Night Timeline

Elie Is Born

Sep 30, 1928

Born September 30, 1928 born in Sighet, Romaniain Sighet

Buchenwald camp opens

Jul 12, 1937

Buchenwald from its opening in July 1937

War is declared

Sep 3, 1939

Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland two days ago.

Germany captures Norway and Denmark

Apr 9, 1940

April 9, 1940 - German invades both Denmark and Norway

Auschwitz began to use poisonous gas

Sep 3, 1941

September 3, 1941:The first test use of Zyklon-B gas at Auschwitz.

Elie and father are sent to Auschwitz

Jul 1, 1944

Elie Wiesel’s family was sent to a concentration camp named the Auschwitz

elie went to Sorbonne to study philospy

Apr 1, 1947

Elie Wiesel studies at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Elie moves to us

Apr 9, 1955

In 1955, Wiesel moved to New York City, having become a US citizen

Elie is encouraged to write about life in the camps

Apr 11, 1956

In 1956 Wiesel's first book, a Yiddish memoir entitled And the World Was Silent, was published in Argentina. Two years later a much smaller version of the work was published in France as La Nuit.

Publishes english version of NIGHT

Jan 9, 1960

"The English translation came out in 1960,

Nobel Peace Prize

Apr 9, 1986

Nobel Peace Prize, 1986.