Jason McIntyre <j...@cava.myzen.co.uk> writes: > > what reference are you using for this date? at least wikipedia currently > reports that the exact date has not been disclosed. > > if you can give me a reliable reference, i'll commit it. or, please, > someone else take this.
The NY Times obit[1] just says that he was "found dead Wednesday," i.e., October 12. I wouldn't be surprised if the world at large never learned more detail than that. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/technology/dennis-ritchie-programming-trailblazer-dies-at-70.html -- http://www.wistly.net