Highlighted Events from August

Mon 29 Aug 1803

Samuel Neilson, co-founder of the United Irishmen, dies

Fri 30 Aug 1991

Liz McColgan won the World Athletics Championship, 10,000 metres in Tokyo by a margin of, 20 seconds.

Sun 02 Aug 0939

Alan II Barbetorte (Twisted Beard) of Brittany defeats Normans.

Thu 21 Aug 1930

Princess Margaret, daughter of the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, born at Glamis Castle. She was the first Royal princess born in Scotland for, 300 years and the last Royal birth to be witnessed by the Home Secretary (a tradition started by Qu