Timelines

This timeline contains all information about Roald Dahl’s life, the books he wrote, and movies, television shows, and theater productions he was involved in. It continues past his death to the present day (since new Dahl works are still being released).

1960

Theo is born

July 30, 1960 – Son, Theo Matthew Roald, is born. Later the baby’s carriage is hit by taxicab in New York City, causing massive head injuries.

1962

Olivia dies

November 17, 1962 – Daughter Olivia dies of measles encephalitis.

1964

Ophelia is born

May 12, 1964 – Daughter Ophelia Magdalena is born.

1965

Patricia Neal suffers stroke

February 17, 1965 – Patricia Neal suffers three burst cerebral aneurysms and is in a coma for three weeks.

1965

“Life of baby in balance”

MISS NEAL Life of baby in balance (1965, March 20). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), p. 5. Retrieved September 30, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131762350

1965

Lucy is born

August 4, 1965 – Daughter Lucy Neal is born.

1967

Sofie dies

November 17, 1967 – Dahl’s mother Sofie dies.

1979

Separation

Roald separates from Patricia Neal.

1983

Remarriage

Roald divorces Patricia Neal and marries Felicity Crosland on November 17.

1990

Roald dies

November 23, 1990 – Roald Dahl dies in Oxford, England.

2006

Roald Dahl Day

September 13, 2006 – Roald Dahl Day is celebrated for the first time.

2016

Roald’s 100th Birthday

September 13, 2016 – The 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth!

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