Today in computer history: July 6th

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on July 6th of every year during the evolution of computers. July 6th is the 188th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 178 days left in the year from this day.

Morgan Sparks pictureJuly 6, 1916
108 years ago

Morgan Sparks was born, an American scientist and engineer who helped develop the microwatt bipolar junction transistor. Died May 3, 2008 (Age: 91).

Adi Shamir pictureJuly 6, 1952
72 years ago

Adi Shamir was born, one of the co-inventors of the RSA algorithm.

David Karp pictureJuly 6, 1986
38 years ago

David Karp was born, an American web developer and founder of blogging platform, Tumblr.

MicrosoftJuly 6, 2013
11 years ago

Microsoft announced that they were shutting down MSN TV.

AndroidJuly 6, 2016
8 years ago

Pokemon GO was released for Android and iPhone smartphones. The game was downloaded more than 10 million times within a week and became the fastest growing app.

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