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Joanne Kathleen Rowling is born on July 31st in Yate, Gloucestershire, England.
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Attends the Wydean School and College Secondary School, where she meets Sean Harris. She dedicates Chamber of Secrets to him.
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Her mother Anne is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
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On the way home from apartment hunting in Manchester, she comes up with the idea for 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' on a train. Her Mother dies in December from her Multiple Sclerosis.
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Moves to Portugal to teach English. Here she writes the first part of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.
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Bloomsbury gets set to publish 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.
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'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' wins the British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year, and the Children's Book Award.
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Jo is named the greatest living British writer in a poll by The Book Magazine. Forbes names her the second-richest female entertainer in the world.
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Jo finishes writing 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' in a hotel room in Edinburgh. The book is released and becomes the fastest selling book of all time.
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, based on her series, is officially opened in Orlando, Florida.
