The clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany, by Johann Christoph Denner.
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French inventor Pierre Lallement was awarded his patent for a pedal bicycle.
George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.
