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Birthdate
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The death of his older sister and of his father
His older sister died from an infection and weeks later his father died of pneumonia at the age of 57. -
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His first school
Roald Dahl went to St. Peter's Preparatory School in Weston, England. -
His second home and second school
When Roald Dahl was thirteen, his family moved to Kent in England and he was sent to Repton Public School. -
His first job.
He begins working for the Shell Oil Company. -
World War II started
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Roald started to write
His first story was a newspaper account of his air crash -
His accident.
Roald's Gladiator crashes in the Western Desert of North Africa and he receives severe injuries to his head, nose and back. -
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His travel
In 1945 he moved back home but in early fifties returned to America, where he met his first wife, the actress Patricia Neal. -
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They had five children together.
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His third child.
Theo, Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal's third child and only son is born. -
His first famous book for children.
He published his first children's book called "James and the Giant Peach" -
Publication of Charlie and Chocolate Factory.
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His mother Sofie Magdalene dies.
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They divorced
They divorced but Roald remarried soon after. -
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His last years.
His last years were very happy and he wrote some of his best books during this period like The BFG, The Witches and Matilda -
His death
Roald Dahl died o n 23rd of November in 1990 in Oxford, England.
