The Kite Runner

Baba's father is murdered

Sep 18, 1939

This is how Baba comes to the belief that the only major sin is theft

Amir is born

Sep 18, 1963

Hassan is born

Sep 18, 1964

Buzkashi Tournament

Sep 18, 1972

Amir makes up his first story

Sep 18, 1973

The Monarchy Falls

Sep 18, 1973

Encounter with Assef

Sep 18, 1973

Hassan has surgery on his lip

Jan 18, 1974

Kite Flying

Feb 18, 1975

Amir and Hassan win the flying kite contest. Later that day while Hassan is running the kite he is cornered and raped.

Amir's 13th birthday party

Mar 18, 1976

Ali and Hassan leave the household

Apr 18, 1976

Russia invades Afghanistan

Sep 18, 1979

Amir graduates highschool

Sep 18, 1982

He is 20 years old

Baba and Amir arrive in San Francisco

Nov 18, 1982

Baba and Amir start selling things at the Flea Market

Sep 18, 1984

Full of only Afghanistans, Amir meets Soraya

Amir and Soraya get married

Sep 18, 1985

Amir asks for Soraya's hand in marriage

Sep 18, 1985

Baba passes away

Sep 18, 1986

Amir gets his first novel published

Sep 18, 1988

Sohrab is born

Sep 18, 1990

Taliban rise to power

Sep 18, 1996

Hassan and Farzana are killed

Sep 18, 2000

Amir gains Sohrab's trust, then breaks his promise.

Apr 18, 2001

Sohrab tries to commit suicide by cutting himself

Amir stands up for Sohrab

Sep 18, 2001

The General calls Sohrab a Hazara at Amir's dinner table and Amir stands up for Sohrab.

Amir gets a call from Rahim Khan

Oct 18, 2001

Rahim Khan wants him to come get Sohrab and make things right

Sohrab smiles for the first time

Sep 18, 2002

He and Amir fly a kite together on New Years