Birth of Leonard Norman Cohen
Birth of Leonard Norman Cohen
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Leonard Norman Cohen Biography and Timeline
Follow Leonard Norman Cohen through 17 dated historical records for Canada.
Leonard Norman Cohen, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
17Distinct records
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1934–1977Years on this page
1934
1956
first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies
Cohen publishes his first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies
his
Cohen publishes his first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies
1961
his second book of poetry, The Spice-Box of Earth
Cohen publishes his second book of poetry, The Spice-Box of Earth
second book of poetry, The Spice-Box of Earth
Cohen publishes his second book of poetry, The Spice-Box of Earth
1963
his novel The Favourite Game
Cohen publishes his novel The Favourite Game
novel The Favourite Game
Cohen publishes his novel The Favourite Game
1964
his poetry collection Flowers
Cohen publishes his poetry collection Flowers for Hitler
poetry collection Flowers
Cohen publishes his poetry collection Flowers for Hitler
1965
his novel Beautiful Losers
Cohen publishes his novel Beautiful Losers
novel Beautiful Losers
Cohen publishes his novel Beautiful Losers
1967
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Cohens first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen is too dark to be a commercial success but is widely acclaimed by folk music buffs
1969
Bird on the Wire
Cohens Songs from a Room features the often recorded "Bird on the Wire"
1971
Songs of Love and Hate
Releases Album, "Songs of Love and Hate". Cohens music is used in the soundtrack to Robert Altmans film McCabe & Mrs Miller
1973
Live Songs
Releases Album, "Live Songs"
1974
New Skin for the Old Ceremony
Releases Album, "New Skin for the Old Ceremony"
1977
Death of a Ladies Man
Cohen releases "Death of a Ladies Man"
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.