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He was born on October 16, 1854 as Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde in Dublin, Ireland.

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The Indian Rebellion, a widespread revolt against the rule of the British East India Company.

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Oscar Wilde's spouse was born on January 2 in Ireland

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India passed to the direct mandate of the British crown, beginning the period of the British Raj.

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At the age of ten he entered the Portora Royal School in Enniskillen and studied there until he was seventeen.

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An angry crowd in London protesting Lord John Russell's resignation as Prime Minister.

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His younger sister, Isola, died of meningitis at age nine.

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He entered Trinity College, where he studied the classics for the next three years.

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The Great Exhibition held at the Crystal Palace in London is seen as the beginning of a long period of internal stability

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He entered Magdalen College, Oxford, where he continued his studies.

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Problems with Ireland and the colonies are getting worse at the same time as the labor and trade union movement is radicalized.

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Britain bought Egypt's shares in the Suez Canal, as the African nation was forced to raise money to pay off its debts.

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Wilde would dedicate his poem "Requiescat" to his deceased younger sister.

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His father, Sir William Wilde, was Ireland's foremost otology and ophthalmology surgeon, as well as being a notable archaeologist and statistician, he died.

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He graduated with the highest recognitions in classical studies, both for the so-called Mods, traditionally considered the most difficult exams in the world.

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At Trinity College he published his poems in magazines, especially in Kottabos and in Dublin University Magazine. At 27 years of age, he collected, revised and expanded his poetic works in his first book: Poems.

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The book (Poems) was generally well received, and in its first printing it sold 750 copies, after which more prints were published.

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Oscar Wilde has his first child, born on June 5

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Oscar has his second child, born in London on November 3.

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Wilde published a story called "The Happy Prince" and other stories.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray. Original publication date is June 20

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Wilde made several modifications to it, added new chapters, and published The Modified Picture of Dorian Gray.

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Oscar's mother, Jane Wilde, was a poet and died on February 3rd of bronchitis.

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Oscar Wilde's wife passes away. April 7 in Italy

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March 13,
Oscar's older brother dies of liver disease, in britain

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November 30,
Oscar Wilde died of meningitis, in Paris, France.

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Oscar's first child dies, at age 29. In France.

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Oscar Wilde's second son passes away at the age of 80.