| 1859 |
Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22 to a family of Roman Catholics in Edinburgh, Scotl and studied medicine there.His parents were Charles and Mary Doyle. |
| 1885 |
He graduated as a doctor from Edinburgh University. On August 5th, Conan Doyle married Louise Toulie Hawkins. |
| 1887 |
His first story, a Sherlock Holmes novel called A Study in Scarlet, had been published. |
| 1894 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes has been published. Conan Doyle went on a lecture tour of the United States. |
| 1916 |
Conan Doyle declared his belief in Spiritualism in the Light magazine. |
| 1930 |
Doyle died of heart disease on July 8. He was buried at the rose garden in Windlesham. |