• Jan. 1894: First music hal performance, as substitude for his sick mother, Hannah. By this time, his father, Charles Sr. had left home.
  
• Jun. 1896: his mother, his brother, Sydney and himself, enter Lambeth Workhouse (for the poor). After a few weeks, the boys went to Hanwell School for Ophans and Destitude Children.

• 1898: Their mother suffered mental breakdown, and lived with Charles Sr. and his mistress for the time being.

• May 13, 1901: Charles Sr. dies.

• 1901: Hannah enters Cane Hill Asylum.

• 1907: He begins performing for Karno Troupe, joining his brother, Sydney, who was largely responsible for Charles placement.

• May 1913: Accepts an offer from Mark Sennett's Keystone Comedy Company and made thirty-five films.

• Nov. 1914: Signs a contract with Essanay Films and made fourteen films next year, and a fifteenth one in 1918, Triple Trouble.

• Feb. 1916: Signs a contract with Mutual Films, and made tweleve celebrated short subjects in 1916 and 1917.

• 1916: Leaves Essanay, it formed The Essanay -Chaplin Revenue. It was the first Chaplin film anthologies. Many Chaplin cavalcades have since appeared.

• Jun. 7, 1917: Signs contract with First National, for which he made eight films.

• Oct. 23, 1918: He married Mildred Harris.

• 1919: With Doughles Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith, and Mary Pickford founds United Artists. But was not free of his First National contract until 1923.

• Nov. 1920: Divorced by Mildred Harris.

• 1921: He provides his mother with a private nursing home.

• Mar. 1924: He marries Lita Grey.

• Aug. 22, 1927: Divorced by Lita Grey.

• Aug. 28, 1929: Hannah Chaplin dies.

• May 16, 1929: He was honoured with a special Oscar "for versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing and producing The Circus."

• 1935: He secretly marries Paulette Goddard.

• Mar. 16 1936: He was awarded outstanding actor honors by the Screenwriters and Actors Guild.

• Dec. 30, 1940: He was voted as the best actor of the year award by The New York Films Critics.

• 1942: Divorced by Paulette Goddard.

• Jun. 16, 1947: He marries Oona O'Neill.

• Apr. 16, 1965: Sydney Chaplin, his brother dies.

• 1965: His oldest child by Oona, Geraldine, becomes a film star, in the release of Doctor Zhivago.

• Apr. 10, 1972: He was awarded a special honorary Oscar "for the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art of this century."

• Sept. 3, 1972: He was awarded Golden Lion statuette by The Venice Film Festival.

• Mar. 27, 1973: He won an Oscar for best Best Original Dramatic Score for 1972, Limelight.

• Mar. 4, 1975: He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

• Apr. 16, 1977: He dies of old age.