The Diary of Anne Frank

Otto Frank Is Born

May 12, 1889

Otto Frank is born on May 12, 1889.

Hermann van Pels Is Born

Mar 31, 1898

Hermann van Pels is born on March 31, 1898 near Osnabrück , Germany as the son of a Dutch father and a German mother. .

Edith Holländer Is Born

Jan 16, 1900

Edith Holländer is born in Aachen, Germany on January 16, 1900. She has two older brothers, named Julius and Walter, and an older sister, Bettina.

Auguste Gusti Röttgen Is Born

Sep 29, 1900

Auguste (Petronella) Gusti Röttgen is born in Buer near Osnabrück, Germany. .

Otto Frank and Edith Holländer Get Married

May 12, 1925

Otto Frank and Edith Holländer get married in Frankfurt am Main on May 12, 1925.

Auguste (Gusti) Röttgen and Hermann van Pels Get Married

Dec 25, 1925

Auguste (Gusti) Röttgen and Hermann van Pels get married on December 25, 1925. She becomes a Dutch citizen, because by law women automatically take on the nationality of their husbands

Margot Frank Is Born

Feb 16, 1926

Margot Frank is born on February 16, 1926 on Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Peter van Pels Is Born

Nov 8, 1926

Peter van Pels is born on November 8, 1926 in Osnabrück, Germany.

Anne Frank Is Born

Jun 12, 1929

Annelies Marie Frank is born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Her mother was Edith Frank, and her father, Otto Frank.

Anne Frank Is Given A Diary

Jun 12, 1942

Anne Frank is given a diary for her thriteenth birthday.

Margot Receives Her Call-Up Pepers

Jul 5, 1942

Margot receives her call-up papers to report for a "work camp" in Germany.

The Frank Family Go Into Hiding

Jul 6, 1942

The Frank Family go into hiding in the secret annex.

The van Pels Family Go Into Hiding

Jul 13, 1942

The van Pels famliy go into hiding in the secret annex.

The People Are Arrested

Aug 4, 1944

The people in the secret annex are arrested on August 4, 1944.

Otto Frank Get Anne's Diary Published

Jun 25, 1947

Otto Frank gets Anne's diary published in the Netherlands.