Year Year begin end 1851 Dumbledore born - JK Rowling said recently that he is 150 1900 Dumbledore born ??? 1926 Tom Riddle, Jr. born Dec 31st 1930 Hagrid Born ? 1940 1948 Arthur and Molly Weasley born ??? 1943 Chamber of Secrets opened for the first time; Hagrid expelled. 1944 Tom Riddle (Voldemort) kills family (NOT 1944) 1945 Dumbledore defeats Grindelwald. 1945 Tom Riddle (Voldemort) graduates. 1946 Voldemort kills family. 1947 1970 Voldemort travels, gains power 1950 1955 Snape, Lily, James, Lupin, Wormtail and Sirius born ?? 1960 1967 Flying car first built