2014 Event The foundation set up by Bill and Melinda Gates will provide funding to research and test various treatments for the Ebola virus, including vaccines and blood plasma therapy 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2010 Event Tear gas is fired on more than 200 Palestinians and their allies protesting outside the gates of Ofer Prison over the recent detainment of colleagues 2010 Event Real blood is spilled at the gates of government by the Thai redshirts, in a third day of protests 2008 Event Bill Gates resigns from Microsoft to focus on his charity work 2006 Event Warren Buffett donates $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 1998 Event Bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee 1998 Event Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium 1995 Event Forbes Mag announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world, worth$12.9 billion dollars 1994 Event Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex" for $30,800,000 1994 Death Mary Maxwell Gates, philanthropist/mother of Bill Gates, dies at 64 1994 Event Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29) 1993 Event Robert M Gates, ends term as 15th director of CIA 1992 Event Daryl Gates retires as Los Angeles police chief 1991 Event Robert M. Gates, becomes 15th director of CIA 1991 Birthday James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden, Star Trek NG 1991 Event Robert M. Gates becomes head of CIA 1989 Event Richard J. Kerr replaces Robert M. Gates as deputy director of CIA 1987 Event William H. Webster replaces Robert M. Gates as 14th director of CIA 1986 Event Mr Gates, serves as acting director of CIA 1986 Event Robert M. Gates, becomes deputy director of CIA 1984 Birthday Gareth Gates, born in Bradford, England, singer finalist on show, 'Pop Idol', sold over 3.5 million records; hit song, 'Unchained Melody', voted 'The Record of the Year' in 2002 1975 Birthday Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1966 Death Ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79 1955 Birthday Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington billionaire CEO, Microsoft 1953 Birthday Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress, Star Trek Next Generation 1953 Birthday Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World 1950 Birthday Henry Louis Gates, American Critic 1949 Birthday Gates McFadden, actress, Beverly Crusher on Star Trek Next Generation 1943 Birthday Robert M. Gates, American Politician 1939 Birthday David Gates, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock vocalist, Bread-Baby I'm A Want You 1929 Birthday Mary Maxwell Gates, philanthropist/mother of Bill Gates 1920 Birthday Dave Brubeck, Concord California, jazz pianist/composer, Gates of Justice 1916 Birthday Ken Curtis, Curtis Gates, Lamar CO, actor, Ripcord, Festus-Gunsmoke 1915 Birthday Larry Gates, St. Paul, Minnesota, actor, Guiding Light, Body Snatchers 1909 Birthday Melinda Gates, American Clergyman 1865 Birthday Charles Gates Dawes, R, 30th Vice President, 1925-29, Nobel 1925 1775 Event Horatio Gates, issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army
