Marie and Pierre Curie By arobe32 May 15, 1859 Pierre Curie was born Nov 7, 1867 Mary Curie was born Apr 1, 1891 Marie moves from poland to paris Feb 26, 1895 Pierre gets his doctor of science degree Jul 1, 1895 Marie & Pierre Curie married Aug 24, 1896 Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity, This inspired Marie to start researching this topic. Dec 12, 1897 They had their first daughter Oct 12, 1900 Pierre is appointed professor in the faculty of sciences Jan 1, 1903 Marie Curie was the first women to win a nobel prize Dec 16, 1904 The curies have their secnd daughter eve Apr 19, 1906 Pierre Curie died Jan 1, 1911 Marie curie won another nobel prize Jul 17, 1914 Marie was appointed director of the curie laborory in paris Jul 4, 1934 Marie Curie died Jan 1, 1940 Nasal radium irradation was administrated to children to prevent ear problems Jul 1, 1998 The curies created the element called polonium