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Happy birthday to comedian and streamer Limmy (aka Brian Limond) who was born in Glasgow on this day in 1974. He has always been a one-of-a-kind entertainer, from his early viral videos and his 'cult' TV show, to his current popular gaming stream. Have a belter Limmy 🥳
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On this day 170 years ago: Hugh Munro was born. He published his famous listing of all Scottish peaks over 3,000ft in 1891 (which currently stands at 282 in total). He died before climbing them all himself, leaving a legacy that inspires thousands of Munro Baggers every year.
On this day in 1965: Cruachan Power Station opened. Ben Cruachan looks like another picturesque Scottish munro, but buried 1km deep inside the Argyll mountain is the world’s first reversible, pumped-storage hydro scheme. A triumph of Scottish engineering and renewable power.
On this day in 1810: fax machine inventor Alexander Bain was born in Caithness. Long before the telephone, the clockmaker patented his "electric printing telegraph" – a device that used electrical signals to scan and transmit documents across wires for the very first time.
On this day in 2004: The Queen officially opened the doors of the new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood. The striking architectural design became the permanent home for Scotland’s MSPs. It won the 2005 Stirling Prize for excellence in architecture. Pic: Bernt Rostad.
On this day in 1774: Rev Henry Duncan was born in Lochrutton. When minister in Ruthwell, he noticed his poorest parishioners struggling financially. In 1810, he founded the world's first commercial savings bank which enabled working people to deposit small sums and earn interest.
Happy 30th birthday to the 'Bathgate Beyoncé' Lewis Capaldi, who was born in Glasgow on this day in 1996. From belting out tunes in his bedroom, to headlining stages across the globe with top-tier patter, he truly is a national treasure. Have a belter Lewis 🥳
On this day in 1930: virologist June Almeida was born in Glasgow. Raised in Dennistoun, she left school at 16 to work as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Despite not having a university degree, her genius in electron microscopy revolutionised the field of science 1/2
