The jacobites are victorious at prestonpans

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Novelist (notably Ivanhoe and Talisman) and poet Sir Walter Scott died aged, 61.

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Road builder John McAdam born in Ayr.

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Charles Edward Stuart victorious at Battle of Prestonpans. The Jacobite army of just over, 3,000 under Bonnie Prince Charlie heavily defeated the English Royal forces led by Sir John Cope.

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Philip Embury, founder of the American Methodist Church, is born in Ballingrane, Co. Limerick

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Minister, historian, playwright and tutor to the Prince of Wales, John Home born. After the first performance of his play Douglas, people asked Whaurs yer Wully Shakespeare noo?

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The first Irish parliament of Queen Anne is called; Alan Brodrick is unanimously elected Speaker

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