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1587 in Scotland
Events from the year
1587 in the
Kingdom of Scotland
.
Incumbents
Monarch
–
James VI
Events
8 February
– the
captive
Mary, Queen of Scots
, is
beheaded
at
Fotheringhay Castle
in
England
on the
orders
of her cousin
Elizabeth I of England
for being implicated in
plots
against her.
Births
Approximate date –
Thomas Young
,
Presbyterian minister
Deaths
8
February
–
Mary
,
Queen of Scots
John
Black
,
composer