Birth and Early Life (Kim Dae-jung, Period: January 6, 1924 (Actual solar birthday is considered January 8), Location: Haewido, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea)

Birth of Kim Dae-jung (Period: January 6, 1924 (The date he personally used as his birthday throughout his life; his actual birth date according to the solar calendar is considered to be January 8, 1924, and December 3, 1923, in the lunar calendar), Location: Haeui Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea (present-day Haeui-myeon, Sinan-gun))

World War II (Age: 14 years old, Period: 1939–1945, Location: Iran)

Graduation from Mokpo Commercial High School (Kim Dae-jung, Age: 18 years old, Period: 1943, Location: Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea)

Entry into the Shipping Business (Age: 19 years old, Period: 1944–1951, Location: Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea)

Marriage (Kim Dae-jung and Cha Yong-ae, Age: 21 years old, Period: 1945 or 1946 (varies by source), Location: Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea (Specific wedding venue unknown))

Detention by North Korean Forces During the Korean War and Escape (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1950, Location: Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea)

Korean War (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1950–1953, Location: Korean Peninsula)

Entry into Politics and First Election to the National Assembly (Age: 36 years old, Period: May 13, 1961, Location: Inje-gun, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea)

May 16 Military Coup of 1961 (Age: 36 years old, Period: May 16, 1961, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea, etc.)

Marriage (Kim Dae-jung and Lee Hee-ho, Age: 37 years old, Period: May 1962, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Re-election to the National Assembly and Opposition Activities (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1963–1967, Location: Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, and Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Nomination as New Democratic Party Presidential Candidate (Age: 45 years old, Period: September 29, 1970, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

1971 Presidential Election (Age: 46 years old, Period: April 27, 1971, Location: All of the Republic of Korea)

1971 Traffic Accident and Alleged Assassination Attempt (Age: 46 years old, Period: May 24, 1971, Location: Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea)

Anti-Yushin Campaign in the United States and Japan (Age: 47 years old, Period: 1972–1973, Location: Tokyo, Japan; United States)

October Yushin and Exile of Kim Dae-jung (Kim Dae-jung, Age: 47 years old, Period: October 1972 – August 1973, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea; Tokyo, Japan; United States)

Kim Dae-jung Kidnapping Incident (Age: 48 years old, Period: August 8, 1973, Location: Hotel Grand Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan)

Pro-Democratization Movement and Imprisonment (Age: 49 years old, Period: 1974–1978, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

March 1 Declaration for Democracy and National Salvation (Age: 51 years old, Period: March 1, 1976, Location: Myeongdong Cathedral, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Arrest and Death Sentence under the Chun Doo-hwan Administration (Age: 55 years old, Period: May 1980 – January 1981, Location: Seoul, Gwangju Metropolitan City, etc., Republic of Korea)

Exile to the United States (Kim Dae-jung, Age: 58 years old, Period: December 23, 1982 – February 8, 1985, Location: Washington, D.C., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)

Formation of the New Korea and Democratic Party and Pro-Democratization Movement (Age: 60 years old, Period: 1985–1987, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

June Democratic Struggle (Age: 62 years old, Period: June 10–29, 1987, Location: Seoul, Busan, etc., across the country, Republic of Korea)

1987 Presidential Election (Age: 63 years old, Period: December 16, 1987, Location: All of the Republic of Korea)

Victory in the Presidential Election (Age: 68 years old, Period: December 18, 1992, Location: All of the Republic of Korea)

1992 Presidential Election (Age: 68 years old, Period: December 18, 1992, Location: All of the Republic of Korea)

Formation of the National Congress for New Politics (Age: 70 years old, Period: September 5, 1995, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

1997 Asian Financial Crisis (Age: 72 years old, Period: 1997–1998, Location: East Asian and Southeast Asian countries including the Republic of Korea)

Promotion of the Sunshine Policy (Age: 73 years old, Period: 1998–2003, Location: Border region of the Republic of Korea and North Korea, Pyongyang, etc.)

End of Presidential Term and Transfer of Power (Age: 73 years old, Period: February 25, 1998, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Inauguration as the 15th President (Kim Dae-jung, Age: 73 years old, Period: February 25, 1998, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Launch of Mount Kumgang Tourism Project (Age: 73 years old, Period: November 18, 1998, Location: Mount Kumgang region, Gangwon-do, North Korea)

Remittance Controversy to North Korea (Age: 75 years old, Period: Surfaced in 2000–2003, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea; Pyongyang, North Korea, etc.)

Inter-Korean Summit (Age: 75 years old, Period: June 13–15, 2000, Location: Pyongyang, North Korea)

Award of the Nobel Peace Prize (Kim Dae-jung, Age: 76 years old, Period: December 10, 2000, Location: Oslo, Norway)

Death of Kim Dae-jung (Age: 84 years old, Period: August 18, 2009 (aged 85). Passed away in Seoul.)

Death (Kim Dae-jung, Age: 84 years old, Period: August 18, 2009, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)