On This Day | 12 August

On this day:

1877: Mars’ moon Deimos is discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall

1981: The IBM Personal Computer is stocked in stores for the first time

Born on this day:

1919: Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist 

Gone on this day:

1827: William Blake, English poet, painter

1964: Ian Fleming, English journalist, author

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