American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia and Citizendium

Larry Sanger

Lawrence Mark Sanger is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who co-founded Wikipedia, along with Jimmy Wales. Sanger coined the name Wikipedia and provided initial drafts for many of its early guidelines, including the "Neutral point of view" and "Ignore all rules" policies. Prior to Wikipedia, he was the editor-in-chief of Nupedia, another online encyclopedia and the predecessor of Wikipedia. He later worked on other encyclopedic projects, including Encyclopedia of Earth, Citizendium, and Everipedia, and advised the nonprofit American political encyclopedia Ballotpedia.

Born

1968

July 16

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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Key dates

1968 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

622 The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
997 Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine army under general Nikephoros Ouranos at the Spercheios River in Greece.
1054 Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches through the act of placing a papal bull of excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the formal start of the East–West Schism.
1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, the forces of kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.

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The world in 1968

When Larry arrived

april 10 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
april 11 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
april 11 A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
april 20 English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on July 16

Alexander Luria 1902– Russian psychologist and physician (died 1977) Assata Shakur 1947– American-Cuban criminal and activist (died 2025) Claude Lemieux 1965– Canadian ice hockey player Gordon Prange 1910–1980 American historian, author, and academic (died 1980) Hermine Braunsteiner 1919–1999 Austrian-German SS officer (born 1919) Michael Flatley 1958– American-Irish dancer and choreographer Rubén Blades 1948– Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Samuel Huntington 1731–1796 American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (born 1731) Sheri S. Tepper 1929–2016 American author and poet (died 2016)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1968

Alejandra Ávalos 1968– Mexican artist Andy Flower 1968– South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Brandi Chastain 1968– American soccer player and sportscaster Carlos Baerga 1968– Puerto Rican baseball player and coach Christopher Brookmyre 1968– Scottish author Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Dwayne Schintzius 1968–2012 American basketball player (born 1968) Elisabeth Murdoch 1968–2012 Australian businesswoman

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