Charles Dickens By thisisausername0k Aug 12, 1812 Birthday of Charles Dickens Jan 1, 1830 Meets first love interest Maria Beadnell (Exact date unknown) Jan 1, 1833 The relationsip with Maria is put to an end. A Dinner at Popler is pubished (Exact dates are unknown) Jan 1, 1834 Meets his future wife Catherine (Exact date unknown) Jan 2, 1834 Britain abollished slavery Jan 1, 1835 Gets Engaged to Catherine Apr 2, 1836 Marries Catherine Jan 6, 1837 Charles Dickens jr, is born (exact date used) Dec 19, 1843 A Christmas Carol is published May 2, 1844 First telegraph call made Feb 21, 1848 Communist manifesto is published Mar 31, 1851 John Dickens dies Jan 1, 1859 A Tale of Two Cities is published Jun 9, 1870 Charles Dickens dies