Warren Buffett's Life By lanngu123 Aug 30, 1930 Born in Omaha, Nebraska Aug 30, 1941 Made his first investment Aug 30, 1943 Buffett was running his own businesses Aug 30, 1946 Buffett enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania Aug 30, 1950 Got out of collge with nearly $10,000 from his childhood businesses Jun 1, 2006 Gave away his entire money to charity Jan 1, 2010 Buffett and Gates formed The Giving Pledge campaign to recruit more wealthy individuals for philanthropic causes Jul 1, 2012 Diagnosed with prostate cancer Feb 1, 2013 Buffett purchased H. J. Heinz with private equity group 3G Capital for $28 billion Jan 1, 2016 Buffett launched Drive2Vote, a web site aimed at encouraging people in his Nebraska community to exercise their right to vote