1854   Born October 16 to Oscar Fingall O’Flahertine Willis Wilde and Jane Francesca Elgee.  His mother Jane often wrote under the pen name of "Speranza".

1867   On Feburary 23 Wilde’s sister, Isola, dies.  He later writes the poem "Requiescat" to comemerate her death.

1872   Won the Michaelmas Prize at Trinity College in Dublin.

1874   Won Berkeley Gold Metal for Greek.

1875   First poem (translated from Greek) published in Dublin.

1878 Won the Newdigate Prize with "Ravenna"

1882 Wilde reaches New York on Janurary 2 to begin his one year tour in the United States

1883 Wilde Spent the year in Paris and then returned to the U.S. for the production of Vera written the year before.

1884 Married Constance Lloyd in London on May 29.  Traveled to Paris for their honeymoon.

1886 "He began that course of conduct which was the lead to his downfall in 1895." (Ransome)

1887 Became the editor of The Women’s World.

1888 Published The Happy Prince and other Tails.

1889 Published The Picture of Dorian Gray.  Met Lord Alfred Douglas about June-August.

1892 Lady Windermere’s Fan opens Feburary 20.  Salome is in rehearsal and licence refused by Lord Chaberlain’s Office.

1893 Salome published in Paris.  A Women of No Importance is produce in London.

1894 Lord Alfred Douglas sends insulting telegram to his father on April 2, regaurding Wilde.

1895   An Ideal Husband  is produced in London on Janurary 3.  The Importance on Being Earnest  is produced in London on Feburary 18.  Douglas’s father, the Marquess of Queensberry, leaves an insulting note  for Wilde at his club.  The Marquess is arrested on Wilde’s complaint for criminal libel.  Queensberyy in aquitted of criminal charges on April 3.  Wilde was taken to trial on April 5, by Queensberry on a trial reversal from the libel case.

1897      Wilde is  released from prison.