births
July 21, 1816
Paul Reuter, German-English journalist, founded Reuters (died 1899)
Paul Reuter
Paul Julius Reuter, later ennobled as Freiherr von Reuter, was a German-born British entrepreneur who was a pioneer of telegraphy and news reporting. He was a reporter, media owner, and the founder of the Reuters news agency, which became part of the Thomson Reuters conglomerate in 2008.
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world.
July 21
July 21 is the 202nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 163 days remain until the end of the year.