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Howard Hughes

Facts of Howard Hughes

Date of Birth: 1905 , December-24
Date of Death: 1976 , April-5
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 4 Inch

Quick Timeline of Howard Hughes

1905 Born in Humble, Texas
1917 Build Houston's first "wireless" radio transmitter
1918 Build motorized bicycle
1920 Attended Caltech
1925 Married to Ella Rice
1929 Divorced with Ella Rice
1949 Began dating Terry Moore
1957 Married to Jean Peters
1971 Divorced with Jean Peters
1968 Purchased the North Las Vegas Air Terminal
1935 Set the landplane airspeed record
1939 Won Congressional Gold Medal
1976 Howard Hughes died

Detail Timeline of Howard Hughes

December 24 , 1905

Born in Humble, Texas

Howard, who was also known by his nickname The World's Greatest Womanizer, was born as Howard Robard Hughes Jr. in Humble, Texas, United States of America to Howard R. Hughes, Sr. and Allene Stone Gano. He is an American and is of English descent.

1917

Build Houston's first "wireless" radio transmitter

Howard's secret love Tierney once said that I don't think Howard could love anything that did not have a motor in it. He was interested in science and technology since he was a child. When he was just 11, he build Houston's first "wireless" radio transmitter.

1918

Build motorized bicycle

Howard's engineering talent was not only limited to radio transmitter, he was also the inventor of motorized bicycle. He invented this motorized bicycle using the parts from his father's steam engine. He also issued the license of ham radio operators.

1920

Attended Caltech

He was deeply interested in flying, mathematics and engineering. He later joined Caltech where he took aeronautical engineering courses. He was just 14 when he joined Caltech. Besides his deep interest in math and engineering, he was also an avid golfer. 

June 1 , 1925

Married to Ella Rice

On 1st of June 1925, Howard got married to Ella Rice. Ella was the daughter of David Rice and Martha Lawson Botts of Houston. He married her shortly after he dropped out from Rice University.

December 9 , 1929

Divorced with Ella Rice

He got married to Ella Rice in 1925. But when he was married to her, he had romantic relationship with several beautiful girls. Because of his extra affairs, this married life ended in a divorce on 9th of December 1929.

1949

Began dating Terry Moore

In 1949, Howard was seen having romantic love affairs with Terry Moore. Terry Moore is also an actress from United States. This secret and romantic love life lasted till 1976. He was also in love with   Billie Dove, Faith Domergue and so on. 

January 12 , 1957

Married to Jean Peters

On 12th of January 1957, Howard got married for the second time in his life. He got married to Jean Peters. Jean Peters was an actress from United States. She was popular for being a star of 20th Century Fox.

June 18 , 1971

Divorced with Jean Peters

It is said that he dated Jean Peters since 1940s. Their romantic love life was made public in 1947. Though he loved her so much in his life, this married life came to an end on 18th of June 1971. The actual reason why they got divorced is unknown. 

1968

Purchased the North Las Vegas Air Terminal

After gaining huge success in the entertainment industry, he desired to extend his business in aviation. He also began the manufacturing company. In 1968, he bought the the North Las Vegas Air Terminal. His company was initially known as Summa Corporation. 

September 13 , 1935

Set the landplane airspeed record

Business tycoon, entrepreneur and investor, Howard Hughes was also popular for being an aviator and aerospace engineer. At the end of 1935, he made the landplane airspeed record. He set the record of 352 mph.

August 7 , 1939

Won Congressional Gold Medal

Howard Hughes was one of the successful people in the world. He was not only a business tycoon, entrepreneur and investor but also an aviator, aerospace engineer, filmmaker and philanthropist. He was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in 1939. 

April 5 , 1976

Howard Hughes died

Flying Magazine's 51 Heroes of Aviation died on 5th of April 1976. He died on board an aircraft while he was en route from his penthouse in Mexico. Later it was claimed that he died of kidney failure. 

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On the 1st of June 1925, Howard got married to Ella Rice. But when he was married to her, he had a romantic relationship with several beautiful girls. Because of his extra affairs, his married life ended in divorce on the 9th of December 1929.

In 1949, Howard was seen having romantic love affairs with Terry Moore. Terry Moore is also an actress from the United States. This secret and romantic love life lasted till 1976.

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On the 12th of January 1957, Howard got married for the second time in his life. He got married to Jean Peters. Jean Peters was an actress from the United States. She was famous for being a star of 20th Century Fox. It is also said that they have dated each other since the 1940s. Though he loved her so much in his life, his married life ended on the 18th of June 1971.

Howard's secret love Tierney once said that I don't think Howard could love anything that did not have a motor in it. He was interested in science and technology since he was a child. When he was just 11, he build Houston's first "wireless" radio transmitter.

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The following year, he also invented a motorized bicycle using the parts from his father's steam engine. He was deeply interested in flying and engineering. He later joined Caltech where he took aeronautical engineering courses. Besides his deep interest in math and engineering, he was also an avid golfer. He entered the film industry in 1927. His debut movie, Everybody’s Acting was one of the most successful movies of that time. During his death, his net worth was said to be around $3.41 billion.

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