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Matt Mullenweg
1984Jan, 11

Matt Mullenweg

Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress
Matthew Charles Mullenweg (born January 11, 1984) is an American entrepreneur and web developer living in Houston. He is known for developing the free and open-source web software WordPress, now managed by The WordPress Foundation.

After dropping out of the University of Houston, he worked at CNET Networks from 2004 to 2006 until he quit and founded Automattic, an internet company whose brands include WordPress.com, Akismet, Gravatar, VaultPress, IntenseDebate, Crowdsignal, and Tumblr.

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Events on 1984

  • 7Jan

    Association of Southeast Asian Nations

    Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
  • 5Jun

    Indira Gandhi

    The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.
  • 4Aug

    Burkina Faso

    The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
  • 20Sep

    Beirut

    A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.
  • 26Sep

    Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong

    The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.