Jim Corbett
Chronology
| 1866 | Born September 1, in San Francisco, California |
| 1884 | Becomes amateur boxing champion of San Francisco's Olympic Athletic Club |
| 1886 | Marries first wife, Olive Lake |
| 1886 | Wins first professional bout, against Utah heavyweight champion Frank Smith |
| 1889 | Makes pro boxing debut in San Francisco, in a bout with Joe Choynski |
| 1890 | Makes East Coast boxing debut in a fight with Dominick McCaffrey in Brooklyn |
| 1890 | Makes acting debut, in Camille, at San Francisco's Baldwin Theatre |
| 1892 | Defeats John L. Sullivan to become heavyweight champion of the world, the first under modern boxing rules |
| 1892 | Opens the play Gentleman Jack, commissioned especially for him as its star, in Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| 1894 | Successfully defends his title in a bout with Charley Mitchell |
| 1896 | Divorces Olive, marries Vera Stanwood |
| 1897 | Loses title to Bob Fitzsimmons in a fight that was filmed, creating the first known feature-length film |
| 1898 | Corbett's father shoots Corbett's mother to death, kills himself with the same gun |
| 1900 | Fights James J. Jeffries in an attempt to regain the heavyweight title, loses in a knockout in the 23rd round |
| 1903 | Fights Jeffries again for the championship, loses in 10 rounds |
| 1933 | Dies in Bayside, New York, of liver cancer |
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