Vincent Van Gogh By RyanMeagher Mar 30, 1853 Date of Birth March 30, 1853 Jan 4, 1864 Sent to boarding school 1864 January 4 Mar 8, 1875 Van Gogh is transferred to Paris 1875 - March 8 Jul 27, 1876 Van Gogh begins devoting his life to the evangelization of the poor in the town of Borinage, Belgium 1876 - 1880 July 27 Dec 12, 1880 Van Gogh relocates to Brussels and begins learning the skills needed to become an artist 1880 - 1884 December 12 Jul 8, 1887 Completion of Self Portrait with Straw Hat 1887 - July 8 Jun 30, 1889 Paints Starry Night 1889 June 30 Jul 29, 1890 Date of Death July 29, 1890