1796 in Scotland explained
Events from the year 1796 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
Births
Deaths
- 13 January – John Anderson, natural philosopher and scientist (born 1726)
- 12 February – John Hamilton, Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs and Wigtownshire (born 1715)
- 17 February – James Macpherson, poet, "translator" of Ossian (born 1736)
- 21 July – Robert Burns, poet (born 1759)
- 6 August – David Allan, painter (born 1744)
- 29 September – John Cunningham, 15th Earl of Glencairn, nobleman, cavalry officer and priest (born 1749)
- October – Thomas Christie, radical political writer (born 1761; died in Suriname)
- 7 October – Thomas Reid, philosopher (born 1710)
- 24 December – John Maclaurin, Lord Dreghorn, judge and poet (born 1734)[4]
The arts
Notes and References
- Book: Williams, Hywel. Cassell's Chronology of World History. registration. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005. 0-304-35730-8. 346.
- Book: Kermack, W. R.. 19 Centuries of Scotland. Edinburgh. Johnston. 1944. 80–1.
- Book: Cooper, Robert L. D.. Les francs-jardiniers. 2000. 2-913882-05-6. 87–93.
- Book: John Stark. Biographia Scotica: Or Scottish Biographical Dictionary. 1805. A. Constable & Company. 300.
- Web site: Robert Burns. BBC. 2012-01-26.