Today in computer history: July 31th

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on July 31th of every year during the evolution of computers. July 31th is the 213th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 153 days left in the year from this day.

CourtJuly 31, 1790
234 years ago

Samuel Hopkins receives the first United States patent.

John Bennet pictureJuly 31, 1921
103 years ago

John Bennet was born, an Australia professor of computer science and the founding president of the Australian Computer Society. Died December 9, 2010 (Age: 89).

Victor Hayes pictureJuly 31, 1941
83 years ago

Victor Hayes was born, senior research fellow at the Delft University of Technology, often called the father of Wi-Fi.

Mark Cuban pictureJuly 31, 1958
66 years ago

Mark Cuban was born, an American businessman, entrepreneur, investor, and owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks.

DomainJuly 31, 2000
24 years ago

The domain blogspot.com comes online.

ComputerJuly 31, 2013
11 years ago

USB 3.1 standard was released.

MicrosoftJuly 31, 2019
5 years ago

Microsoft Internet Games service ended for Windows XP and Windows Vista.

BankruptJuly 31, 2019
5 years ago

UltraViolet service shut down.

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