October 28th
BILL GATES IS BORN.
Born William Henry Gates III, Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft and was their Chief Executive Ofcer from 1975-2000. In 2000, he transitioned to the role of chief software architect. He famously took a leave of absence from Harvard to work with Paul Allen at MITS in Albuquerque, naming their partnership “Micro-soft.” The duo dropped the hyphen when they registered the trade name “Microsoft” with the Ofce of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico. As of August 6th, 2018, Gates is listed as the second-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$95.4 billion.