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Tells US customs officers, "I have nothing to declare except my genius"
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Oscar Wilde Biography and Timeline
Follow Oscar Wilde through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Oscar Wilde, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1882–1900Years on this page
1882
1893
Lady Windermeres Fan
Publication of "Lady Windermeres Fan"
1895
Arrest of Oscar Wilde
Sentenced to 2 yrs hard Labour for homosexuality
Importance of Being Earnest Premiere
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest premiered in London, using mistaken identities to satirize Victorian social etiquette.
1896
Salome
Publication of "Salome"
1900
Death of Oscar Wilde
Death of Oscar Wilde
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.