When did the following event happen?
Gunpowder is used for the first time in warfare by the Chinese, despite being originally produced by Taoist alchemists seeking an elixir of life.
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1949
George Orwell publishes '1984', a novel that would become one of the most influencial commentaries of totalitarianism and privacy.
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