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Notable Achievements at Age 60
Naturalized U.S. citizen
Byrne, a long-time resident, became a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States in 2012 to be able to vote.
Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Elected a member of the NAE for contributions to software and programming languages.
Retired from University of Michigan; professor emerita
Retired from active teaching and research and was named professor emerita at UMich (1998).
Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while convalescing at Warm Springs, Georgia; Eleanor becomes a widow and shifts to international work.
Loses 2024 presidential election
Kamala Harris (Democratic nominee) loses the 2024 presidential election to former president Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance (Republican ticket).
Named Digital Masters Awards: CEO of the Year
Won CEO of the Year at the Digital Masters Awards (2020).
Film 'Just Mercy' premiered at TIFF; theatrical release Dec 25
Feature film adaptation of Just Mercy premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival; wide theatrical release on December 25, 2019; Stevenson served as executive producer.
Fined $600,000 by NBA for 'tanking' comments
The NBA fined Cuban $600,000 (Feb 21, 2018) for saying the Mavericks should 'tank for the rest of the season'.
Spoke at Kellogg 'Brave Leader' Series
Delivered 'Leadership in Uncertain Times' talk at Kellogg School of Management on Jan 12, 2016.
Divorce finalized from Sunetra Sastry
Finalised divorce in 2015 on grounds of unreasonable behaviour after separation in 2014. They had two children together.
Separated (2014) and divorced Sunetra Sastry (2015)
Separated from wife Sunetra Sastry in 2014 and divorced in 2015 after 25 years of marriage; he and Sastry had two children together.
GDP rebasing — Nigeria becomes Africa's largest economy
Oversaw the National Bureau of Statistics re-basing of GDP in 2014, which resulted in Nigeria emerging as Africa's largest economy.
Inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame
Recognized for contributions as creator of the GNU Project and author of the GPL and for philosophical contributions to free software.
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