Today in computer history: December 21th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on December 21th of every year during the evolution of computers. December 21th is the 356th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 10 days left in the year from this day.
December 21, 1849175 years ago
George Grant was born, founder of Grant Calculating Machine Company and developer of several calculating machines. Died August 16, 1917 (Age: 68).
December 21, 1918106 years ago
Klaus Samelson was born, a German mathematician, physicist, and computer pioneer in the area of programming language translation. Died May 25, 1980 (Age: 62).
December 21, 192995 years ago
Douglas Ross was born, a computer scientist pioneer who is known for the term CAD and as the father of APT. Died January 21, 2007 (Age: 78).
December 21, 196955 years ago
Markus Neteler was born, coordinator of GRASS GIS and promoter of Free Software GIS development.
December 21, 200519 years ago
Maxtor was acquired by Seagate Technology.
December 21, 200816 years ago
Cornflicker worm begins infecting between 9 and 15 million computers.
December 21, 200915 years ago
Panasonic completed its acquisition of Sanyo and made it a subsidiary.
December 21, 201212 years ago
It wasn't the end of the world as the Mayans predicted but the video Gangnam Style hit over 1 billion views on YouTube.
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