Birth of John Hoyer Updike
Birth of John Hoyer Updike
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Updike Biography and Timeline
Follow John Updike through 21 dated historical records for United States of America.
John Updike, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
21Distinct records
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1832–2009Years on this page
1832
1960
Rabbit, Run
Publication of "Rabbit, Run"
1963
The Centaur
Publication of "The Centaur"
1968
Couples
Publication of "Couples"
1970
Bech: A Book
Publishes Bech: A Book
Role range: 2009
1971
Rabbit Redux
Publication of "Rabbit Redux"
1978
Coup
Publication of "The Coup"
The Coup
Publication of "The Coup"
1981
Bech is Back
Publication of "Rabbit Is Rich". Publication of "Bech is Back"
Rabbit Is Rich
Publication of "Rabbit Is Rich". Publication of "Bech is Back"
1984
The Witches of Eastwick
Publication of "The Witches of Eastwick"
1986
Rogers Version
Publication of "Rogers Version"
1990
Rabbit At Rest
Publication of "Rabbit At Rest"
1996
In the Beauty of the Lilies
Publication of "In the Beauty of the Lilies"
1998
Bech At Bay: A Quasi-Novel
Publication of "Bech At Bay: A Quasi-Novel"
1999
Toward the End of Time
Publication of "Toward the End of Time"
2000
Gertrude and Claudius
Publication of "Gertrude and Claudius"
2001
Rabbit Remembered
Publication of "Rabbit Remembered"
2002
Seek My Face
Publication of "Seek My Face"
2008
Jefferson Lecture
The National Endowment for the Humanities selects Updike to present the Jefferson Lecture, the US federal Governments highest humanities honor
2009
Death of John Updike
Death of John Hoyer Updike
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.