▁– ▁Charles ▁Bell , ▁an atom ist ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁in ▁England ) ▁▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁– ▁Thomas ▁Dick , ▁Sec ession ▁Church ▁minister ▁and ▁scient ist ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 5 7 ) ▁ ▁Robert ▁Thom , ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁engineer ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 4 7 ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁▁▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁– ▁Thomas ▁G illes pie , ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister ▁( born ▁ 1 7 0 8 ) ▁▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁– ▁Robert ▁Fer g us son , ▁Scottish ▁poet ▁( born ▁ 1 7 5 0 ; ▁died ▁in ▁bed lam ▁following ▁head ▁injury ) ▁ ▁The ▁arts ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁year ' s ▁har vest , ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁farm ▁labour er ▁Robert ▁Burn s ▁is ▁assist ed ▁by ▁his ▁contemporary ▁Nel ly ▁Kil pat rick ▁who ▁insp ires ▁his ▁first ▁attempt ▁at ▁poetry , ▁" O , ▁Once ▁I ▁Lov ' d ▁A ▁Bon nie ▁L ass ". ▁ ▁Sport ▁▁ ▁M uss el burgh ▁G olf ▁Club ▁established ▁on ▁Le ven hall ▁Link s ▁and ▁the ▁Old ▁Club ▁Cup ▁is ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁Scottish ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Year s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Scotland ▁Category : 1 7 7 0 s ▁in ▁Scotland <0x0A> </s> ▁P itch ford ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁county ▁of ▁Sh