▁be ▁opened ▁until ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁ ▁D und as ▁House ▁in ▁New ▁Town , ▁Edinburgh , ▁designed ▁by ▁William ▁Ch amb ers , ▁is ▁completed . ▁ ▁P un itive ▁laws ▁against ▁the ▁Cl an ▁Greg or ▁are ▁repe aled . ▁ ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁chap el ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁that ▁will ▁become ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Church , ▁Aber de en . ▁ ▁The ▁Sch ie hall ion ▁experiment ▁is ▁carried ▁by ▁Ne vil ▁M ask ely ne ▁out ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁mean ▁density ▁of ▁the ▁Earth . ▁ ▁B irth s ▁▁▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁– ▁Arch ib ald ▁Const able , ▁publish er ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 2 7 ) ▁▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁– ▁William ▁Far qu har , ▁soldier ▁and ▁administrator ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 3 9 ) ▁▁ 3 ▁June ▁– ▁Robert ▁T ann ah ill , ▁we aver ▁poet ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 1 0 ) ▁▁ 8 ▁October ▁– ▁Henry ▁Dun can , ▁( Free ) ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁minister , ▁ge ologist ▁and ▁social ▁reform er ; ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁sav ings ▁bank ▁movement ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 4 6 ) ▁▁ 4 ▁November ▁– ▁Robert ▁All an , ▁we aver ▁poet ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁in ▁New ▁York ) ▁▁ 8 ▁November ▁– ▁Robert ▁Re id , ▁royal ▁architect ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 5 6 ) ▁▁ 1 2 ▁November