J.K. Rowling By julianne.orton Jul 31, 1965 Born in Chipping Sodbury, England (Carlson) Jan 1, 1990 Got Harry Potter idea on a Train (Carlson) Jan 1, 1997 First Harry Potter Book Published in the UK (Carlson) Jan 1, 1998 Second Harry Potter Book Released (both released in US) (Carlson) Jan 1, 1999 Third Harry Potter book was Published (Carlson) Jan 1, 2000 Fourth Harry Potter book Published (Carlson) Jan 1, 2000 Read to an audience of 12,000 people in Toronto, Canada and then 24 hours later to 10,000 people (Kirk 1) Nov 1, 2001 Actors for the First Harry Potter movie Announced (Kirk 1) Jan 1, 2003 Fifth Harry Potter book Published (Carlson) Apr 22, 2005 Sixth Harry Potter book Published (Carlson) Jan 1, 2007 Seventh Harry Potter book Published (Carlson) Jul 1, 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 Came Out
