 April 4, 1979: Heath Andrew Ledger born in Perth, Western Australia.- 1995: Joins the Globe Shakespeare Company in Sydney and acts in independent films.
- 1996: Plays a cyclist hoping to land a spot on an Olympic team in the TV show ``Sweat.''
- July 1997: Stars as a Celtic warrior prince in the TV series ``Roar.''
- 1998: Moves to the U.S. Still hasn't taken any acting lessons.
- Spring 1998: Cast opposite Julia Stiles in ``10 Things I Hate About You,'' an updated ``The Taming of the Shrew'' in a high
- school setting. Then chooses not to work for over a year because he doesn't want to do another movie about teens.
- Spring 1999: Cast in the Revolutionary War drama ``The Patriot,'' playing the son of Mel Gibson's character.
- Spring 2001: Stars in ``A Knight's Tale.''
- Winter 2001: Plays the son of Billy Bob Thornton's character in ``Monster's Ball.''
- March 2004: Stars as the title character in ``Ned Kelly,'' playing the Australian outlaw. Is dating actress Naomi Watts.
- April 2004: Works on ``The Lords of Dogtown,'' a fictionalized version of a cult classic 2001 skateboarding documentary, which is filmed in the Los Angeles area.
- June 2005: Moves to the New York City borough of Brooklyn. His girlfriend, Michelle Williams, is expecting the couple's first child. They met while filming ``Brokeback Mountain''; she plays his wife in the movie.
- August 2005: Stars opposite Matt Damon in Terry Gilliam's ``The Brothers Grimm.''
- Oct. 28, 2005: Matilda Rose, his daughter with Williams, is born. Regarding a possible wedding, he tells Canada's National Post in 2005: ``Look, I wouldn't rule it out. But if I was going to marry, the media won't know about it.''
- Dec. 16, 2005: Ang Lee's ``Brokeback Mountain'' is released.
- Jan. 31, 2006: Nominated for a best-actor Oscar for ``Brokeback Mountain.''
- Nov. 11, 2006: Stars as a heroin addict and sometime poet named Dan in the film ``Candy.''
- September 2007: Breaks up with Williams.
- Nov. 21, 2007: ``I'm Not There'' opens. Ledger is one of the actors playing Bob Dylan, along with Cate Blanchett. Williams also stars.
- 2007: Plays the Joker in Christopher Nolan's ``The Dark Knight,'' a sequel to ``Batman Begins.'' Film is due out in 2008.
- Jan. 22, 2008: Ledger's body is found in his Manhattan apartment. He was 28.
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