- 1925

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History of the Wizarding World
Timeline of the Wizarding World
Timelines:	- 1925 · 1926-1958 · 1959-1981 · 1981-1998 · 1999-2017

This chronology summarises the history of the wizarding world from the dawn of mankind to 1925. For further details see the year of each entry.

Ancient World

4th Century BC

• 382 BC - Wandmaker Ollivanders starts business

Middle Ages

• (Dates unknown) - Uric the Oddball, highly eccentric wizard of the Middle Ages

10th Century

• 10th Century - Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin founded Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry

• 10th Century - Annual broom race of Sweden established

• 962 - First record of flying broomsticks in Europe

11th Century

• 11th Century - First records of Quidditch in the diary of Gertie Keddle

12th Century

• Early 12th Century - The hunt of the Golden Snidget becomes popular throughout northern Europe

• 12th Century - Quidditch spreads throughout Britain

• 1105 - First record of the German broomstick game Stichstock

13th Century

• 1202-1285 - Bridget Wenlock, famous Arithmancer. First to establish the magical properties of the number seven

• 1227-1320 - Ignatia Wildsmith, inventor of Floo Powder

• 1269 - First use of a Golden Snidget during a game of Quidditch

14th Century

• 14th Century - Bowman Wright invents the Golden Snitch (source: QA - Probably incorrect, see below: 1492)

• 1342-1379 - Chauncey Oldridge, First known victim of Dragon Pox

• 1362, 1368, 1419 - Laws shall prevent that Muggles notice Quidditch

• 1398 - Zacharias Mumps describes the game of Quidditch

15th Century

• 1446-1557 - Yardley Platt, serial goblin-killer

• 1447-1508 - Felix Summerbee, inventor of Cheering Charms

• 1467-1555 - Daisy Dodderidge, first landlady of the Leaky Cauldron

• 1492-1560 - Bowman Wright, developer of the Golden Snitch

• 1492, October 31 - Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington nearly beheaded

Early Modern Times

16th Century

• 1560-1659 - Mungo Bonham, famous wizard healer and founder of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries

17th Century

• 1612-1687 - Elfrida Clagg, Chieftaness of Wizards' Council

• 1620 - Quintius Umfraville writes The Noble Sports of Warlocks

• 1665-1743 - Honoria Nutcombe, founder of The Society for the Reformation of Hags

• 1692 - International Statute of Secrecy was signed by the International Confederation of Wizards

18th Century

• 1720-1799 - Gondoline Oliphant, famous for studies of life and habits of trolls

• 1754-1825 - Artemisia Lufkin, first witch to become Minister for Magic

• 1762 - The Scottish broomstick game Creaothceann is forbidden

• 1770-1884 - Grogan Stump, popular Minister for Magic, appointed 1811

Modern Times

19th Century

• 1814 - After a Quidditch game the Banchory Bangers violate the International Statute of Secrecy

• c. 1840s-1997 - Albus Dumbledore, famous for the defeat of Grindelwald in 1945 and the resistance against Voldemort

• 1875 - Gripping charms are developed and allow the improvement of Quaffles

• 1883, February 11 - Goalposts replace the traditional Quidditch baskets

• 1888 - Fifi LaFolle, author of the 'Enchanted Encounters' series born

• 1897 - Newt Scamander, author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them born

20th Century

• 1912-present - Derwent Shimpling, Gourmet

• 1915-present - Jocunda Sykes, first person to cross the Atlantic on a broomstick

• 1922-present - Carlotta Pinkstone, famous campaigner for lifting the International Confederation of Wizard’s Statute of Secrecy