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On This Day In History for August 9, 2023
This is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining in 2023.
It was on this date in 1173, that Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) began; it would take two centuries to complete
Also on August 9, 1892, Thomas Edison received a patent for a two-way telegraph
That same date in 1936, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the games in the Summer Olympics
Mars 7 was launched from the USSR on this date in 1973
It was on this date in 1974, that As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford became president.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Italian mathematician and astronomer, Francesco Barozzi, born on this date in 1537.
Born August 9, 1776, Italian physicist and chemist Amedeo Avogadro.
Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1861.
Erich Hückel, the German physicist and chemist was born 127 years ago today.
William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate was born on that same date in 1911.
Australian astronomer and engineer, Wilbur Norman Christiansen, born on this date in 1913.
Mareta West, the American astronomer and geologist was born 108 years ago today.
Born August 9, 1925, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding David A. Huffman.
American mathematician and academic, Linda Keen is 83 today.
Also turning 79 today is American actor and producer Sam Elliott.
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, Whitney Houston was born 60 years ago today.
American-British actress, activist and writer, Gillian Anderson is 55 today.
Listener Birthdays
9 – Matt Coe (WoWaddict) [1991]
9 – Julia Posz – (Technorama Promo)
10 – Sam Martin
11 – Steve Wozniak
11 – David Brewer (Tyrion The Imp)
13 – Christine Fiore MegaPodTastic and Honey, You’ve *GOT* to See This!
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August 9, 2023
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
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On This Day In History for August 9, 2023
This is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining in 2023.
It was on this date in 1173, that Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) began; it would take two centuries to complete
Also on August 9, 1892, Thomas Edison received a patent for a two-way telegraph
That same date in 1936, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the games in the Summer Olympics
Mars 7 was launched from the USSR on this date in 1973
It was on this date in 1974, that As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford became president.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Italian mathematician and astronomer, Francesco Barozzi, born on this date in 1537.
Born August 9, 1776, Italian physicist and chemist Amedeo Avogadro.
Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1861.
Erich Hückel, the German physicist and chemist was born 127 years ago today.
William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate was born on that same date in 1911.
Australian astronomer and engineer, Wilbur Norman Christiansen, born on this date in 1913.
Mareta West, the American astronomer and geologist was born 108 years ago today.
Born August 9, 1925, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding David A. Huffman.
American mathematician and academic, Linda Keen is 83 today.
Also turning 79 today is American actor and producer Sam Elliott.
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, Whitney Houston was born 60 years ago today.
American-British actress, activist and writer, Gillian Anderson is 55 today.
Listener Birthdays
9 – Matt Coe (WoWaddict) [1991]
9 – Julia Posz – (Technorama Promo)
10 – Sam Martin
11 – Steve Wozniak
11 – David Brewer (Tyrion The Imp)
13 – Christine Fiore MegaPodTastic and Honey, You’ve *GOT* to See This!
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August 9, 2023
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
Meet Qibbot: World’s fastest human-controlled fighting bot
Vintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction | TribLIVE.com
Video: How the Apple 1 Computer Works
Video: The Apple 1 Case that Steve Jobs would have LOVED and HATED.
Australian Space Agency Unravels Mystery of Unidentified Seashore Object
Hacks & Strange Stories
Automatic Transfer Switch Keeps Internet Online | Hackaday