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29 January

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1886

Carl Benz patents the automobile

On 29 January 1886, Carl Benz filed the patent for the first petrol-powered automobile.

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1845

Publication of Poe's 'The Raven'

On 29 January 1845, Edgar Allan Poe published 'The Raven', the poem that made him instantly famous.

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1820

Death of George III

On 29 January 1820, George III died, king of the United Kingdom whose reign saw the loss of the American colonies.

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