Scotland

Joseph Lister, pioneer of surgery and antiseptic at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow and Edinburgh Royal, died

Joseph Lister, the pioneering surgeon known for his development of antiseptic surgical techniques, passed away on February 10, 1912, in Walmer, Kent, England.

Poet Norman MacCaig born Edinburgh, Scotland

Norman MacCaig (1910–1996) was a Scottish poet born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was born at 15 East London Street, Edinburgh, to Robert McCaig (1880–1950?), a chemist from Dumfriesshire, and Joan née MacLeod (1879–1959), from Scalpay in the Outer Hebrides.

Riot by fans after replay of Scottish Cup Final between Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park.

The 1909 Scottish Cup final was the final of the 36th season of the Scottish Cup. The match was an Old Firm affair contested by Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park, with the trophy being withheld by the Scottish Football Association following crowd disorder.

Dumfries reached a temperature of, 32.8C

Dumfries reached a temperature of, 32.8C (91F), the highest recorded, so far.

Dennis Devlin, poet, translator and diplomat, born in Greenock, Scotland

Denis Devlin (15 April 1908 – 21 August 1959) was, along with Samuel Beckett, Thomas MacGreevy and Brian Coffey, one of the generation of Irish modernist poets to emerge at the end of the 1920s. He was also a career diplomat.

Henry Gray Graham, author of Social Life of Scotland in the 18th Century, died

Aviator Jim Mollinson who married Amy Johnson, was born in Glasgow.

James Allan Mollison MBE (19 April 1905 – 30 October 1959) was a Scottish pioneer aviator who, flying solo or with his wife, Amy Johnson, set many records during the rapid development of aviation in the 1930s.

Molly Keane, born

Molly Keane (20 July 1904 – 22 April 1996), née Mary Nesta Skrine, and who also wrote as M. J. Farrell, was an Irish novelist and playwright.

William Soutar, poet, born in Perth

Naomi Mitchison, Novelist and politician, born in Edinburgh