Titleholder Gary Kasparov of the USSR won the world chess championship match against his countryman Anatoly Karpov 

Popular Electronics displayed the first affordable home computer - the Altair 8800 

The farthing coin, which had been in use in Great Britain since the 13th century, ceased to be legal tender 

The chimes of Big Ben, London, UK, were first broadcast by the BBC 

Marie Curie receives her 2nd Nobel Prize 

US tobacco industry produced 9 billion cigarettes in 1910 

Boers and British army sign peace treaty 

John Flamsteed, first Astronomer Royal, dies