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1876
Dec. 25.Born at Kharadar, Karachi.
1882
Tutor engaged to teach him Gujerati at home.
1883
Admitted to Sind Madrasatul Islam, Karachi.
1887
July 4.Admitted to Sind Madrasatul Islam in First Standard English.
Later went to Bombay with his aunt, Manbai. Admitted to Anjuman-i-Islam
School, Bombay.
Dec. 23. Re-admitted to Sind Madrasatul Islam on return to Karachi.
1892
Jan. 30. Left Sind Madrasatul Islam, while in Fifth Standard English,
to marry Emibai, daughter of Leera Khemji, a Khoja Ismaili and a rich wood
merchant of Bombay, at the behest of his mother. Married to Emibai at Paneli,
Gondal State, Kathiawar.
March 8. Joined Christian Mission School, Karachi, in Standard VI.
Oct. 28. Established a partnership firm with his uncle Valji Poonja, cousin Ghanji Valji and his father.
Oct. 31. Last day of attendance in Church Mission School, Karachi.
Nov. (First week) Left for England for training in busoness at the Grahams Shipping and Trading Company, London, on Sir Leigh Croft's advice.
Note: According to a recent version, he left for England in January 1893. If that be the case, he would not have heard Naoroji's speech in the British Parliament as reported in a subsequent entry.
Dec. Reached London; stayed in a hotel.
1893
Jan. Moved to a single room apartment at 40 Glazbury Road, West Kensington.
Feb. 1. Opened an account in Royal Bank of Scotland, 123 Bishop Gate Street, London.
Feb. Decided to take the Entrance examination, known at that time as "Little Go", in order to obtain admission to one of the Inns, to prepare himself for the Bar.
April 25. Petitioned the Master of the Bench of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, for exemption from Latin portion of the preliminary examination.
May 25. Got through the preliminary examination.
June 5. Joined Lincoln's Inn.
Sept. His mother died in Karachi.
1894
April. Shifted to 35 Russell Road, Kensington, a house owned by Mrs.
F.E. Page Drake, where he lived consistently up to completion of his studies.
1895
Feb. l0. Obtained a readers card from the British Museum and signed
as "M.A. Jinnah".
April 2-4. Appeared in Easter examination; passed all the papers.
April 23. Declared successful in the examination.
n.d. Family left Karachi and got settled in Bombay permanently.
1896
April 14. Requested to have his name altered from "Mohammed Ali Jinnahbhai"
to "Mohammed Ali Jinnah."
April 29. Called to the Bar.
May l1. Degree of Bar-at-Law conferred on him by Lincoln's Inn.
July 15. His last day in London.
Aug. Returned to India in the first week of Aug. and stayed at Apollo Hotel at Bombay.
Aug. 24. Enrolled as an advocate at Bombay High Court; started legal practice.
Sept. Visited Karachi for appearing before the District Courts for defending two litigation cases.
Dec. 9. The judgments were announced in his favor.
1897
Jan. Returned to Bombay and shifted from Apollo Hotel to an apartment
at Apollo Bandar.
July 8. Attended first public meeting at Bombay College Hall, presided by Justice Badruddin Tyabji, Judge, Bombay High Court.
Aug.11. Attended Muhammadans meeting of all denominations to celebrate Prophet's (PBUH) birthday at Anjuman-i-Islam School building; Nawab Mohsinul Mulk delivered the President address.
n.d. Got the privilege of using the library of Mr. Maepherson, an Acting Advocate General of Bombay.
1898
April 6 - 15. Attended two meetings of Anjuman-i-Islam organized by
Justice Badruddin Tyabji.
Sept. Oct. Appeared in cases before the Bombay Police Courts and Bombay High Court.
1899
n.d. Gained the popularity among the lawyers as the youngest but skillful
lawyer. Appeared in several cases with the Mehta group of lawyers that
included the renowned Bahadurji.
Dec. 29. Attended a function to honor Adamji Peerbhoy for conferment of the office of Sheriff by Goverment of Bombay, Lord Sandhurst.
1900
May 4. Acted as Third President Magistrate, Bombay.
June 5. Wrote a letter to Justice Badruddin Tyabji, Judge, Bombay High Court, to seek his opinion in certain service matters.
Nov. 3. Successfully completed his six months tenure as Third President
Magistrate.