John Locke By bfrancom Nov 21, 1632 John Lock Is Born Period: Nov 21, 1652 to Nov 21, 1664 Becomes A Professor At Oxford College Nov 21, 1665 Locke Reads Discourse Method "I Think, Therefore I Am." Nov 21, 1666 Ashley Befriends Locke Nov 21, 1668 Becomes Ashley's Assistant Nov 21, 1670 Asked To write a Constitution For California Period: Nov 21, 1679 to Nov 21, 1680 Writes And Promotes Social Contracts Nov 21, 1683 His Ideas Are Linked To Killing The King Nov 21, 1688 Lock Comes Back To England Nov 21, 1689 Locke And Sir Isaac Newton Meet Nov 21, 1704 Locke Is Dead Nov 21, 1776 Thoimas Borrows Ideas To Write The DOI Nov 21, 2012 Writes First Draft Of "Concerning Human Understanding." Nov 21, 2012 Two Treatises Is Published