President Barack Obama Time Line By Ariana Sanchez Aug 4, 1961 Barack Obama was born Nov 24, 1982 Barack Obama, Sr. died. Feb 6, 1990 Barack Obama was elected the Editor of Harvard Law Review. He was the first African American to hold the position. Oct 18, 1991 Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson married Nov 7, 1995 Barack Obama's mother died. Nov 5, 1996 Barack Obama was elected to the Senate for the 13th district. Jul 4, 1998 Barack Obama's daughter, Malia Obama, was born. Nov 30, 1998 Re-eclected to the senate for the second time. Jun 10, 2001 Barack Obama's daughter, Natasha Obama, was born. She is often called Sasha Nov 5, 2002 For the third time, Barack Obama was elected to the Senate. Nov 4, 2008 Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States. He was 47 years old at the time and the first African American president. Oct 9, 2009 He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people. Nov 6, 2012 President Obama was re-elected as President of the United States