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Birth
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller is born in Torquay, Devon, England.
Mon 15th Sep, 1890 -
The Miller Family Moves to France
The little Agatha moves to France at the age of six with her family.
Wed 1st Jan, 1896 -
Agatha completes her first novel
The Mysterious Affair at Styles is completed but no one wishes to publish it! It is turned down by 6 publishers before finally being published three years later by The Bodley Head.
Mon 1st Jan, 1917 -
Agatha begins writing "Curtain"
Agatha begins writing the very last Poirot story. This will not be published for another 35 years.
Fri 1st Nov, 1940 -
Agatha writes Absent in the Spring
Agatha pens Absent in the Spring, a Mary Westmacott novel, in an exhausting three-day writing frenzy.
Mon 1st Feb, 1943 -
Agatha Writes The Rose and the Yew Tree
Agatha begins work on her fourth Mary Westmacott novel.
Mon 9th Sep, 1946 -
Agatha completes The Mousetrap
In time The Mousetrap will become Agatha's most famous play. it will win a Guinness World Record for the longest continuously running play in the world. You can still see it at St Martin's Theatre, London.
Sun 1st Jul, 1951 -
Agatha is awarded a CBE
Agatha is awarded a CBE, by the Queen in the New Years Honours list. CBE stands for Commander of the British Empire.
Sun 1st Jan, 1956 -
Agatha completes her autobiography
15 years after she first started writing it, Agatha completes her autobiography. It will be published after her death.
Wed 1st Sep, 1965 -
Agatha dies
Agatha dies at Winterbrook House aged 85.
Mon 12th Jan, 1976
