Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Samuel Pepys Biography and Timeline

Follow Samuel Pepys through 4 dated historical records for England.

Samuel Pepys, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1633–1700Years on this page

1633

Birth of Samuel Pepys

London · Arts / Literature

Birth of Samuel Pepys

1660

Diary

Arts / Literature

Begins to keep his "Diary"

1669

Health of Samuel Pepys

Science / Medicine

Failing eyesight forces Samuel Pepys to make his final diary entry

1700

Death of Samuel Pepys

Diarist · London · Arts / Literature

Death of Samuel Pepys, naval administrator and diarist.

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.