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Born
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John attends John Clark's School at Enfield
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John's Father Dies
On April 16, 1804, John's father Thomas Keats dies after a riding accident. -
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Keats takes care of his ill mother
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John's Mother Dies
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Keats leaves Enfield to become an apothecary apprentice
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Keats writes his first poems, "Imitation of Spenser" & "On Peace"
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He registers at Guy's Hospital to finish his apprenticeship
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Keats becomes friends with Percy Shelley
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Keats publishes his first poem, "O Solitude!"
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Keats decides to leave his medical career for poetry
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Keats meets Fanny Brawne
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Keats falls ill with tubercluosis
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Keats writes his last known letter
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John Keats dies of tuberculosis