American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
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The clip-on tie was designed.
British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.
The first printing of the Gutenberg Bible was completed.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
