arnold schwarzenegger

1947 - Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is born on July 30 in the hamlet of Thal bei Graz, about 10 km (6 mi) from Graz, the capital of Styria (die Steiermark).
1947 - Arnold is the second son of Aurelia Jadrny Schwarzenegger and policeman Gustav Schwarzenegger (Gendarmerie-Kommandant).
1962 - Arnold begins serious bodybuilding training at a gym in Graz.
1965 - Arnold joins the Austrian army as a tank driver, but continues his bodybuilding.
1966 - Arnold leaves Thal for good and wins Mr. Europe title as a bodybuilder in Munich.
1967 - Becomes Mr. Universe (a title he won five times)
1968 - Arnold goes to America.
1970 - Wins title of Mr. World; becomes Mr. Olympia, a title he will hold each year until 1975
1971 - Arnold's older brother Meinhard is killed in an auto accident. Meinhard's son now lives and works in Los Angeles.
1972 - Gustav Schwarzenegger dies in Weiz, Styria, where he had been transferred as a police official. Arnold does not attend his father's funeral.
1977 - Meets TV journalist Maria Shriver, a member of the Kennedy clan, at a tennis tournament; wins his 7th Mr. Olympia title
1979 - Earns a business B.A. from the University of Wisconsin
1984 - Becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen on Sept. 16
1984 - The first Terminator film puts Schwarzenegger firmly into the “superstar” category.
1986 - Schwarzenegger and Maria Schriver marry on August 26. They currently have four children: Katherine, Christina, Patrick, and Christopher.
1987 - Gets his own star on Hollywood's “Walk of Fame”
1990 - Named chairman of President George Bush's Council on Physical Fitness. In following years Schwarzenegger will be active in promoting the Special Olympics and as a prominent figure in Republican politics at the state and national level.
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