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James Douglas "Jim" Morrison Biography and Timeline

Follow James Douglas "Jim" Morrison through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.

James Douglas "Jim" Morrison, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1943–1971Years on this page

1943

Birth of James Douglas Jim

Melbourne · Arts / Popular Music

Birth of James Douglas "Jim", Melbourne, Florida, son of Admiral George Stephen Morrison

1964

Education

Los Angeles · Arts / Popular Music

Completes his undergraduate education at UCLA, majoring in film

1967

Light My Fire

Arts / Popular Music

The single "Light My Fire," written by Krieger, hits number one

1971

Death of James Douglas Jim Morrison

Arts / Popular Music

Death of James Douglas "Jim" Morrison

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.