| 1913 | Born in Lübeck |
| 1930 | Entry into the SPD |
| 1993-1945 | Exile in Norway and Sweden and resistance against the Nazi regime |
| 1957-1966 | Governing Mayor of Berlin |
| 1964-1987 | Chairman of the SPD |
| 1966-1969 | Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor |
| 1969-1974 | Federal Chancellor |
| 1971 | Nobel Peace Prize |
| 1976-1992 | President of the Socialist International |
| 1977-1983 | Chairman of the North-South Commission |
| 1979-1983 | Member of the European Parliament |
| 1992 | Died in Unkel near Bonn |
