Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942.

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo.

In 1953, Stephen Hawking attended high school at St Albans school in North London. This period played a crucial role in shaping his academic and scientific interests.

Stephen Hawking attended St. Albans School in North London from 1953 to 1958, where he developed a passion for mathematics despite his father's wish for him to study medicine.

In 1959, Stephen Hawking started attending Oxford University at the age of 17.

Hawking graduated from Oxford University with a first-class honors degree in physics, showcasing his brilliance.

In 1963, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS disease at the age of 21, the same illness that affected the famous baseball player Lou Gehrig.

At the age of 21, Hawking was diagnosed with ALS, a rare disease affecting movement and speech, with a prognosis of only two more years to live.

In October 1964, Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde became engaged, despite the challenges posed by Hawking's health condition.

On January 1, 1965, Stephen Hawking got married.

On July 14, 1965, Stephen Hawking married Jane Wilde, a modern languages student he met at Cambridge. Their marriage marked a significant personal milestone in Hawking's life.

Stephen Hawking married Jane in 1965, with whom he later had two children, Lucy and Timothy.

Hawking won the Adams Prize for his essay 'Singularities and the Geometry of Space-Time', which garnered much admiration.

In 1968, Stephen Hawking was made a member of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge.

Hawking joined the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge in 1968.

In 1969, Hawking's health deteriorated, leading to his reliance on crutches and eventually a wheelchair.

In 1970, Hawking discovered The Second Law of Black Hole Dynamics, revealing that black holes could emit radiation.

In January 1971, Stephen Hawking's essay titled 'Black Holes' won the Gravity Research Foundation Award, recognizing his significant contributions to the understanding of black holes.

Stephen Hawking published his first book, 'The Large Structure of Space-Time', in 1973.

On January 1, 1974, Stephen Hawking was made a member of The Royal Society at the age of 32.

In 1975, Hawking was awarded the Pius XI Gold Medal for Science by Pope Paul VI.

Stephen Hawking was appointed as a professor of Gravitational Physics at Cambridge in 1977.

The University of Oxford awarded Hawking an honorary doctorate in 1978 for his contributions to science.

Upon his return to Cambridge, Hawking was appointed as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a prestigious post previously held by Sir Isaac Newton.

Following a conference in Moscow in October 1981, Hawking and Gary Gibbons organised a three-week Nuffield Workshop in the summer of 1982 at Cambridge University, focusing mainly on inflation theory.

In 1982, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Hawking the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his contributions to science.

In 1983, Hawking and Jim Hartle published a model proposing that prior to the Planck epoch, the universe had no boundary in space-time, and the concept of the beginning of the universe is meaningless.

After contracting pneumonia in Geneva, Hawking underwent a tracheotomy, resulting in the loss of his voice, which led to the development of a speech synthesizing program for communication.

In 1986, Stephen Hawking received a computer program called the 'Equalizer' from Walter Woltosz, which allowed him to communicate by selecting phrases, words, or letters using a switch. This marked a significant improvement in his ability to communicate.

On January 1, 1988, Stephen Hawking was appointed as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, a distinguished position previously held by luminaries like Sir Isaac Newton.

'A Brief History of Time' was Hawking's bestselling book, published in 1988, which sold over 10 million copies and was translated into 40 languages.

In 1989, Stephen Hawking was made a Companion of Honor by Queen Elizabeth II. This recognition highlighted his significant contributions to the field of physics and his impact on society.

In February 1990, Stephen Hawking told Jane that he was leaving her for Elaine Mason.

Steven Spielberg produced a documentary based on Hawking's life and work, titled 'A Brief History of Time', in 1992.

In 1993, Stephen Hawking co-edited a book on Euclidean quantum gravity with Gary Gibbons.

In 1994, Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose delivered a series of lectures at Cambridge's Newton Institute, which were later published as 'The Nature of Space and Time' in 1996.

After separating in 1990, Hawking officially divorced Jane and married Elaine Mason.

In 1996, Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose published 'The Nature of Space and Time' in Princeton under Princeton University Press.

Stephen Hawking and C J Hunter published a paper titled 'The gravitational Hamiltonian in the presence of non-orthogonal boundaries' in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity in October 1996.

In 1997, Stephen Hawking conceded a scientific wager made in 1991 with Kip Thorne and John Preskill regarding Penrose's 'cosmic censorship conjecture'.

In 1999, Stephen Hawking was awarded the Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society for his contributions to physics.

Stephen Hawking was a supporter of the Labour Party and advocated for causes such as nuclear disarmament, universal healthcare, and action against climate change. He criticized the 2003 Iraq invasion, expressed concerns about Brexit, and emphasized the importance of international collaboration in scientific research.

Hawking released 'The Universe in a Nutshell' in 2001, winning the Aventis Prizes for Science Books.

In 2002, Stephen Hawking was voted by the UK public to be included in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons, recognizing his significant contributions to science and society.

In 2004, Hawking announced the solution to the Black Hole paradox at an international conference on general relativity and gravitation.

In October 2005, Stephen Hawking conducted research on 'Information loss in black holes' which was published in the journal Physical Review D.

Hawking and Elaine divorced in 2006, leading to a closer relationship between Hawking and his children.

Physicist Stephen Hawking greeted by well-wishers at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida after a zero-gravity flight.

Stephen Hawking pictured with his daughter, Lucy, during NASA's 50th Anniversary Lecture Series.

On June 28, 2009, Stephen Hawking held a tongue-in-cheek party to test his theory that time travel into the past is impossible. The party was publicized after it ended, with the hope that time-travelers would attend, but no one showed up.

In July 2009, Hawking was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama, the highest civilian honor in America.

In 2010, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow coauthored The Grand Design, a book that discussed the nature of the universe and its origins.

At the 2011 Google Zeitgeist Conference, Stephen Hawking declared that philosophy is no longer relevant to knowledge claims and that scientists have taken over the role of advancing our understanding of the universe. His views sparked both praise and criticism.

In August 2012, Stephen Hawking narrated the 'Enlightenment' segment of the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony in London.

In September 2013, Stephen Hawking expressed support for the legalisation of assisted suicide for the terminally ill.

The film 'The Theory of Everything' depicting the life of Stephen Hawking and his ex-wife Jane Wilde was released in 2014, with Eddie Redmayne portraying Hawking.

On July 20, 2015, Stephen Hawking played a key role in launching Breakthrough Initiatives, an initiative aimed at searching for extraterrestrial life, showcasing his interest in space exploration and discovery.

The Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication is an annual award initiated in 2016 to honor members of the arts community for contributions that help build awareness of science.

In March 2017, Dr. Stephen Hawking delivered an address in London. This event showcased his continued influence and contributions to the field of physics.

In June 2017, Stephen Hawking publicly supported the Labour Party in the UK general election due to his concerns about the Conservatives' proposed cuts to the NHS. However, he also expressed doubts about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's ability to win a general election.

In July 2017, Stephen Hawking was granted an Honorary Doctorate from Imperial College London, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the field of science and academia.

Stephen Hawking passes away peacefully at his home on March 14, 2018. His contributions to theoretical physics and cosmology have left a lasting impact on the scientific world.

On March 14, 2018, Stephen Hawking passed away, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking scientific contributions.

On April 27, 2018, Stephen Hawking's final paper titled 'A smooth exit from eternal inflation?' was published posthumously in the Journal of High Energy Physics, marking his last contribution to the scientific community.

After a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey on 15 June 2018, Stephen Hawking's ashes were interred in the Abbey's nave, between the graves of Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

On 8 November 2018, an auction of 22 personal possessions of Stephen Hawking, including his doctoral thesis and wheelchair, took place, fetching about £1.8 million.

In March 2019, the Royal Mint announced the issuance of a commemorative 50p coin in honour of Stephen Hawking.

In May 2021, an Acceptance-in-Lieu agreement ensured that around 10,000 pages of Stephen Hawking's scientific papers would remain in Cambridge, while his personal items would be housed at the Science Museum.

On January 8, 2022, Google honored Stephen Hawking's 80th birthday with a Google Doodle, recognizing his contributions to science and culture.