Balloon Flight by Italian Aeronaut Vincenzo Lunardi From Heriots School, Edinburgh to Ceres in Fife.

Edmond Sexton Pery resigns as Speaker of the Irish parliament on grounds of ill health. John Foster is unanimously elected to replace him

Sir David Wilkie who later became a well-known painter of historical and religious works as well as portraits, was born near Pitlessie, Fife

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