Steve Jobs

Apple Computers is founded and the Apple I is developed.

1976

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

The Apple II, with a sleeker design and a keyboard, becomes a success.

1977

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steve-Jobs

Jobs asks John Sculley to become CEO of Apple

1983

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/john-sculley-on-steve-jobs-and-the-future-of-media-marketing-fintech-and-health-care/

Jobs is fired from his position in Apple after the failures of the Lisa and Macintosh and a dispute with Sculley.

1985

https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-apple-fired-returned-2017-7

Jobs founds NeXT and helps oversee it.

1985

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT

Jobs invests 5 million dollars in Pixar and becomes chairman

Feb 3, 1986

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar#Independent_company

NeXT is acquired by Apple, and Steve rejoins, as interim CEO.

1997

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1873486_1873491_1873461,00.html

Jobs is diagnosed with a rare, surgically treatable form of pancreatic cancer.

2003

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924574/#:~:text=Jobs%20was%20diagnosed%20with%20a,often%20rapidly%20fatal%20pancreatic%20adenocarcinoma

Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple and becomes a chairman.

Aug 24, 2011

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2011/08/24Letter-from-Steve-Jobs/#:~:text=I%20hereby%20resign%20as%20CEO,Cook%20as%20CEO%20of%20Apple

Steve Jobs dies due to complications stemming from his pancreatic cancer.

Oct 5, 2011

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/business/steve-jobs-of-apple-dies-at-56.html