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| 1707 | Craig, James |  |
| Edinburgh Submits the winning plans for the expansion of Edinburgh after union with England |
| 1745 | Charles Edward | |
| 17th Sep Edinburgh Occupies Edinburgh & Holyrood Palace |
| 17th Sep Edinburgh Proclaimed as James VIII but Edinburgh Castle is held by General Joshua Guest |
| 17th Sep Edinburgh Proclaims himself James VIII |
| 1746 | Hawley, Henry | |
| Jan Edinburgh Captures Edindurgh then tries to releive the siege of Stirling |
| Jan Edinburgh Hawley occupies Edinburgh |
| 1771 | Scott, Walter | |
| Edinburgh Birth of Walter Scott |
| 1784 | Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 28th Jan Edinburgh Birth of George Hamilton-Gordon, member of the Aberdeenshire family of Gordon |
| 1817 | Scott, Walter | |
| 4th Feb Edinburgh Discovers Scotland's ancient honours in Edinburgh Castle, not seen since Charles II |
| 1856 | Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| 30th July Edinburgh Birth of Richard Burdon Haldane |
| 1861 | Haig, Douglas | |
| 19th June Edinburgh Birth of Douglas Haig |
| 1937 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| Edinburgh The Gilmour Committee reports its findings & a Scottish Office is set up in Edinburgh |
| 1947 | Philip | |
| 19th Nov Edinburgh Created Duke of Edinburgh |
| 1953 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 6th May Edinburgh Birth of Anthony Blair, son of a barrister & university lecturer |
| 1953 | Elizabeth II | |
| 24th June Edinburgh Given the crown, sceptre & sword, bestowing upon her the right to rule Scotland |
| 1966 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Edinburgh Attends Fettes College |
| 1972 | Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh Appointed Rector of Edinburgh University & Chairman of the University Court |
| Edinburgh MA Edinburgh University |
| 1973 | Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| Edinburgh Appointed Chairman of the Edinburgh Housing Committee |
| 1974 | Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| Edinburgh Elected Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central |
| 1974 | Rifkind, Malcolm | |
| Edinburgh Elected Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central |
| 1975 | Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh Appointed Lecturer of Edinburgh University |
| 1982 | Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh PhD Edinburgh University |
| 1989 | Revie, Donald George "Don" | |
| 26th May Edinburgh Death of Donald George "Don"Revie |
| 1992 | Major, John Roy | |
| Dec Edinburgh A European summit is held which discusses the Maastricht treaty |
| Dec Edinburgh Chairs the EU summit |
| 1997 | Rifkind, Malcolm | |
| Edinburgh Loses his marginal seat in Edinburgh |
