Roald Dahl

  • Birth date

    Birth date
    Roald Dahl was born on 13th September, 1916
  • His sister is born

    His sister is born
    Roald Dahl 's siter was born in 1918 and his family movesd to Raydr
  • Death of his father

    Death of his father
    His father died while Roald was still a child
  • His second school

    His second school
    He started going to St. Peters school in Weston Super Mare when he was nine years old and he stayed there until he was thirteen
  • He moves to Repton

    He moves to Repton
    He moves to Repton and he stayed there for his all school days.
  • Roald Dahl begins working for Shell Oil

    Roald Dahl begins working for Shell Oil
    In 1934, Roald leaves Repton and, after taking part in a joint public schools expedition to Newfoundland he begins working for the Shell Oil Company.
  • Roald Dahl joins the Royal Air Force

    Roald Dahl joins the Royal Air Force
    Roald Dahl leaves Shell and heads to Nairobi to enlist in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He is 23 years old.
  • He is sent to Libya

  • Roald Dahl's first short story collection is published and he returns to the UK

  • He marries Patricia Neal in New York

  • His daughter Olivia is born

  • Roald Dahl's son Theo is born

  • Charlie and the chocolate factory

    Charlie and the chocolate factory
  • Publication of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the birth of Ophelia Dahl

  • Release of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

  • The BFG

    The BFG
  • Publication of Henry Sugar and the birth of Roald's first grandchild

  • Publication of The Twits

  • Last year of Roald Dahl's life: Esio Trot published; The Witches film released

  • Death

    Death
    Roald Dahl died on 23 of November in 1990.