1587 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1587 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1587 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1587 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
- 8 February â the captive Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I of England for being implicated in the Babington Plot against her.[1]
Births
- Approximate date â Thomas Young, Presbyterian minister (died 1655 in England)
Deaths
- 8 February â Mary, Queen of Scots (born 1542)
- John Black, composer (born c.1520)
