-təs; Ecclesiastical Latin: [duns ˈskɔtus], “Duns the Scot”; c. 1265/66 – 8 November 1308) was a Scottish Catholic priest and Franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher and theologian. He is one of the four most important Christian philosopher-theologians of Western Europe in the High Middle Ages, together with Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure and William of Ockham.
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