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Born in Dublin
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Newdigate Prize
Oscar Wilde won the Newdigate Prize (issued by the Oxford University) for the poem "Ravenna". -
Marriage
Wilde marries Constance Lloyd with whom he had two sons: Cyril and Vyvyvan -
Affair
Wilde enters an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas (nicknamed 'Bosie') -
The Picture of Dorian Gray (novel)
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Lady Windermere's Fan (play)
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A Woman of No Importance (play)
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An Ideal Husband (play)
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The Importance of Being Earnest (play)
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Lawsuit
Wilde sues the father of Alfred Douglas, after he accuses him of homosexuality -
Incarceration
Wilde loses the lawsuit against the father of Alfred Douglas, and is sentenced to 2 years of hard labor -
The Ballad of Reading Gaol (poem)
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Died in Paris