Today in computer history: January 14
The 14th day of 2021. There are 351 days left in the year from this day.
January 14, 1787234 years ago
Semen Korsakov was born, a Russian government official, homeopath, and inventor known for his early involvement in information technology. Died December 1, 1853 (Age: 66).
January 14, 1914107 years ago
Thomas Watson, Jr. was born, Jr. an American businessman, political figure, and philanthropist and 2nd president of IBM. Died December 31, 1993 (Age: 79).
January 14, 1919102 years ago
Nathan Rochester was born, a designer of the IBM 701, programmer of the first assembler, and helped create the artificial intelligence field. Died June 8, 2001 (Age: 82).
January 14, 200912 years ago
Nortel Networks Inc. and fourteen of its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy.
January 14, 20165 years ago
Nokia takes control of Alcatel to form the company Alcatel-Lucent.
January 14, 20201 years ago
Microsoft Windows 7 reached EOL (end-of-life).
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