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1942 - Allende was born in Lima, Peru on August 2, 1942.
1959 - Worked at the United Nations's Food and Agriculture Organization in Santiago.
1962 - Married Miguel Frias.
1963 - Had a job which concerns translating Romance novels from English to Spanish.
1967 - Worked as an editorial staff for Paula Magazine.
1973-1974 - Worked as an editorial staff for the children's magazine Mampato.
1975 - Went in exile and lived at Venezuela. She worked for the Caracas newspaper El Nacional.
1982 - Wrote the book entitled The House of the Spirits.
1988 - Married Willie Gordon.
2003 - She was able to obtain her US citizenship.
2006 - She was invited to be one of the eight flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
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