Today in computer history: February 24

The 55th day of 2021. There are 310 days left in the year from this day.

February 24, 1924
97 years ago

David Evans was born, the founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah. Died October 3, 1998 (Age: 74).

February 24, 1954
67 years ago

Sidney Meier was born, a Canadian programmer and video game designer known for video game Civilization.

February 24, 1955
66 years ago

Steve Jobs was born, the co-founder of and former CEO of the Apple company. Died October 5, 2011 (Age: 56).

February 24, 1976
45 years ago

Jan Koum was born, an American computer engineer and Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of WhatsApp.

February 24, 2010
11 years ago

Apple announces over 10 billion tracks have been downloaded from iTunes.

February 24, 2011
10 years ago

Apple released the Thunderbolt hardware interface.