Today in computer history: April 13th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on April 13th of every year during the evolution of computers. April 13th is the 104th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 262 days left in the year from this day.
April 13, 196361 years ago
Garry Kasparov was born, a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion.
April 13, 200519 years ago
Damn Small Linux was first released.
April 13, 200717 years ago
Google announces it will be purchasing DoubleClick for $3.1 billion in cash.
April 13, 201311 years ago
The Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding formally introduced HEVC.
April 13, 20186 years ago
Google shut down its goo.gl URL shortening service, replacing goo.gl with FDL (Firebase Dynamic Links).
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