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1921 - Born in Konolfingen in the Emmental in the canton of Bern on the 5th of January.
1941 - Dürrenmatt began a study of philosophy and German language and literature at the University of Zurich.
1943 - He decided to become an author and stopped his academic career.
1945 - He wrote his first play Es steht geschrieben.
1946 - On the 11th of October, he married the actress Lotti Geissler.
1962 - Wrote play "The Physicists".
1969 - He traveled in the USA.
1976 - He created illustrations for some of his own works, and his drawings were exhibited in Neuenburg.
1990 - Died on the 14th of December in Neuchâtel.
1941 - Dürrenmatt began a study of philosophy and German language and literature at the University of Zurich.
1943 - He decided to become an author and stopped his academic career.
1945 - He wrote his first play Es steht geschrieben.
1946 - On the 11th of October, he married the actress Lotti Geissler.
1962 - Wrote play "The Physicists".
1969 - He traveled in the USA.
1976 - He created illustrations for some of his own works, and his drawings were exhibited in Neuenburg.
1990 - Died on the 14th of December in Neuchâtel.
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