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Encyclopedia > Roslin, Scotland

Roslin (sometimes spelt Rosslyn or Roslyn) is a village in Midlothian, Scotland south of Edinburgh. Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ...

The Dunedin, New Zealand suburb of Roslyn was named for Roslin. Rosslyn Chapel. ... // Events On the 20 April, Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome La Sapienza Edward I of England reconquers Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence) The Khilji Dynasty conquers Chittor Births Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (died 1373) Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of China (died 1323) Deaths... The Roslin Institute is a government research institute near Edinburgh that is sponsored by the UKs Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). ... Dolly and her first-born lamb, Bonnie Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003), a ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. ... Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ... Dunedin is a city of 121,000 people in the South Island of New Zealand The principal Suburbs of Dunedin are as follows. ...


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February 19 - The last of the People's Republic of China's major revolutionaries, Deng Xiaoping, dies at 92, this was followed by weeks of mourning for the leader.
February 22 - In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned, and was born in July 1996.
September 11 - Scotland votes to create its own Parliament after 290 years of union with England.
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