1573 in Scotland
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Events from 1575 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1575 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1575 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
- 1 January â William Kirkcaldy of Grange bombards Edinburgh's markets from the Castle, blowing fish into the air.[1]
- 23 February â The "Pacification of Perth" was a step to ending the Marian Civil War.[2]
- 28 May â Edinburgh Castle surrenders to William Drury.[3]
Births
Deaths
- 30 January â George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll
- February â William Lauder (poet)
- 9 June â William Maitland of Lethington
- 3 August â William Kirkcaldy of Grange, James Mosman, and James Cockie hanged in Edinburgh.[4]
- 12 September â Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll.[5]