18 Mar 1869
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Neville Chamberlain was born in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Neville Chamberlain | Birmingham, England | CPC]
26 Apr 1896
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Robert Saundby was born to Professor Robert Saundby in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Robert Saundby | Birmingham, England | CPC]
25 Nov 1943
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Colossus, the world's first all-electric computer, created by Post Office engineer Tommy Flowers, to assist in the reading of German Lorenz teleprinter traffic, was tested at the Post Office factory in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. The huge machine would be able to process data five times faster than the earlier slower Robinson machine and process as many as fifteen signals a day. ww2dbase [Enigma Code Broken | Birmingham, England | AC]
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