Birth of Howard Hughes
Birth of Howard Hughes
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Howard Hughes Biography and Timeline
Follow Howard Hughes through 18 dated historical records for United States of America.
Howard Hughes, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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1905–1976Years on this page
1905
1925
Marriage
Howard Hughes marries Ella Rice
1928
Academy Award
Winner of the Academy Award for, "Two Arabian Nights"
Hells Angels
Writes & directs "Hells Angels", the most expensive movie of its time at a cost of $3.8 million
1932
Hughes Aircraft Company
Hughes forms the Hughes Aircraft Company division of Hughes Tools
Scarface
Writes & directs "Scarface", censored until Hughes sued to allow its release
1934
All America Air Meet
Winner of the All-America Air Meet
1935
World Record
Sets a new speed record, taking a plane to 352 mph
1938
World Record
Cuts Lindberghs New York to Paris record in half, & finishes the world trip in 3 days 19 hrs
1941
The Outlaw
Writes & directs "The Outlaw", controversial for its sexually explicit content
1947
Spruce Goose
Flies "The Spruce Bruce", a flying boat
1948
Purchase of RKO
Hughes owns the RKO movie studio from 1948 to 1955
1953
Hughes Medical Institute
Founds the Hughes Medical Institute, makes his billion-dollar-a-year weapons factory tax-exempt
1957
Marriage
Howard Hughes marries Jean Peters
1966
Sale-TWA
Hughes sells his TWA stock for $546 million when the company faced numerous lawsuits
1970
Air West Purchase
Purchases Air West, later renamed Hughes Airwest
Role range: 1976
1976
Death of Howard Hughes
Death of Howard Hughes, en route by private jet to a hospital in Houston
Estate-Hughes
Leaves an estate estimated at $2 billion
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.