Born in Pretoria, South Africa
05-01: Saw a computer for the first time, at the Sandton City Mall in Johannesburg
Published Blastar as "E. R. Musk" in PC and Office Technology and made $500.
Had an existential crisis inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that concluded in aiming to "increase the scope and scale of human consciousness in order to better understand what questions to ask...The only thing that makes sense to do is strive for greater collective enlightenment."
Founded Zip2 (as Global Link Information Network) with his brother Kimbal Musk and Greg Kouri.
Sold Zip2 to Compaq for $307 million, making $22 million
Married Jennifer Justine Wilson
Rented out a castle in England for about twenty people for his birthday.
Sold Paypal to eBay for $1.5 billion
First successful Falcon 1 launch
Tesla Model S deliveries began
Tesla Model X deliveries began
Tesla Model 3 deliveries began