| 1910 June 23 |
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Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Bryant S.Hinckley and Ada Bitner.
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| 1932 June 4 |
Age 21 |
Graduated from University of Utah.
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| 1933–1935 |
Age 23–25 |
Served mission to the British Isles.
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| 1935 August 22 |
Age 25 |
Began employment as executive secretary of the recently formed Radio, Publicity, and Mission Literature Committee of the Church.
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| 1937 April 29 |
Age 26 |
Married Marjorie Pay.
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| 1937 |
Age 27 |
Called to Deseret Sunday School Union General Board.
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| 1946 |
Age 36 |
Called as counselor in the East Millcreek Stake Presidency.
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| 1951 |
Age 41 |
Appointed general secretary of the General Missionary Committee and assisted in introducing uniform missionary lessons.
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| 1956 October 28 |
Age 46 |
Called as president of the East Millcreek Stake, a third-generation stake president.
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| 1958 April 6 |
Age 47 |
Sustained as an Assistant to the Twelve.
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| 1961 October 5 |
Age 51 |
Ordained an Apostle by President David O. McKay.
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| 1981 July 23 |
Age 71 |
Called as counselor to President Spencer W. Kimball.
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| 1982 December 2 |
Age 72 |
Called as second counselor in First Presidency.
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| 1985 November 10 |
Age 75 |
Called as first counselor to President Ezra Taft Benson.
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| 1994 June 5 |
Age 83 |
Called as first counselor to President Howard W. Hunter.
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| 1995 March 12 |
Age 84 |
Became President of the Church.
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| 1995 April 1 |
Age 84 |
Announced that position of Regional Representative would be discontinued and replaced by Area Authority Seventy.
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| 1995 September 23 |
Age 85 |
"The Family: A Proclamation to the World" issued.
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| 1995 December 20 |
Age 85 |
Church released new logo that emphasizes central position of the Savior in Church theology.
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| 1996 January 18 |
Age 85 |
Announced that General Authorities would no longer sit on businesses' boards of directors.
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| 1996 April 7 |
Age 85 |
Appeared on 60 Minutes with Mike Wallace.
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| 1996 May 26 |
Age 85 |
Hong Kong China Temple dedicated. First of 70-plus temples to be dedicated during President Hinckley's presidency.
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| 1996 November 2 |
Age 86 |
First Presidency announced establishment of Latter-day Saints Charities to help deliver humanitarian aid worldwide.
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| 1997 April 5 |
Age 86 |
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Quorums of the Seventy were organized.
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| 1997 June 1 |
Age 86 |
First Presidency announced significant modifications to curriculum and gospel study program for Relief Society and Melchizedek Priesthood.
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| 1997 October 4 |
Age 87 |
Announced that temples would be built in remote areas with small LDS populations.
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| 1998 February 14–22 |
Age 87 |
First Church president to visit West Africa.
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| 1998 September 8 |
Age 88 |
Interviewed on CNN's national broadcast talk show Larry King Live.
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| 1998 October 3 |
Age 88 |
Families given responsibility for their own family files as temples would no longer keep them.
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| 1999 February 20 |
Age 88 |
Announced building of Palmyra New York Temple.
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| 1999 April 4 |
Age 88 |
Announced building of Nauvoo Illinois Temple.
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| 1999 May 24 |
Age 88 |
FamilySearch Internet genealogy service launched.
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| 1999 October 2–3 |
Age 89 |
Last general conference held in Tabernacle on Temple Square.
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| 1999 December 24 |
Age 89 |
Interviewed on CNN's national broadcast talk show Larry King Live.
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| 2000 January 1 |
Age 89 |
First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve issued their testimonies of the Savior in a document entitled “The Living Christ.”
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| 2000 April 1–2 |
Age 89 |
First general conference held in new Conference Center.
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| 2001 March 31 |
Age 90 |
Announced creation of Perpetual Education Fund.
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| 2001 September 14 |
Age 91 |
Interviewed on CNN's national broadcast talk show Larry King Live.
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| 2002 February 22 |
Age 91 |
Appeared on NBC during Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, interviewed by Tom Brokaw.
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| 2002 September 9–10 |
Age 92 |
First Church President to visit Russia and Ukraine
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| 2003 January 11 |
Age 92 |
First worldwide leadership training broadcast by satellite to 97 percent of the Church's priesthood leaders.
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| 2003 February 8 |
Age 92 |
First worldwide satellite broadcast for Primary children ages 7–11.
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| 2004 Feb. 21 |
Age 93 |
Rededicated the Sao Paulo Brazil Temple in what may have been the largest member meeting held outside the United States.
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| 2004 Nov. 16 |
Age 94 |
First-ever commercial edition of the Book of Mormon, published and distributed by Doubleday, became available in bookstores.
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| 2005 July 22 |
Age 95 |
Church commemorated President Hinckleyâs 95th birthday with a gigantic celebration in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
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| 2006 June 11 |
Age 95 |
Presided at fireside in Iowa City, Iowa, honoring the Mormon pioneer handcart companies.
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| 2006 Aug. 31 |
Age 96 |
First Presidency hosted U.S. President George W. Bush in Salt Lake City.
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| 2007 June 23 |
Age 97 |
Dedicated the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center at BYU-Provo.
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| 2007 June 26 |
Age 97 |
Announced Church membership has surpassed 13 million and that the one-millionth missionary as served since the Church was organized.
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| 2008 January 27 |
Age 97 |
Died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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