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2004 Bob Bemer, Pioneering geek, ", helped to develop the ASCII character set, COBOL and the ESC sequence, ", dies at 84
1959 Asantha De Mel, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler 1952 Roy Dias, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman 1906 U.S. inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion," a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio and broadcasting 1896 Teddy Hoad, cricketer, pioneering West Indian Test batsman 1893 Herman Griffith, cricketer, pioneering WI pace bowler 1888 George Challenor, cricketer, pioneering West Indian batsman 1884 Herbert Hordern, cricketer, pioneering leggie for Australia 1869 John Heisman, pioneering football coach/trophy namesake 1854 Tom Felix Horan, cricketer, Ireland Pioneering Australia all-rounder 1847 A N Hornby, cricketer, pioneering England Test batsman 1842 Alfred Shaw, cricketer, pioneering England Test bowler |
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