Timeline of Sherlock Holmes

The timeline of Sherlock Holmes' canon cases has been a source of speculation almost since the stories' publication. Scholars such as William S. Baring-Gould made extensive efforts to determine a precise date for each case. The cases below are those whose dates can be fixed more or less firmly from Watson's commentary or references to specific placeable incidents. Factual errors or oddities are noted in italics.
== Stories listed by canonical start ==
1875
* Holmes' College Years: "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott"
:: Note: This story is framed within a narrative set some time after the events of "A Study in Scarlet".
1879
* "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual"
1881
* March 4 (Friday): "A Study in Scarlet"
1883
* Early April: "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
1887
* Mid April: "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire"
* Late September: "The Five Orange Pips"
1888
* January 7 (Saturday): "The Valley of Fear"
* March 20 (Tuesday): "A Scandal in Bohemia"
* July or September: "The Sign of the Four"
* October: "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"
1889
* Summer: "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb"
*Summer: "The Adventure of the Crooked Man"
*Early June: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"
* June 19 (Wednesday): "The Man with the Twisted Lip"
*July: The Adventure of the Second Stain
*July:The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
:: Note: Despite Watson's comments to Isa Whitney, June 19th was a Wednesday in 1889.
* Early October: The Hound of the Baskervilles
1890
* October 11 (Thursday): "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League"
1891
* April 24 (Friday): "The Adventure of the Final Problem"
1892
* Late March: "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge"
:: Note: This date falls within Holmes' traditional absence after his presumed death at the Reichenbach Falls.
1894
* Early April: "The Adventure of the Empty House"
* August: "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder"
* Late November: "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez"
1895
* April 23 (Saturday): "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist"
:: Note: April 23 actually fell on a Tuesday in 1895.
* Mid-year: "The Adventure of the Three Students"
* Early July: "The Adventure of Black Peter"
* November 21 (Thursday): "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans"
1896
* Late year: "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger"
1897
* January: "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange"
* March 16 (Tuesday): "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot"
1898
* Summer: "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman"
* July: "The Adventure of the Dancing Men"
1901
* May 16 (Thursday): "The Adventure of the Priory School"
1902
* Late June: "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs"
* September 3 (Wednesday): "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"
1903
* January: "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier"
* September 6 (Sunday): "The Adventure of the Creeping Man"
1907
* Late July: "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane"
1914
* August 2 (Sunday): "His Last Bow"
== See also ==
*Canon of Sherlock Holmes
*List of Sherlock Holmes Short Stories and Novels
*Chronology of Sherlock Holmes Stories
== External links ==
*A Basic Timeline of Terra 221B, a fan-researched speculative timeline.
Category:Canon