▁August ▁– ▁Thomas ▁Mu ir ▁sent enced ▁to ▁pen al ▁transport ation ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years . ▁ ▁Little ▁C um bra e ▁L ighth ouse ▁built . ▁ ▁P iers hill ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁Queen ' s ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁Per th ▁completed , ▁originally ▁for ▁caval ry ▁reg iments . ▁ ▁B irth s ▁▁▁ 6 ▁March ▁– ▁William ▁Dick , ▁founder ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁V eter inary ▁College ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 6 6 ) ▁▁ 3 ▁April ▁– ▁Alexander ▁Nic oll , ▁Oriental ist ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁in ▁Oxford ) ▁▁ 1 ▁June ▁– ▁Henry ▁Francis ▁Ly te , ▁Ang lic an ▁divine ▁and ▁h ymn - writer ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁in ▁Nice ) ▁ ▁James ▁Brow ne , ▁man ▁of ▁letters ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 4 1 ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁▁▁ 5 ▁January ▁– ▁John ▁How ie , ▁bi ograph er ▁( born ▁ 1 7 3 5 ) ▁▁ 2 ▁February ▁– ▁William ▁A it on , ▁botan ist ▁( born ▁ 1 7 3 1 ) ▁▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁– ▁William ▁Murray , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mans field , ▁judge ▁and ▁politician ▁( born ▁ 1 7 0 5 ) ▁▁ 2 ▁April ▁or ▁May ▁– ▁Col in ▁Mac far qu har , ▁books eller ▁and ▁printer , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica ▁( born ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁or