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On This Day: 26th of June
On this day in 1867:
Architects appointed for Western Infirmary
Mr John Burnet of Messrs John Burnet Son and Campbell, was appointed architect for the new hospital. Plans for the new hospital were submitted in February 1869.
Births and Deaths
On this day in 1824
Sir William Thomson Baron Kelvin of Largs was born.
On this day in 1809
Charles Randolph was born.
On this day in 1904
Eric Edward Eager was born.
On this day in 1868
Henry McDonald Borland was born.
On this day in 1789
Semyon Efimovich Desnitsky died.
On this day in 1856
James Wallace MacDonald was born.
On this day in 1868
John Finlay Maclaren was born.
On this day in 1860
Archibald Nicol Montgomery was born.
On this day in 1871
Frank Baker Zahm was born.
On this day in 1883
Charles Hendrie Anderson was born.
On this day in 1884
Jeannie Montgomery Andrew was born.
On this day in 1884
John Henry Brightman was born.
On this day in 1883
Phoebe Martha Brooke was born.
On this day in 1873
Neil Donald Darroch was born.
On this day in 1878
John Docherty was born.
On this day in 1888
John Martin was born.
On this day in 1881
William McPheat was born.
On this day in 1885
Kenneth Chisholm Middlemiss was born.
On this day in 1884
Donald Patton was born.
On this day in 1883
Flora Ritchie was born.
On this day in 1887
Elizabeth Mary Hope Robertson was born.
On this day in 1891
Ada Florence Remfry Hitchins was born.
On this day in 1960
Peter Emil La Cour died.
On this day in 1911
Ruth Louvish was born.
On this day in 1894
Agnes Gibb was born.
On this day in 1891
Isabella McDonald Urquhart was born.
On this day in 1889
Cecil Raymond Tytler Thomson was born.
On this day in 1891
James Crerar was born.
On this day in 2011
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry died.
On this day in 1912
Dr. Rev. George Henderson died.