Birth of John De Lorean6 January 1925
Birth of John De Lorean
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John De Lorean Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for John De Lorean, based on 13 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
13 records1925–200511 events3 places
Chronological biography
1925
1973
Resignation of John De Lorean1973
De Lorean resigns from General Motors
1978
De Lorean Car Co1978
The UK Labour Government invest 55 million pounds for 2,500 jobs
1981
Invention of De Lorean Car1981
The De Lorean Car goes on the market
1982
Arrest of John De Lorean1982
De Lorean is arrested & charged with smuggling cocaine to raise money
Trial1982
Tried & convicted for drunk driving. Charged with conspiring to sell cocaine worth $24m to raise funds for his company. Accuses the Government of entrapment & is acquitted
1983
Liquidation-De Lorean1983
The De Lorean Car Company goes into liquidation
Liquidation-De Lorean1983
The Belfast factory closes having produced fewer than 10,000 cars
1985
Marriage1985
De Lorean & his model wife Christina Ferrare are divorced
1999
Bankruptcy1999
De Lorean is declared bankrupt
2000
Bankruptcy2000
Evicted from his 434-acre (175 hectare) estate in New Jersey
De Lorean Time2000
De Lorean founds De Lorean Time, selling expensive watches over the Internet
2005
Death of John De Lorean19 March 2005
Death of John De Lorean
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.