Timeline: Albert Einstein | Timetoast

Mar 14, 1879

Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany.

Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany.
Period: Mar 14, 1879 to Apr 18, 1955

Albert Einstein
Nov 18, 1894

Moves to Italy

Struggling financially, the Einstein family moves from Germany to Italy in search of better work. Albert, aged fifteen, stays behind in Munich to finish his schooling, but soon either quits or is kicked out of his high school and follows his parents to Italy.
Nov 18, 1901

Obtains Swiss Citizenship
Oct 21, 1902

Milena Maric gives birth to Leiserl Einstein, Albert's first child.
Apr 5, 1903

Albert Einstein marries his longtime girlfriend, Milena Maric.
Dec 9, 1921

Albert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, first published in 1905.
Mar 29, 1936

Albert Einstein's second wife Elsa dies of sudden illness.
Oct 7, 1940

For the third time in his life, Albert Einstein changes his nationality, becoming a United States citizen while also retaining his Swiss citizenship.
Apr 18, 1955

Albert Einstein dies of heart failure at the age of 76.