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1884 England: published the first issue of the work that was later called the Oxford English Dictionary. The publication, written under the direction of Sir James Murray, counts 352 pages and contains all the English words known by A to Ant (ant)

1886 Carl Benz patented the first working petrol car

1996 French President Jacques Chirac announces the definitive end to French nuclear tests