| 27 Nov 1942 |
Johnny Allen Hendrix born at 10:15 am, King County Hospital, Washington. |
| 11 Sep 1946 |
Name legally changed to James Marshall Hendrix. |
| 2 Feb 1958 |
Mother dies, King County Hospital. |
| 31 May 1961 |
Enlists in U.S. Army. |
| 13 Oct 1966 |
Jimi Hendrix Experience plays their first show. |
| 18 Jun 1967 |
Plays at Montery Pop. |
| 3 May 1969 |
Arrested at Toronto International Airport for possession of heroin. Released on $10,000 bond. Claimed the drugs were planted; charges later dismissed. |
| 18 Aug 1969 |
Plays Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. |
| 18 Sep 1970 |
Jimi Hendrix dies in London, having overdosed on a combination of barbituates and alcohol. |
| Oct 1970 |
Buried at Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton WA. |
