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Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller is born in Torquay, Devon, England.
Mon 15th Sep, 1890 -
The little Agatha moves to France at the age of six with her family.
Wed 1st Jan, 1896 -
Agatha meets up with Archie in Salisbury shortly before he left for France. He tells her he does not expect to return alive.
Sat 1st Aug, 1914 -
When Archie is given three days leave he returns to Agatha. They marry on Christmas Eve and he returns to his squadron on Boxing Day.
Thu 24th Dec, 1914 -
Archie is mentioned for bravery in dispatches from the War.
Sat 1st Jan, 1916 -
The Mysterious Affair at Styles is completed but no one wishes to publish it! It is turned down by 6 publishers before finally being published three years later by The Bodley Head.
Mon 1st Jan, 1917 -
The DSO stands for Distinguished Service Award. It was originally institued by Queen Victoria and is still awarded today to those who serve in conflict.
Tue 1st Jan, 1918 -
"We argued about a name. Archie wanted Enid. I wanted Martha. He shifted to Elaine - I tried Harriet. Not till after she was born did we compromise on Rosalind." - Agatha Chrsitie, An Autobiography.
Tue 5th Aug, 1919 -
Early in 1922 the young couple begin their world tour together.
Wed 1st Feb, 1922 Though exhilerating their tour of the world proves expensive!
Fri 1st Dec, 1922 -
Agatha's beloved mother, Clarissa, passes away after suffering a bout of Bronchitis.
Mon 1st Feb, 1926 -
Rosalind's previous governess proves unsuitable and Agatha hires Charlotte. In time Charlotte is to become one of Agatha's best friends.
Thu 13th May, 1926 -
Agatha is granted a divorce from her husband, Archie, He will later marry the woman he was having an affair with.
Sun 1st Apr, 1928 -
Agatha collaborates with other crime writers, for a popular BBC radio programme called behind the Screen. Her first radio episode is called, Something is Missing and sadly no longer survives.
Sun 1st Jun, 1930 -
Much to the disapproval of her older sister Madge, Agatha marries Max. They choose to marry in Scotland.
Thu 11th Sep, 1930 -
Agatha begins writing the very last Poirot story. This will not be published for another 35 years.
Fri 1st Nov, 1940 -
Agatha begins work on Black Coffee.
Wed 1st Oct, 1941 -
Agatha pens Absent in the Spring, a Mary Westmacott novel, in an exhausting three-day writing frenzy.
Mon 1st Feb, 1943 -
Agatha quits work on a new play, to spend time with her daughter after the loss of her husband.
Wed 1st Nov, 1944 -
Agatha begins work on her fourth Mary Westmacott novel.
Mon 9th Sep, 1946 -
In time The Mousetrap will become Agatha's most famous play. it will win a Guinness World Record for the longest continuously running play in the world. You can still see it at St Martin's Theatre, London.
Sun 1st Jul, 1951 -
Agatha is awarded a CBE, by the Queen in the New Years Honours list. CBE stands for Commander of the British Empire.
Sun 1st Jan, 1956 -
Two inmates escape from Wormwood Scrubs prison during a special performance of The Mousetrap held at the prison.
Tue 1st Apr, 1958 -
15 years after she first started writing it, Agatha completes her autobiography. It will be published after her death.
Wed 1st Sep, 1965 -
Agatha dies at Winterbrook House aged 85.
Mon 12th Jan, 1976
