Scotland

National Portrait Gallery for Scotland, opened

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 necessarily by, Scots. It also holds the Scottish National Photography Collection.

Celtic Football Club formally constituted in Calton, Glasgow

The Celtic Football Club was formally constituted in Calton, Glasgow, with the primary goal of alleviating poverty in the East End parishes of Glasgow.

Arthur Whitten Brown, born

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, KBE (23 July 1886 – 4 October 1948) was the navigator of the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight.

Steamer Daphne Sank

124 people drowned when Steamer Daphne sank during its launch on river Clyde.

Kirkpatrick McMillan, Scottish inventor of the bicycle, died

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 bicycle.

First Scotland v Wales football international, Scotland won 4-0

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 Hamilton Crescent, Partick, the home ground of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. The match was also the first time that Scotland had played against a side other than England.

Institute of Bankers in Scotland formed

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 in banking and to improve their status and influence.

Hugh Stevenson Robertson, Scottish composer of Songs of the Isles, born

Macvey Napier, a Scottish editor of Encyclopedia Brittanica, died

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 significant contributions to literature, philosophy, and scholarship.

Statue to Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby (4 May 1855 – 14 January 1872) was a Skye Terrier or Dandie Dinmont Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died on 14 January 1872. The story continues to be well known in Scotland, through several books and films.