Today in 1756, the artist Sir Henry Raeburn was born in Edinburgh.
Raeburn painted many notables, including Sir Walter Scott and David Hume, but he is most well-known today for his portrait of The Reverend Robert Walker skating, painted in 1784, which hangs in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
Today in 1951 saw the birth of Kenny Dalglish, probably Scotland's greatest ever footballer. Dalglish started his career at Celtic before moving to Liverpool, scoring the winning goal in the 1978 European Cup Final for them. He managed to amass a record 102 Scotland caps, scoring 30 goals to equal Denis Law's record.
Today's recipe: a French fancy! from the Lyons region of France.
