Explaining History on Instagram: "The Day Bill Gates Was Pie’d in Brussels, Belgium (1998) In 1998, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was unexpectedly hit in the face with a cream pie while visiting Brussels, Belgium, for a business meeting. The surprise stunt left him shocked but unharmed. Interestingly, Gates chose not to press charges, as the pranksters later claimed their act was meant as mischief rather than a personal or political attack. The moment quickly became one of the most unusual and m