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Birth of Paul Allen
Born into a Jewish Family in 1953 in Seattle, Washington. -
Founding of Microsoft
In 1975, Allen and Bill Gates started to market a BASIC computer programming language interpreter, co-founding Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico. -
Disk Operating System Developed
Allen materialized a deal for Microsoft to buy a Quick and Dirty Operating System, a system invented by an employ at the Seattle Computer Products, Tim Paterson. This deal led the companies development of the Disk Operating System which they altered delivered to IBM. This IBM deal was a huge contributor to Allen and Gates wealth and fame. -
Resigned from Microsoft
Allen resigned from Microsoft after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. However he continued to pursue other business, research, and philanthropic opportunities. -
Founded Paul G. Allen Foundation
Founding of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation for the advancement of health and human services which gives 30 million US dollars every year as grant to various humanitarian and scientific projects. -
Founding of the Interval Research Corporation
Allen partnered with David Liddle founded the Interval Research Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based laboratory which was eventually disbanded after making over 300 patents. -
Invested in Ticketmaster
Allen bought 80 percent of Ticketmaster by investing 243 million US dollars. By 1995, Ticketmaster was moved into internet. -
Bought Seattle Seahawks
Allen purchased his first professional sports team, the Seattle Seahawks NFL team. -
Purchased Portland Trail Blazers
Allen purchased his second sports team the Portland Trail Blazers NBA for a total of 70 million US dollars. By 2010, the Portland Trail Blazers were valued at 356 million US Dollars and also ranked at number 14 on NBA teams. -
RCN Investment
Allen invested nearly $2 billion in the RCN corporation. This brought his overall holdings in the cable and Internet businesses to over $25 billion. -
Rock and Roll Museum Opened
A $250 million interactive rock 'n' roll museum designed by the architect Frank O. Gehry, opened in Seattle as a part of his Experience Music Project, -
Faye G. Allen Center for Visual Arts and Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering established
Faye G. Allen Center for Visual Arts was established in the Washington State University, named after Allen’s mother. Paul also donated 14 million US dollars in the establishment of the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering. As the years followed, Allen donated a large sum of money to the University of Washington Medical School. -
Herbie Hancock Humanitarian Award
Allen was awarded with the Herbie Hancock Humanitarian Award from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz for his innovative contribution to the business world as well as his work as a global philanthropist. -
Stratolaunch Systems
Allen announced the launch of the first private space transport system called the Stratolaunch Systems. This was a project for the orbital launch of a dual bodied jet aircraft, designed to carry a rocket to a high altitude. -
Richest Men in the World
Forbes ranked as one of the richest people in the world with a net worth of around $19 billion. -
Paul Allen's Death
In October, Allen revealed that he had started treatments for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This disease lead to his passing on October 15, 2018.