Agatha Christie's Life and Books By Angie Beltrán 1889 FRANCE. Agatha´s family moves to France Sep 15, 1890 BIRTH Dame Agatha Christie was born on September 15, 1890, in Torquay, Devon, England 1908 EGYPT First time in Egypt. The seeds for her love for archeology were planted 1914 MARRIAGE. Agatha marries Archivald 1917 FIRST NOVEL. Agatha completes her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1919 HER CHILD. Agatha gives birth to her only child, a daughter, Rosalind Margaret Clarissa 1928 DIVORCE. Agatha and Archie are divorced 1930 RADIO. Agatha ventures into radio 1940 'CURTAIN'. Agatha begins writing 'Curtain' 1943 MORE BOOKS. Agatha writes 'Absent in the Spring' 1944 QUIT WORK. Agatha quits work to spend more time with Rosalind 1946 MORE NOVELS. She writes 'The Rose and the Yew Tree' 1951 THE MOUSETRAP. She completes 'The Mousetrap' 1957 DETECTION CLUB. Agatha becomes a the President of the Detection Club in London. A group of British mystery writers 1967 LAST NOVELS. She writes 'Endless night' 1976 DEATH. She dies at her home in Winterbrook