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| 1943 | Birth |  |
| 29th Mar London Birth of John Major, Worcester Park |
| 1950 | Education | |
| Cheam Enters Cheam Common Junior School |
| 1954 | Education | |
| Merton Enters Rutlish Grammar School |
| 1963 | Brixton Young Conservatives Major | |
| Brixton Appointed Member of the Brixton Young Conservatives |
| 1968 | Election | |
| May Lambeth Elected Member of the Lambeth Council, Ferndale ward |
| 1969 | Vice Chair Housing | |
| Jan Lambeth Appointed Vice-Chair of Housing, Lambeth Council |
| 1970 | Chairman Housing Major | |
| Jan Lambeth Appointed Chairman of Housing, Lambeth Council |
| 1970 | Marriage | |
| 3rd Oct Marries Norma Johnson |
| 1979 | Election | |
| 3rd May Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority of 21,563 |
| 1979 | Speech | |
| 13th June London Makes maiden speech in the House of Commons |
| 1983 | Assistant Whip | |
| Jan London Appointed Assistant Whip |
| 1983 | Election | |
| June Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority 20,348 |
| 1984 | Lord Commissioner | |
| Oct Appointed Lord Commissioner |
| 1984 | Whip | |
| Oct London Appointed Treasury Whip |
| 1986 | Minister of Social Security | |
| Sep Appointed Minister of Social Security |
| 1987 | Chief Secretary | |
| June London Appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| 1987 | Election | |
| June Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority 27,044 |
| 1987 | Privy Council | |
| June London Appointed Privy Councillor |
| 1989 | Chancellor | |
| 26th Oct London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1989 | Conference of CHOGM | |
| Oct Kuala Lumpur Attends the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, opposes Sth African sanctions |
| 20th Oct Kuala Lumpur Drafts Britain's opposition to sanctions against Sth Africa |
| 1989 | Conference of UNGA | |
| Sep Attends the UN General Assembly Conference |
| 1989 | Diplomacy | |
| Feb Iran breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain |
| July London The PM supports Major's advice not to sell BA Hawk's to Iraq |
| 1989 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 24th July Appointed Foreign Secretary |
| 1989 | Report Delors | |
| July Opposes proposals for a single currency & a central bank for the EU |
| 1989 | Resignation | |
| 26th Oct London Thatcher informs Major in private that Lawson is going to resign |
| 1989 | Rule of Hong Kong | |
| Hong Kong John Major meets Qian Qichen to discuss the handover of Hong Kong to China |
| 1989 | Sanctions | |
| Oct Kuala Lumpur Opposes sanctions against Sth Africa |
| 1990 | Budget | |
| Mar London Delivers the budget in the House of Commons |
| 1990 | Channel Tunnel | |
| 1st Dec The 2 halves of the Channel tunnel are joined |
| 1990 | Election | |
| 22nd Nov Announces intention to stand in the 2nd round of the Party leadership ballot |
| 27th Nov Wins the Party leadership election, Major 185 votes, Heseltine 131 & Hurd 56 |
| 1990 | European Union | |
| 8th Sep London Announces the entry of Stirling into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism |
| 5th Oct London Britain enters the European Exchange Rate Mechanism |
| 1990 | Government | |
| 28th Nov Asked by the Queen to form a government |
| 1990 | Party Leader | |
| London Appointed Leader of the Conservative Party |
| 27th Nov London Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party |
| 1990 | Prime Minister | |
| 27th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| 28th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| 1990 | Privatization | |
| London National Power & Power Gen are sold for œ2,230 million |
| London The Electricity Distribution Companies are sold for œ5,092 million |
| 5th Dec London Electricity privatization is launched |
| 1991 | Bombing of IRA | |
| 7th Feb London IRA mortar bombs cause damage at 10 Downing St where a Cabinet meeting is in progress |
| 1991 | Charter Citizen's | |
| Mar London Unveils the Citizen's Charter to improve standards of public services |
| 1991 | Conference of Commonwealth | |
| Oct Harare Attends the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
| 1991 | Declaration of Harare | |
| Oct Harare The Commonwealth Conference makes the Harare Declaration on good government |
| 1991 | Desert Storm | |
| Jan Beginning of Operation Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation |
| 1991 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| 6th Oct London Major says Britain will keep Trident |
| 6th Oct Major says Britain will keep Trident |
| 1991 | Privatization | |
| London Scottish Power & Scottish Hydro Electricare sold for œ2,880 million |
| 1991 | Reform | |
| 19th Mar The Budget increase VAT to 17.5% to finance cuts in poll tax |
| 30th April London The House of Lords rejects the War Crimes Bill for the 2nd time |
| 9th May London The government uses the Parliament Act to pass the War Crimes Bill |
| 22nd July London Launches the Citizen's Charter |
| 1991 | Treaty of Maastricht | |
| Maastricht Britain signs the Maastricht Agreement |
| Dec Maastricht Attends the Maastricht Treaty negotiations |
| 10th Dec Maastricht Secures opt out on single currency & social charter |
| 1992 | Anniversary | |
| Oct El Alamein Attends the 50th anniversaty of the battle of El Alamein |
| 1992 | Bombing of Whitehall | |
| 10th Jan Whitehall A 5 pound bomb explodes in Whitehall |
| 1992 | Conference of Conservatives | |
| Oct Brighton Annual Conservative Party Conference, Thatcher & Tebbit oppose the Maastricht Treaty |
| 1992 | Conference of Edinburgh | |
| Dec Edinburgh A European summit is held which discusses the Maastricht treaty |
| Dec Edinburgh Chairs the EU summit |
| 1992 | Conference of London | |
| Aug London Heads the conference of conflict in former Yugoslavia |
| 1992 | Election | |
| The Conservative Party win 41.9% of votes cast & 336 MPs, a majority of 21 |
| 11th Mar Announces the date of the general election |
| April Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority 36,230 |
| 9th April Conservatives 336, Labour 271, Liberal democrats 20 & others 24 |
| 9th April The government majority is cut to 21 |
| 1992 | ERM Membership | |
| 16th Sep Suspends Britain's membership of the ERM |
| 1992 | European Union | |
| 16th Sep Suspends Britain's membership of the ERM |
| 1992 | Treaty of Maastricht | |
| 4th Nov London The government just wins the Paving Debate on the Maastricht treaty |
| Dec Edinburgh A European summit is held which discusses the Maastricht treaty |
| 1993 | Bombing of Bishopsgate | |
| 24th April Bishopsgate The IRA bomb Bishops gate, 1 killed & 40 injured, œ300 million worth of damage |
| 1993 | Conference of Conservatives | |
| Oct Launches "Back to Basics" policy |
| 1993 | Declaration of Downing Street | |
| 15th Dec Ulster Major & Reynolds agree an arrangement within which a united Ireland might be created |
| 1993 | Legislation | |
| Legislation is passed to nationalize the railways |
| 20th July London The treaty of Maastricht recieves Royal Assent |
| 1993 | Pardon War | |
| 12th Mar London Refuses to pardon 1st World War servicemen executed for cowardice or desertion |
| 1993 | Privatization | |
| Legislation is passed to nationalize the railways |
| 1993 | Treaty of Maastricht | |
| 8th Mar London Government defeat means a report stage, Maastricht ratification is delayed |
| 20th May Maastricht 46 rebel Tory MP's vote against the Maastricht treaty |
| 20th May London The Maastricht treaty is ratified by the Commons with a majority of 180 |
| 20th July London The treaty of Maastricht recieves Royal Assent |
| Nov Maastricht Parliament ratifies the Social Chapter of the Maastrcht Treaty |
| 1st Nov Maastricht The European Community becomes the European Union |
| 1st Nov Maastricht The Maastricht Treaty comes into force |
| 1993 | Unification | |
| 15th Dec Ulster Major & Reynolds agree an arrangement within which a united Ireland might be created |
| 1993 | Vote Confidence | |
| 22nd July London A tied vote of confidence in Parliament |
| 1994 | Budget | |
| 26th Nov London The European Finance Bill is passed |
| 1994 | Ceasefire | |
| Aug The IRA announce a ceasefire |
| 1994 | Diplomacy | |
| Sep Address es the Sth African Parliament |
| 1994 | European Union | |
| 26th Nov London The Commons aproves the European Finance Bill, increases British contributions |
| 1994 | Government | |
| April 6 change portfolios, 4 are dismissed & 3 new members are appointed |
| 1994 | Nationalization | |
| Railtrack is created as a monopoly owner of the railway infrastructure |
| 1994 | National Lottery | |
| Oct Launches the National Lottery |
| 1994 | Privatization | |
| 1st Feb London There are angry clashes in the House of Commons over the sale of the last major British car manufacturer Rover. |
| 1st Feb The stock-market confirms German prestige car-maker BMW is buying the majority share - 80% - in Rover from British Aerospace (BAe) for œ800 million |
| 29th Dec London The privatization of British Coal Corp is completed |
| 1994 | Reform | |
| Dec London Government attempts to add VAT on fuel are defeated in the House of Commons |
| 1994 | Vote Confidence | |
| 16th Nov London Major threatens to resign if the European Finance Bill is not passed by the Commons |
| 1995 | Accords of Dayton | |
| Nov Dayton The Dayton Accord ends the war in Bosnia |
| 1995 | Conference of Belfast | |
| 22nd Feb Belfast Major & Bruton present a 37 page peace guide at a press conference in Belfast |
| 1995 | Conference of London | |
| July London Peace proposals to the war in Bosnia are discussed |
| 1995 | Dayton Accords | |
| 22nd June The full and formal agreement is signed by French President Jacques Chirac, USAPresident Bill Clinton, UK Prime Minister John Major, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl & Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| 1995 | Diplomacy | |
| 22nd Feb Belfast Major & Bruton present a 37 page peace guide at a press conference in Belfast |
| 1995 | Election | |
| 22nd June Tells opponents in the Party to "shut up or put up" & is re-elected Party Leader |
| 4th July Major defeats John Redwood by 218 votes to 89 in the Party leadership ballot |
| 1995 | Reform | |
| 3rd Feb London Promises Britain will not back a proposed single EU currency before 1997 |
| 15th Dec EU leaders announce the new currency will be called the Euro |
| 1995 | Resignation | |
| 22nd June Resigns as Party Leader of the Conservative Party |
| 1996 | Bombing of Docklands | |
| Feb Docklands The IRA bombing of the Docklands ends their ceasefire |
| 1996 | Bombing of London | |
| 18th Feb London The explosion comes just nine days after the IRA ended its ceasefire with a bombing in the Docklands area of London, which killed two people |
| 18th Feb London Three people are feared dead & eight have been hurt after a bomb exploded on a double decker bus in the heart of London's West End |
| 1996 | Declaration of BSE | |
| Mar London A statement in the Commons suggests BSE in cattle could be dangerous to human health |
| 1997 | Election | |
| Mar Announces a general election to be held 1st May |
| 1st May Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority 18,140 |
| 1st May The Conservatives win 30.7% of votes cast & 165 MPs |
| 1997 | Parliament | |
| 17th Mar London Granted the dissolution of Parliament |
| 1997 | Resignation | |
| May Announces resignation as Party Leader of the Conservative Party |
| 1998 | Constitution | |
| 13th Jan London Says the Scotland Bill will give Scotland representation in Scotland & Westminster |
| 1998 | Legislation | |
| 13th Jan London Says the Scotland Bill will give Scotland representation in Scotland & Westminster |
| 1999 | Award Companion of Honour | |
| Jan Awarded the Companion of Honour by the Queen |
