JOHN HOWARD By JaMEs10136100 Jul 26, 1939 Born in Sydney suburb of earlwood Born in Sydney suburb of Earlwood Period: Jul 26, 1939 to Feb 2, 2007 John Howard Born in Sydney Suburb of Earlwood. Jan 1, 1949 Howard family campaigns for robert menzies Howard family campaigns for Robert Mendies Aug 7, 1957 Join the young liberals at the age of 18 Join the young liberals at the age of 18 Aug 7, 1961 Graduates from law school Graduates from law school at Sydney University Aug 7, 1975 Howard becomes minister of buisness Dec 7, 1977 Appointed federal tresurer Mar 2, 1995 Defeats Paul Keeting to becoming prime minister Sep 11, 2001 Visits New York City for the 9/11 attacks Mar 18, 2003 Commits troops for Iraq Nov 24, 2007 Conceeds defeat for Kevin Rudd