When Archibald Hay Millar was born on 17 March 1899, in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Dempster, was 4 and his mother, Grace Perrie Millar, was 4.
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The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Scottish: variant of Miller . It is also found in Ireland (especially Antrim).
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