Today is Bill Gates Birthday: 28th October, 1955
Today is 28th October,2009. Today is the birthday of World’s Richest person Bill Gates, The Founder and Chairman of Microsoft Corporation.
William Henry “Bill” Gates III was born on 28th October 1955. He is the American Business Tycoon, Philanthropist and Chairman of Microsoft Corporation. Bill Gates is 54 years old.
Bill Gates has founded Microsoft in the year 1975. It means that, when he was only 20 years old, he founded the great Business. After that in 1986, Microsoft went public. At that time, Bill gates was 31 years old.
Bill Married to Malinda Gates and he has 3 children.
Jennifer Katharine Gates (b.1996)
Rory John Gates (b.1999)
Phoebe Adele Gates (b.2002)
Since 2000, Bill Gates retired at the position of CEO from Microsoft but he is still continue as a post of Chairman. Bill Gates owns 800 Million (8% Stake) shares in Microsoft Corporation, making his Net Worth of more than US $ 40 Billion (2009, Forbes). He is the single largest shareholder of Microsoft Corporation on the earthy.
Bill has founded Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation few years back which funds 95% of the Polio funding worldwide.
Outside the Microsoft, Bill has several investments. Bill has done many lucrative investments in profitable Businesses via Cascade Investments.
Bill Gates is the Top 100 Most influential people of the Century. Bill Gates has also founded bgC3 Company. The company’s function is,
He has also investments in Corbis. Corbis is privately owned by Bill Gates. He founded this Company in 1989. Corbis Corporation is an American company, based in Seattle, Washington, that sells and otherwise distributes photography and film footage and related rights. It has a collection of more than 100 million images and a footage library.
Codex Leicester, a collection of articles by Leonardo Da Vinci - Also among Gates's private acquisitions is the Codex Leicester, a collection of writings by Leonardo da Vinci, which Gates bought for $30.8 million at an auction in 1994.
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