fiddler (born 1727) 16 June – John Skinner, Episcopalian minister and songwriter (born 1721) 26 June – Francis Peacock, "father of Scottish country dance" (born 1723) The arts James Hogg, Thomas Mouncey Cunningham and others publish the poetry collection The Forest Minstrel, and Hogg publishes The Mountain Bard. David Wilkie paints Rent Day. See also 1807 in the United Kingdom References Years of the 19th century in Scotland 1800s in Scotland