| 12 Jan 1893 |
Hermann Goering born, Rosenheim, Bavaria. |
| 1904 |
Sent to boarding school, Ansbach, Franconia. |
| 1914 |
Enters the Wehrmacht. |
| 1918 |
Becomes commander of the Red Baron's former squadron. |
| 3 Feb 1922 |
Hermann Goering and Baroness Karin von Fock-Kantzow marry, Munich. |
| Dec 1922 |
Hermann Goering appointed to lead the S.A. (Brownshirts.) |
| Aug 1923 |
Mother dies. |
| 1925 |
Becomes a morphine addict. |
| Sep 1925 |
Enters Långbro mental hospital, Sweden. |
| Sep 1925 |
Becomes a morphine addict. |
| 1927 |
Returns to Germany. |
| 1928 |
Wins a seat in the Reichstag. |
| 17 Oct 1931 |
Wife Carin dies of tuberculosis. |
| 26 Oct 1933 |
Elected President of Reichstag. |
| 26 Apr 1933 |
Hermann Goering founds the Gestapo. |
| 30 Jun 1934 |
Hermann Goering assists in the Night of the Long Knives. |
| 19 Apr 1935 |
Harmann Goering and actress Emmy Sonnemann marry. |
| 2 Jun 1938 |
Daughter Edda born, only child. |
| 19 Jun 1940 |
Becomes Reichsmarschall. |
| 31 Jul 1941 |
Orders Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich to bring "about a complete solution of the Jewish question in the German sphere of influence in Europe." |
| 9 May 1945 |
Captured by the American Seventh Army. |
| Mar 1946 |
Wife Emmy Sonnemann released from prison, Straubing. |
| 15 Oct 1946 |
Commits suicide with a poison capsule, on the day he is to be hanged. |
| 1967 |
Contents of a note released, explaining that the poison capsule was hidden in a pomade container. |
| 8 Jun 1973 |
Wife Emmy Sonnemann dies, Munich. Attorney Melvin Belli handles the estate. |
Gave a spiffy medal to Charles Lindbergh.