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Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, the first child of Hermann and Pauline Einstein.
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Einstein enrolled in the second grade of a Catholic elementary school called the Petersschule. He received Jewish religious instruction at home and also began taking violin lessons.
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The Einstein family moved to Milan, Italy, but Einstein remained in Munich to complete his education at Luitpold Gymnasium.
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Einstein began studying at the Zurich Polytechnic in a teachers' training program.
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Einstein renounced to his German citizenship and became a Swiss citizen.
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Einstein received his diploma as a mathematics teacher and started working on his doctoral thesis.
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From May to July, Einstein worked as a temporary teacher at the Technical College in Winterthur, Switzerland. Some months later, in September, Einstein began working as a teacher at a private school in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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Einstein and Mileva Maric's illegitimate daughter, Liererl, was born in Hungary.
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Einstein formed the Olympia Academy with his friends Maurice Solovine and Conrad Habicht.
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Einstein completes his paper on quantum theory. The quantum theory explains the nature and behavior of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic level.
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Einstein's paper on the special theory of relativity was published in the Annalen der Physik.
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Einstein received his doctorate from the University of Zurich.
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Einstein began collaborating with Marcel Grossman about the general theory of relativity.
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Einstein married his cousin Elsa in Berlin.
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A solar eclipse allowed scientists to observe phenomena predicted by Einstein's general relativity theory, and news of the theory's confirmation were announced at a ceremonial meeting of the Royal Society of London. Einstein became famous.
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Einstein wins the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum theory.
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Einstein became an American citizen.
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Einstein died in New Jersey. His body was cremated and his papers turned over to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
