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| Alan Turing |
St Gotteschalk, official patron saint of linguists, was murdered on this day in 1066 in Pomerania, after having served as a translator in missionary work.
1894: William Dwight Whitney dies in New Haven, Connecticut.
1934: Wycliffe Bible Translators starts linguistics courses in Arkansas.
1951: Birthday of sociolinguist Deborah Tannen.
1954: Following his conviction for homosexuality, Alan Turing commits suicide.
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