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Birth
On September 19th, 1911 William Golding was birthed by his mother Mildred Golding. -
Graduates college
William Golding graduated college from Brasenose College, Oxford in 1935. -
William Golding gets married
On September 30th, 1939 got married to Ann Brookfield, an analytic chemist. -
William Golding joins the Royal Navy
In 1940, William Golding joined the Royal Navy and served in command of a rocket launcher and was in an invasion of Normandy. -
First child was born
In 1940, William Golding's first child, David, was born. -
Second child born
In 1945, William Golding's second child, Judith, was born. -
Lord of the Flies was published.
His famous book "Lord of the Flies" was published on September 17th, 1954. -
Booker Prize
In 1980, William Golding earned a Booker Prize for is book "Rites of Passage". -
Nobel prize
In 1983, William Golding got a Nobel Prize for his debut novel "Lord of the Flies". -
Death
William Golding came to an unfortunate end on June 19th, 1993.