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May 11.
1981 Bob Marley dies
Reggae legend Bob Marley dies of cancer on this day in 1981 in Miami Beach, Florida. Marley, born in Jamaica in 1945, began recording in his late teens. He formed his band, the Wailers, in 1963. In the early 1970s, the band's records began to catch on outside Jamaica, assisted by Eric Clapton's cover of "I Shot the Sheriff." Marley's music influenced countless later musicians.
1997 IBM's Deep Blue beats human chess champ
On May 11, 1997, IBM's computer, "Deep Blue," beat world chess champion Gary Kasparov when Kasparov resigned the sixth and final match in the highly publicized play-off. Not only was this the first time a computer defeated a reigning human grandmaster, but it was also the first time Kasparov ever lost a multigame championship match to any opponent. The game was a rematch, following a February 1996 match in which Kasparov defeated Deep Blue, winning three games, losing one, and tying two.
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