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If he were an actual person, this would be his birthday.
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The day Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, was born.
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The author of the Sherlock Holmes stories lived for 71 years.
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221B Baker Street is the famous residence of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The day is approximate; it was never mentioned, only the year. This is also when he first met Dr. Watson.
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The first Sherlock Holmes story was written sometime during 1886.
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In Beeton's Christmas Annual, 'A Study in Scarlet' appeared.
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In 'The Adventure of the Final Problem', Sherlock apparently dies with Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls. However, he is later revealed to have survived.
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The stories began to grow in popularity when short stories were published in The Strand Magazine. This was the first to be published in The Strand, and featured Irene Adler.
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Over this period of time, 58 Sherlock Holmes stories appeared in The Strand Magazine.
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One of the most famous Sherlock Holmes stories is published.
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The first Sherlock Holmes movie is filmed. It was not particularly well done, and only lasted a few minutes, though.
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In serial form, the first Sherlock Holmes story in eight years appeared in The Strand Magazine. It later became on of the best known of the Holmes stories.
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Holmes returned to magazines in September of 1903 after having supposedly ended.
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This was the first Holmes story to be narrated by Sherlock Holmes, rather than Watson or in third person.
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Besides 'The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier', this was the only other story narrated by Sherlock Holmes.
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'The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place'.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes series, died that day.
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The date of the release of a new television show, set in present day London. The first episode was titled 'A Study in Pink', as a reference to the first Holmes story, 'A Study in Scarlet'.
