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Birth
Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico. -
University
She enrolled at the renowned National Preparatory School.
She was one of the few female students to attend the school. -
Bus accident
Kahlo and Alejandro Gómez Arias were travelling together on a bus when the vehicle collided with a streetcar.
Khalo suffered several serious injures. -
Marriage
Kahlo and famed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera married. -
Exhibition
She had a major exhibition and at New York City gallery, selling about half of the 25 paintings shown there. -
Solo exhibition
Kahlo received her first solo exhibition in Mexico. -
Death
Kahlo died in 1954. After Kahlo's death, the feminist movement of the 1970s led to renewed interest in her life and work, as Kahlo was viewed by many as an icon of female creativity.