Eric Engstrom was an influential American software engineer born on January 25, 1965, and passed away on December 1, 2020. He played a significant role in the development of DirectX while working at Microsoft, alongside notable figures like Alex St. John and Craig Eisler. DirectX is an application programming interface that transformed Microsoft Windows into a capable gaming platform, ultimately contributing to the evolution of the Xbox gaming console series.
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Time Zone - America/Los_Angeles (8:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Eric
everlasting ruler, powerful ruler
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Eric Engstrom belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Oroville
Place of Death: Seattle
Cause of Death: liver failure
Educated At: Washington State University
Occupation: programmer
Employers: AOL | Zortech | Data I/O | Microsoft
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Ephemeris for January 25, 1965
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 25, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 25, 2025 |
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Sun | 5 Aquarius 40 | 6 Aquarius 6 | 5 Aries 57 |
Moon | 21 Scorpio 11 | 20 Sagittarius 23 | 24 Capricorn 53 |
Mercury | 17 Capricorn 7 | 26 Capricorn 19 | 22 Aries 47 |
Venus | 16 Capricorn 53 | 22 Pisces 17 | 1 Aries 47 |
Mars | 27 Virgo 59 | 22 Cancer 29 | 12 Virgo 26 |
Jupiter | 16 Taurus 20 | 11 Gemini 25 | 24 Taurus 17 |
Saturn | 4 Pisces 3 | 16 Pisces 42 | 11 Pisces 11 |
Uranus | 14 Virgo 19 | 23 Taurus 17 | 11 Virgo 53 |
Neptune | 19 Scorpio 49 | 27 Pisces 47 | 19 Scorpio 41 |
Pluto | 15 Virgo 58 | 1 Aquarius 51 | 14 Virgo 29 |
Rahu | 20 Gemini 39 | 0 Aries 10 | 17 Gemini 29 |
Ketu | 20 Sagittarius 39 | 0 Libra 10 | 17 Sagittarius 29 |
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