Timeline of Events in the Life of John Henry Newman 1801 - Born in London, England (Feb 21) 1802 - 1803 - 1804 - 1805 - 1806 - 1807 - 1808 - Boarding school at Ealing 1809 - 1810 - 1811 - 1812 - 1813 - 1814 - 1814 - Father's career declines 1815 - 1816 - Forms first religious convictions 1817 - Enrolls at Trinity College, Oxford 1818 - 1819 - 1820 - Nervous breakdown, bombs finals (Dec) 1821 - 1822 - Fellowship at Oriel College (Apr) 1823 - 1824 - Anglican Deacon 1825 - Anglican Priest 1826 - Appointed tutor, Ends St. Clement curacy, St. Mary Vicar 1827 - Begins reading patristics 1828 - {Association with Keble, Pusey, and Froude} 1829 - 1830 - 1831 - Relieved as tutor 1832 - Mediterranean Vacation 1833 - "The Arians of the 4th Century", Oxford Movement "Tracts for the Times" 1834 - 1835 - 1836 - "Lectures on the Prophetical Office of the Church" 1837 - {Notoriety grows at Oxford and nationally} 1838 - Lectures on the doctrine of Justification 1839 - 1840 - 1841 - Tract 90, Protests Anglican joint bishopric in Jerusalem 1842 - "Select Trans. of St. Athanasius", Translates "Ecclesiastical History" 1843 - Last Oxford Sermons, on doc. dev. (Feb) Resigns as St. Mary Vicar 1844 - Writes "Essay on the Development of Christain Doctrine" 1845 - Coverts to Catholicism (Oct 9) 1846 - Resides at 'Maryvale' (Feb) Studies in Rome for priesthood (Sept) 1847 - Returns to England (Dec) 1848 - "Callista" begun (Spring) 1849 - Oratory moved to Birmingham 1850 - Oratory moved to Edgbaston, "Lectures on Certain Difficulties..." 1851 - Lectures "On the Present Position..." Leads Catholic University of Ireland 1852 - Delivers 'Discourses on the Scope and Nature of University Eduaction" 1853 - 1854 - Installed as university Rector (June) 1855 - "Callista" completed 1856 - 1857 - Supervises English Bible translation (Sept) 1858 - Newman resigns from university (Feb) 1859 - Editor of The Rambler (Spring) "On Consulting the Faithful..." (July) 1860 - 1861 - 1862 - {Rumored to be considering reconvertion, which he denies.} 1863 - 1864 - Kingsley charges that Newman has little regard for truth (Jan) 1865 - "Apologia pro vita sua" 1866 - "Letter to the Reverend E.B. Pusey" (Early) 1867 - 1868 - 1869 - 1870 - "Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent" Def. of Papal Infallibility (July 18) 1871 - 1872 - 1873 - "The Idea of a University" 1874 - "Letter to the Duke of Norfolk" (Dec) 1875 - 1876 - Begins republishing earlier works 1877 - 1878 - Named honorary fellow of Trinity College 1879 - Named Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII (May) 1880 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1884 - Contemporary Review article on Inerrancy of Scripture 1885 - 1886 - Exchange of views in the Contemporary Review (Oct) 1887 - 1888 - 1889 - 1890 - Dies (Aug 11)