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*[[Wikipedia:1952|1952]]: The first version of ''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' is published.<ref>It's in Fantastic Beasts, in one of the footnotes: "Anyone interested in the role played by the Golden Snidget in the development of the game of Quidditch is advised to consult Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (Whizz Hard Books, 1952)."</ref>
  
*[[Wikipedia:1952|1952]]: The first version of ''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' is published.<ref>It's in Fantastic Beasts, in one of the footnotes: "Anyone interested in the role played by the Golden Snidget in the development of the game of Quidditch is advised to consult Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (Whizz Hard Books, 1952)."</ref>
 
*[[Wikipedia:1952|1952]]: The [[Swiftstick]] racing [[Broomstick|broom]] is released.<ref>[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]</ref>
  
*[[Wikipedia:1952|1952]]: The [[Swiftstick]] racing [[Broomstick|broom]] is released.<ref>[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Minerva McGonagall]] graduates from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] with top grades on her [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]]s. During the summer months she becomes briefly engaged to [[Muggle]] [[Dougal McGregor]], but later turns him down and departs for [[London]] to start working for the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] under [[Elphinstone Urquart]].<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] biography of [[Minerva McGonagall]] (transcription available [http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showpost.php?s=4a2e751bddc00f9618a0b1bb6d9ce6fc&p=481284&postcount=443 here])</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Minerva McGonagall]] graduates from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] with top grades on her [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]]. During the summer months she becomes briefly engaged to [[Muggle]] [[Dougal McGregor]], but later turns him down and departs for [[London]] to start working for the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] under [[Elphinstone Urquart]].<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] biography of [[Minerva McGonagall]] (transcription available [http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showpost.php?s=4a2e751bddc00f9618a0b1bb6d9ce6fc&p=481284&postcount=443 here])</ref>
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*[[June]], [[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: The [[Muggle]] magazine ''[[My Teeth]]'' is established.<ref name="HPLE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films''</ref>
 
*[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: The [[Shooting Star]] [[Broomstick|broom]] is introduced.<ref>[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]</ref>
  
*[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: The [[Shooting Star]] [[Broomstick|broom]] is introduced.<ref>[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]</ref>
 
*[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: The [[Caerphilly Catapults]] defeat the [[Karasjok Kites]] to win the [[European Cup]].<ref>[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]</ref>
  
*[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: The [[Caerphilly Catapults]] defeat the [[Karasjok Kites]] to win the [[European Cup]].<ref>[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]</ref>
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==Births==
  
==Births==
 
[[File:Bellatrixprofile.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bellatrix Lestrange.]]
  
[[File:Bellatrixprofile.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bellatrix Lestrange.]]
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*[[Wikipedia:1950|1950]]: [[Arthur Weasley]] to [[Cedrella Black]] and [[Septimus Weasley]]<ref name="Arthur-Birthday">''[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/anniversary.cfm J.K. Rowling Official Site: Birthday Section]''</ref>
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*c. [[Wikipedia:1950|1950]]: [[Arthur Weasley]] to [[Cedrella Black]] and [[Septimus Weasley]]<ref name="Arthur-Birthday">''[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/anniversary.cfm J.K. Rowling Official Site: Birthday Section]''</ref>
 
*[[Wikipedia:1950|c. 1950]]: [[Igor Karkaroff]]{{Fact}}
  
*[[Wikipedia:1950|c. 1950]]: [[Igor Karkaroff]]{{Fact}}
 
*[[Wikipedia:1951|1951]]: [[Rita Skeeter]]{{Fact}}
  
*[[Wikipedia:1951|1951]]: [[Rita Skeeter]]{{Fact}}
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*Between [[Wikipedia:1952|1952]] and 1954: [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda Black]] to [[Cygnus Black III]] and [[Druella Rosier]].{{Fact}}
  
*Between [[Wikipedia:1952|1952]] and 1954: [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda Black]] to [[Cygnus Black III]] and [[Druella Rosier]].{{Fact}}
 
*[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Lucius Malfoy]] to [[Abraxas Malfoy]] and his wife.{{Fact}}
  
*[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Lucius Malfoy]] to [[Abraxas Malfoy]] and his wife.{{Fact}}
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*[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Oliver Wiseman]]<ref name="HPLE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department'' (see [[:File:TheGuardian.png|this image]])</ref>
 
*Mid-[[Wikipedia:1950s|1950s]]: [[Bertha Jorkins]]{{Fact}}
  
*Mid-[[Wikipedia:1950s|1950s]]: [[Bertha Jorkins]]{{Fact}}
 
*[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]] to [[Cygnus Black III]] and [[Druella Rosier]].{{Fact}}
  
*[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]] to [[Cygnus Black III]] and [[Druella Rosier]].{{Fact}}
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==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
 
*[[Wikipedia:1952|1952]]: [[Carolyn Pickles]], who portrays [[Charity Burbage]], is born.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681949/bio Internet Movie Database biography page]</ref>
  
*[[Wikipedia:1952|1952]]: [[Carolyn Pickles]], who portrays [[Charity Burbage]], is born.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681949/bio Internet Movie Database biography page]</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Mary GrandPré]], the illustrator of the US ''Harry Potter'' editions, is born in South Dakota, [[United States of America]]{{Fact}}.
 
*[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: [[Kathryn Hunter]], who portrays [[Arabella Figg]], is born.{{Fact}}
  
*[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: [[Kathryn Hunter]], who portrays [[Arabella Figg]], is born.{{Fact}}
 
*[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: [[Struan Rodger]], who voices a [[Wizards|Wizard]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', is born.{{Fact}}
  
*[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: [[Struan Rodger]], who voices a [[Wizards|Wizard]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', is born.{{Fact}}

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  1. ↑ It's in Fantastic Beasts, in one of the footnotes: "Anyone interested in the role played by the Golden Snidget in the development of the game of Quidditch is advised to consult Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (Whizz Hard Books, 1952)."
  2. ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pottermore biography of Minerva McGonagall (transcription available here)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films
  5. ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
  6. ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
  8. ↑ J.K. Rowling Official Site: Birthday Section
  9. ↑ Black family tree
  10. ↑ Internet Movie Database biography page
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