1849 | January 22 | August Strindberg is born in Stockholm. |
1862 | His mother dies of tuberculosis. Within a year, his father marries the housekeeper, Emilia Pettersson. | |
1867 | He begins his studies at the University of Uppsala in aesthetics and modern languages. | |
1869 | He joins the actor training program at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm and appears in several small roles. | |
He writes his first play, A Name Day Gift. | ||
1870 | His one-act comedy In Rome premieres at the Royal Theatre, Stockholm. | |
1871 | The Outlaw premieres at the Royal Theatre. | |
1872 | Strindberg begins to study painting. | |
He writes Master Olof. | ||
1873 | He takes a job as editor of Swedish Insurance News. | |
1874 | He becomes an assistant librarian at the Royal Library. | |
1875 | He meets Siri Wrangel, the wife of an officer, and becomes entangled in a torrid love affair. | |
1876 | Siri Wrangel divorces her husband. | |
1877 | December 30 | Strindberg marries Siri von Essen (Siri Wrangel). |
1879 | He publishes his first novel, The Red Room. | |
1880 | The Secret of the Guild premieres at the Royal Theatre, Stockholm. | |
Siri gives birth to Strindberg’s first child, Karin. | ||
1881 | Master Olof is finally produced and is received with great enthusiasm. | |
Strindberg’s second daughter, Greta, is born. | ||
1882 | He publishes The New Kingdom, a collection of short stories. | |
He resigns from his post at the Royal Library. | ||
1883 | He moves with his family to France. | |
He publishes Poems in Verse and Prose. | ||
1884 | He publishes Getting Married, a collection of short stories which brings him critical acclaim but also angers religious conservatives who have him charged with blasphemy. Strindberg defends himself against this lawsuit and is eventually acquitted. | |
Strindberg’s son, Hans, is born. | ||
1886 | He publishes his autobiography, The Son of a Servant Woman. | |
1887 | Strindberg and his wife decide to separate; he moves to Denmark. | |
1888 | He founds the Scandinavian Experimental Theatre in Copenhagen, inspired by Antoine’s Théâtre Libre. | |
1889 | His play, Miss Julie, is banned by the censor but premieres secretly at the Copenhagen University Students Union. | |
Strindberg publishes In the Skerries, a novel influenced by Nietzsche. | ||
1890 | He publishes By the Open Sea, a novel. | |
1891 | His divorce from Siri von Essen is finalized. | |
1892 | He holds the first exhibition of his paintings at a gallery in Stockholm. | |
1893 | May 2 | He marries Frida Uhl, an Austrian journalist and theatre critic; the relationship will last less than two years. |
1894 | His daughter Kerstin is born. | |
Creditors and The Father are performed at the Théâtre de l’oeuvre. | ||
1894 – 1896 | Strindberg moves to Paris and suffers a series of psychotic episodes which eventually lead to his hopitalization. He begins to read the spiritualist writings of Emmanuel Swedenborg. | |
1897 | He publishes Inferno, a novel. | |
His divorce from Frida Uhl is finalized. | ||
1898 | He writes the symbolic drama To Damascus, his first play in six years. | |
1900 | He writes two more plays, The Dance of Death and Easter. | |
1901 | May 6 | He marries Harriet Bosse, a 22-year-old actress. |
He writes A Dream Play. | ||
1902 | He has a daughter, Anne-Marie, with Harriet. By the time the child is born, however, the couple is no longer living together. | |
1904 | Strindberg divorces Harriet. | |
He writes two novels: The Gothic Rooms and Black Banners. | ||
1906 | He writes his last two novels: The Roofing Ceremony and The Scapegoat. | |
He designs a camera that is intended to “capture the soul” of those photographed. | ||
1907 | He becomes involved with the Intimate Theatre. He writes a number of “chamber plays” for this tiny theatre, attempting to create the theatrical equivalent of chamber music. | |
1908 | He initiates a romantic relationship with with Fanny Falkner, a 17-year-old actress. | |
He moves into an apartment he calls “the Blue Tower” where he will remain until his death. | ||
1909 | He writes his last play, The Great Highway. | |
1912 | May 14 | August Strindberg dies in Stockholm of stomach cancer. |
Table borrowed from http://www.theatredatabase.com/20th_century/august_strindberg_timeline.html