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1963
 
    
Scottish Grand Prix driver Jim Clark wins the first of his two Formula One titles       
1966
 
     
English novelist Paul Scott publishes The Jewel in the Crown, the first volume in his 'Raj Quartet'        
1969
 
   
19-year-old rugby player J.P.R. Williams makes his debut for Wales in a match against Scotland      
1969
 
    
Scottish Grand Prix racing driver Jackie Stewart wins the first of his three world championship titles       
1974
 
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The SNP achieves a surge in Scottish nationalism, winning eleven seats at Westminster on 30% of the Scottish vote      
1988
 
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A terrorist bomb brings down flight Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland      
1993
 
    
Scottish author Irvine Welsh publishes his first novel, Trainspotting       
1996
 
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The Stone of Scone is returned from Westminster to Scotland, exactly seven centuries after its removal by Edward I        
1997
 
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In referenda held by the new Labour government, Scotland votes conclusively for devolution but Wales is lukewarm      
1999
 
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The Scottish parliament and the Welsh assembly hold their first elections, both narrowly won by Labour