[[File:HBP Harry Potter promo 4-15-2009.jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Harry Potter|Harry James Potter]] is born on this day in [[1980]].]]</noinclude>
[[File:HBP Harry Potter promo 4-15-2009.jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Harry Potter|Harry James Potter]] is born on this day in [[1980]].]]</noinclude>
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*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] expects to receive an [[owl]] confirming the receipt of the [[Hogwarts acceptance letter]] by non-[[Muggle-born]] students by this date.
*[[1980]]: [[Harry Potter|Harry James Potter]] is born to [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]]
*[[1980]]: [[Harry Potter|Harry James Potter]] is born to [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]]
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*[[1991]]: [[Rubeus Hagrid]] arrives at the [[Hut-on-the-Rock]] shortly after midnight and delivers [[Harry Potter]] his [[Hogwarts acceptance letter]]. Hagrid takes Harry on his first visit to [[Diagon Alley]]. [[Quirinus Quirrell]] [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1991)|breaks into]] [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]], but fails to steal the [[Philosopher's Stone]] as the vault containing it had already been emptied earlier in the day.
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*[[1991]]: [[Rubeus Hagrid]] arrives at the [[Hut-on-the-Rock]] shortly after midnight and delivers [[Harry Potter]] his Hogwarts acceptance letter. Hagrid takes Harry on his first visit to [[Diagon Alley]]. [[Quirinus Quirrell]] [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1991)|breaks into]] [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]], but fails to steal the [[Philosopher's Stone]] as the vault containing it had already been emptied earlier in the day.
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*[[1992]]: The [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] have dinner with [[Mason|Mr.]] and [[Mason's wife|Mrs. Mason]]. [[Dobby]] visits Harry, and warns him not to return to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. Dobby casts a [[Hover Charm]] on a pudding, but it is Harry who receives an official warning from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] for [[Underage magic]], presuming Harry is the only wizard in the area.
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*[[1992]]: The [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] have dinner with [[Mason|Mr.]] and [[Mason's wife|Mrs. Mason]]. [[Dobby]] visits Harry, and warns him not to return to Hogwarts. Dobby casts a [[Hover Charm]] on a pudding, but it is Harry who receives an official warning from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] for [[Underage magic]], presuming Harry is the only wizard in the area.
*[[1993]]: [[Marjorie Dursley|Marge Dursley]] arrives at [[4 Privet Drive]], for a week with her [[Vernon Dursley|brother]], [[Petunia Dursley|sister-in-law]] and [[Dudley Dursley|nephew]].
*[[1993]]: [[Marjorie Dursley|Marge Dursley]] arrives at [[4 Privet Drive]], for a week with her [[Vernon Dursley|brother]], [[Petunia Dursley|sister-in-law]] and [[Dudley Dursley|nephew]].
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*[[1994]]: Harry receives cakes and sweets from [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Sirius Black]] and [[Rubeus Hagrid]].
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*[[1994]]: Harry receives [[cake]]s and sweets from [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Sirius Black]] and [[Rubeus Hagrid]].
*[[1995]]: Harry receives boxes of [[Honeydukes]] sweets from Ron and Hermione, but throws them away because he is upset with them. [[Dudley Dursley]] and his [[Dudley Dursley's gang|gang]] beat up ten-year-old [[Mark Evans]].
*[[1995]]: Harry receives boxes of [[Honeydukes]] sweets from Ron and Hermione, but throws them away because he is upset with them. [[Dudley Dursley]] and his [[Dudley Dursley's gang|gang]] beat up ten-year-old [[Mark Evans]].
*[[1996]]: Harry celebrates his [[Harry Potter's sixteenth birthday|16th birthday]] at [[the Burrow]], the celebrations are marred by grisly tidings from [[Remus Lupin]] of more [[Dementor]] attacks and [[Igor Karkaroff]]'s body is found in a shack up north.
*[[1996]]: Harry celebrates his [[Harry Potter's sixteenth birthday|16th birthday]] at [[the Burrow]], the celebrations are marred by grisly tidings from [[Remus Lupin]] of more [[Dementor]] attacks and [[Igor Karkaroff]]'s body is found in a shack up north.
1992: The Dursleys have dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Mason. Dobby visits Harry, and warns him not to return to Hogwarts. Dobby casts a Hover Charm on a pudding, but it is Harry who receives an official warning from the Ministry of Magic for Underage magic, presuming Harry is the only wizard in the area.
1995: Harry receives boxes of Honeydukes sweets from Ron and Hermione, but throws them away because he is upset with them. Dudley Dursley and his gang beat up ten-year-old Mark Evans.