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Bill Gates
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
1973
Bill Gates graduated from Lakeside High School and enrolled in Harvard University, where he majored in pre-law.
1975
Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft
June
th 25
, 1981
1986
Bill Gates becomes billionaire at age 31, the youngest person ever to do so.
1990
Microsoft sales topped $1 billion for the first time ever.
1994
Bill becomes wealthiest individual in the United States of America
1995
The Road Ahead book of Gates was published
It held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times' bestseller list for seven weeks.
1995
Bill becomes the wealthiest private individual in the world.
1999
Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought This book has been published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries.
2007
He got honorary degree in Harvard University
2009
Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world with $ 40.0 billion
List is the ranking of the world's richest billionaires as of February 13, 2009
Set up in 2000 by Mr. Gates and his wife Melinda, the foundation has a $28.8 billion endowment and is dedicated to promoting greater equality in global health and learning.
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