The Day of the Triffids By Lexi.Richardson Feb 18, 1946 BIll Mason is born. Jan 1, 1953 Triffids are created Feb 18, 1953 Triffids begin to appear around the world Jun 1, 1964 Bill gets a job working with triffids Apr 30, 1974 BIll is blinded by a triffid sting and is hospitalized. May 7, 1974 Comet soars through the sky. Everyone who witnesses the "beautiful" sight is blinded. May 8, 1974 Bill meets Josella May 8, 1974 Bill takes the bandages off his eyes. May 9, 1974 Bill and Josella go to the University May 16, 1974 Everyone in Bill's group is ill or left. May 16, 1974 Bill meets Coker again and they decide to work together. Jul 21, 1974 BIll drives to Tynsham only to find dead bodies. Nov 20, 1975 David is born, Jun 16, 1979 Bill and Josella meet Ivan Simpson. Jun 17, 1979 Bill and the others leave the Isle of Wight