Agatha Christie

  • Agatha Christie is born

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    Agatha works for the voluntary Aid Detachment in a Red Cross hospital

  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles is accepted for publication

  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles is published

    The first appearance of Hercule Poirot
  • The Secret Adversary is published

    Tommy and Tuppence
  • Agatha learns to surf standing up in South Africa

  • Agatha disappears for 10 days after Archie asks for a divorce

  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was published. It was famous and controversial for its "trick" ending.

  • The Christies divorce

  • Agatha leaves England for Istanbul and travels on the Orient Express

  • Agatha Meets Max Mallowan

  • Agatha marries Max Mallowan

  • The Murder at the Vicarage was published. It was the first appearance of Miss Marple

  • Murder on the Orient Express was published

  • Death on the Nile was published

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    Agatha works in the Pharmacy at University College Hospital during WW2 and learns about poisons

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    British Intelligence investigates Agatha because she names one of her characters Mr. Bletchley. Bletchley Park was MI-5's top secret code breaking center

  • Agatha's play, Mousetrap was published. It has become one of the longest running plays in history.

  • Agatha becomes CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)

  • Agatha became president of the Detection Club

  • Agatha was promoted to DBE (Dame Commander of the British Empire)

  • Film Version of Murder on the Orient Express

  • Agatha died at the age of 85