Chicken
First English patent
Frederick Stanley, of Stanley knife fame, founds The Stanley Works
Pluto is discovered
Issac Newton
First known crossword
Alan Turing
Sinclair C5 is launched
Pong is released
France adopts the Euro
Culture Minister announces the first UK City of Culture (Derry)
RelayOne, a Royal Mail and Microsoft venture which enabled people to receive emails in the post, is launched
Egg