Timeline Tuesday 9 September 1941

Events on Tuesday 9 September 1941 3

• 1869 – 1941 Hans Spemann (1869-1941) Died 9 September 1941, aged 72 Hans Spemann was a German embryologist who discovered embryonic induction and the organiser effect. He won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
• 1941 – 2011 Dennis Ritchie (1941-2011) Died 12 October 2011, aged 70 The American computer scientist created the C programming language and co-created the Unix operating system at Bell Labs. His work underpins much of modern software and computing infrastructure. He died at his home in New Jersey shortly after the death of Steve Jobs, which drew comparatively little public attention.
• 1941 Otis Redding born in Dawson, Georgia Raised in Macon Grows up in Macon, singing in church.