What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
04/09/1806	Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of first transatlantic steamer
04/09/1830	Eadweard Muybridge, pioneered study of motion in photography.
04/09/1830	Eadweard Muybridge, pioneered study of motion, photography
04/09/1865	Charles Proteus Steinmetz, electrician.
04/09/1865	Charles Proteus Steinmetz, electrical engineer
04/09/1879	W.C. Fields, Philadelphian
04/09/1879	Claude William Dukinfield aka W.C. Fields, Phila
04/09/1919	John Presper Eckert, coinvented first electronic computer (ENIAC)
EVENTS
04/09/1831	Robert Jenkins loses an ear: war between Britain and Spain.
04/09/1865	Lee surrenders at Appomattox, ending Civil War.
04/09/1953	TV Guide publishes their first issue.
04/09/1955	United Nations Charter hearing.

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