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Birth date
William Henry Gates is born to attorney.
He is born at Oct 28,1955 and he is raised in Seattle. -
Harvard University
Gates enters Harvard as a pre-law major, but soon shifts focus. -
Gates referred to as Micro-Soft
Gates takes his first leave of absence from school to start working on the software venture he refers to as Micro-Soft. -
Register for Microsoft
Gates and Allen register the trademark "Microsoft" -
$1 million dollars
Microsoft`s year-end sales exceed $1 million. -
MS-DOS
Microsoft announces Windows as an extension of its MS-DOS operating system. -
The youngest billionaire
At age 31, Gates becomes the youngest billionaire ever. -
Gates weds French
Gates weds with Melinda Gates; the couple goes on to have three children -
The richest man
In July, at age 39 and with a fortune of $12.9 billion, Gates becomes the world`s richest man. -
CEO
Gates steps down as CEO of Microsoft. -
Foundation formed
William Henry Gates and Melinda Gates Foundation is formed, merging the William H. -
Graduates
Gates "graduates" from Harvard ; the university awards him with an honorary degree.
