Princess Mary Stuart succeeded her father James V and became Queen Mary I of Scotland at just six days old.
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Scottish schoolmaster Dr. John Fian who had 'a pact with the devil,' was found guilty of witchcraft.
The world's first black international football player, Andrew Watson, played his first of three matches in Scotland.
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.
The galaxy Centaurus A was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.
Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.