Steve Jobs

Apple employees held a private memorial service for Steve Jobs on the Apple campus in Cupertino.

California Governor Jerry Brown declared 'Steve Jobs Day'.

A small private funeral was held for Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs died at his home in Palo Alto, California, due to complications from a relapse of his previously treated islet-cell pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.

Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, becoming chairman of the board and naming Tim Cook as his successor.

Steve Jobs took another leave of absence from Apple to focus on his health.

The first iPad was released.

Apple entered the cellular phone business with the introduction of the iPhone.

The first generation of iPod was released.

Steve Jobs married Laurene Powell in a Buddhist ceremony at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

The NeXT computer was introduced at a launch event in San Francisco.

Steve Jobs submitted a letter of resignation to the Apple Board after a power struggle with John Sculley.

Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh computer at Apple's annual shareholders meeting held in the Flint Auditorium at De Anza College.

Apple aired a Super Bowl television commercial titled '1984' to introduce the Macintosh.

Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Steve Jobs's daughter with Chrisann Brennan, was born.

Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in Jobs's parents' home on Crist Drive.

Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California, to Joanne Carole Schieble and Abdulfattah 'John' Jandali.