January 23

January 23

1897. Holmes solves a murder at the Abbey Grange, and appoints Watson as jury and himself as judge. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Abbey Grange.

January 6

January 6

1868 Sherlock Holmes born. Christopher Morley.

1981. Buffy Summers born. Joss Whedon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

January 1 Mark the Calendar

January 1

1881. Dr. John Watson meets Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet.

Mark the Calendar: December 27

Mark the Calendar: December 27

1889 Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of the Blue Carbuncle. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Blue Carbuncle

December 9 Mark the Calendar

December 9 Mark the Calendar

1896. Holmes & Watson visit Cambridge to check a student's crime spree. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Three-Quarters.

December 8 Mark the Calendar

December 8 Mark the Calendar

1896. Holmes receives a cryptic telegram. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Three-Quarters.

2000. Baltimore prosecutor Martin Wells is wounded as watches as time moves backward. Chris Carter: The X-Files.

November 18 Mark the Calendar

November 18 Mark the Calendar

1887. A telegram is sent to Watson: Holmes, critically ill, is dying. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective.

October 12 Mark the Calendar

October 12 Mark the Calendar

1886. The Prime Minister and the Secretary of European Affairs visit the humble Baker Street abode.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Second Stain.

1970 - The world ends.
--Lawrence Miles: Doctor Who: Dead Romance.

October 11 Mark the Calendar

October 11 Mark the Calendar

1890 Sherlock Holmes meets the Red-Headed League.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Red-Headed League.

October 8 Mark the Calendar

October 8 Mark the Calendar

1886. Holmes solves the marital problems of a titled bachelor.
-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Noble Bachelor.

1946. Frustrated with the meat shortage, Wolfe enlists the help of a notorious gangster to procure pork chops.
-Rex Stout: Nero Wolfe: Before I Die.

October 7 Mark the Calendar

October 7 Mark the Calendar

1811 Mr. Bennett pays a call on Mr. Bingley.
- Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice

1886. Holmes investigates a death and declares it a murder by committee.
-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Resident Patient.

1999. West Virginia native Lynette Peattie is critically injured in a bus rollover.
-Chris Carter: The X-Files.

October 6 Mark the Calendar

October 6 Mark the Calendar

1886. Dr. Trevelyen divulges his concerns for his resident patient.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Resident Patient.

3018. Frodo wounded at Weathertop.
--JRR Tolkien: Legendarium of Arda.

October 1 Mark the Calendar

October 1 Mark the Calendar

1889. Sherlock Holmes is introduced to the mystery of The Hound of the Baskervilles.
--Sir Author Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles.

August 8 Mark the Calendar

August 8 Mark the Calendar:

1953. Dr. Sam Beckett born in Elk Eidge, IN.
--Donald Bellisario: Quantum Leap.

Nazis sink a British troop ship.
--Robert D Andrews: Sherlock Holmes & The Voice Of Terror.

Prince Andrei's regiment retreats past Bald Hills.
--Leo Tolstoy: War and Peace.

August 2 Mark the Calendar

1894 The periodical "Nature" reports the appearance of unusual lights on Mars.
--HG Wells: The War of the Worlds.

1914. Holmes takes one last case on behalf of the British government.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow.

1995. Harry saves his cousin Dudley from two Dementors.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix.

June 27 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1812. Leroux shoots Sharpe in the stomach.
--Bernard Cornwell: The Sharpe Saga.

1880 Dr John Watson is injured at the battle of Maiwand.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A Study in Scarlet.

June 23 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1777. Richard Sharpe is born in Howick Place, London, to an alcoholic prostitute.
--Bernard Cornwell: The Sharpe Saga

1796. Harriet Smith is born.
--Jane Austen: Emma.

1881 Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of the Musgrave Ritual.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Musgrave Ritual.

June 18 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the calendar:

1812. Sharpe joins Wellington's main army on the San Christobal Ridge.
--Bernard Cornwell: The Sharpe Saga.

1887. Watson finds Holmes in an opium den in Upper Swandam Lane.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Man with the Twisted Lip.

1889. Holmes warns a stockbroker's clerk that he is the victim of identity theft.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Stockbroker's Clerk.

2002. Harry has a remarkably bad day which starts by toads raining down in Chicago.
--Jim Butcher: The Dresden Files.