Steve Jobs By CansuSumer Feb 24, 1955 Steven Paul was born in San Francisco. Apr 1, 1976 Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne. Apr 17, 1977 Apple makes a huge sensation at the West Coast Computer Faire with a prototype Apple II. Dec 12, 1980 Apple goes public. Feb 7, 1982 A portrait of Steve Jobs ends up on the cover of Time Magazine. Jan 24, 1984 Macintosh is launched in great fanfare at Apple’s annual shareholder meeting. Apr 30, 1989 Steve shuts down all of Pixar’s hardware operations. Mar 18, 1991 Steve Jobs marries Laurene Powell in Yosemite. Nov 29, 1995 Pixar goes public. Steve Jobs's worth rises to $1.5 billion. Aug 6, 1997 Steve Jobs introduces Apple's new board of directors. May 6, 1998 Steve Jobs introduces Apple's revolutionary iMac at the Flint Center auditorium in Cupertino. Jul 17, 2002 Steve Jobs introduces the first Windows-compatible iPods at Macworld NY. Jun 12, 2005 Steve Jobs makes a memorable commencement speech at Stanford University. Jun 29, 2007 iPhone is released in the US. Jan 5, 2009 Steve Jobs announces he will not speak at Macworld 2009 because of his health. Jan 17, 2011 Jobs surprises the world by announcing his new medical leave of absence, without any end date. Jun 7, 2011 Steve Jobs appears at the Cupertino City Council to unveil Apple's plans for its new 'Spaceship' campus. This is his last public appearance. Aug 24, 2011 Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple. Oct 5, 2011 Steve Jobs dies at home.