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Events on 5 October

Events

• Twitter acquires Vine [2012]
• Linux kernel released by creator [1991]
• First episode of Monty Python airs [1969]

Birthdays

• Neil deGrasse Tyson [1958]
  Astrophysicist and science populariser
• Bob Thaves [1924]
  Creator of the 'Frank and Ernest' comic strip
• Bil Keane [1922]
  Creator of 'The Family Circus' comic strip and 'Channel Chuckles'
• Nathan Jacobson [1910]
  Polish-American mathematician
• Louis Lumière [1864]
  World’s first filmmaker

Death Anniversaries

• Steve Jobs [2011]
  Co-founder Apple
• René Sommer [2009]
  Swiss inventor and computer programmer
• Maurice Wilkins [2004]
  Nobel laureate known for his role in deducing the structure of DNA
• Keith Roberts [2000]
  English artist, author and graphic designer
• Seymour Cray [1996]
  Founder of Cray Research and CRAY Computer Company
• Earl Tupper [1983]
  Inventor of 'Tupperware'