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This is a chronology of James Bond's life according to information in the books. Unless otherwise stated; all information is from the books, not the movies. (The books comprise the official chronology of Bond. The information from the movies isn't necessarily official.)

November 16th, 1924:
Born in Scotland, son of Andrew Bond and Monique Delacroix Bond

1936:
Bond’s parents are killed in a climbing accident near Chamonix, France (You Only Live Twice)

1936:
Bond goes to live with his aunt, Charmaine Bond, in Pett Bottom, near Canterbury (You Only Live Twice)

1938:
Hans Oberhauser teaches Bond to ski (Octopussy)

September 1938:
Bond enters Eton, aged 13 (You Only Live Twice)

June 1940:
James Bond is expelled from Eton after an alleged affair with a maid (You Only Live Twice)

September 1940:
Bond enters Fettes near Edinburgh, where his father also went to school. (You Only Live Twice)

Spring 1941:
Bond loses his virginity while holidaying in Paris; he's sixteen. (Tomorrow Never Dies)

Summer 1941:
Bond learns to play golf, and gets a handicap of six (it is nine by the time of Goldfinger) (Goldfinger)

1941:
Bond joins the army after claiming to be nineteen (You Only Live Twice)

1941-5:
Bond is involved in WWII (You Only Live Twice)

1946:
Commander James Bond is released from the Royal Navy to join MI6.

Late 1950:
Bond gains his number 007 and licence to kill as a result of carrying out two assassinations. (Casino Royale)

Thursday March 1st to Monday July 16th 1951:
The events of Casino Royale

January 2nd to January 27th, 1952:
The events of Live and Let Die

Monday May 26th to Friday May 30th 1952:
The events of Moonraker

July 26 1953 to September 23 1953:
The events of Diamonds Are Forever

1954:
Bond is entitled CMG (Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. (A British honor) (You Only Live Twice)

Thursday June 10th to Tuesday August 17th, 1954:
The events of From Russia With Love

August 1954 to March 1955:
Bond recovers from fugu poisoning at the end of From Russia With Love

February 7th to March 17th, 1955:
Events of Dr No

February 25th, 1956:
Events of Quantum of Solace

May 1956:
Events of A View to a Kill

May to June, 1957:
Events of Goldfinger

September to October, 1957
Events of For Your Eyes Only

March to April 6th, 1958:
Events of The Hildebrand Rarity

September 1958:
007 in New York (published in Sunday Times, 1999 for the only time in UK)

October 1958:
Events of Risico

Monday May 11th to June 7th, 1959:
Events of Thunderball

1960:
Events of Octopussy

Tuesday September 27th to Friday September 30th, 1960:
Events of The Living Daylights

October 14th and 15th, 1960:
Events of The Spy Who Loved Me

June 19th and 20th, 1961
Events of The Property of a Lady

Saturday September 16th 1961 to Monday, January 1st 1962:
Events of OHMSS (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)

January 1st 1962:
James Bond marries Teresa, but she is killed on the same day. (OHMSS)

May - August 1962:
Bond messes up two missions after returning from sabbatical.

Friday August 31 1962, to April 1963:
Events of You Only Live Twice

Shortly after
Bond is missing, presumed dead

November 1963 to June 1964:
Events of The Man With the Golden Gun

(August 12, 1964: Ian Fleming dies)

September 7 - 14 1965:
Events of Colonel Sun

1977:
007 section abolished

June 12th to 27th, 1981:
Events of Licence Renewed

Autumn 1981:
Bond involved in Operation Creamcake

March to June 1982:
Bond involved in training in Falklands

July to September 1982:
Events of For Special Services

November 1982:
Bond gets bequeathed a quite large sum of money when a previously forgotten Uncle Bruce dies.

January 12th to 22nd 1983:
Events of Icebreaker

August 1983 - April 1984:
Events of Role of Honour

September 8th to 24th, 1985:
Events of Nobody Lives Forever

Spring 1986:
Events of No Deals, Mr. Bond

May 1987:
Events of Scorpius

February 1988 to Summer 1989:
Events of Win, Lose or Die (Bond is promoted to Captain of Royal Navy)

September 25th to October 8th, 1989:
Events of Brokenclaw

March 14th to 31st 1990
Events in Cold, Part I

Jan 2nd to 17th 1991:
Events of The Man From Barbarossa

Autumn-Winter 1992:
Death is Forever

August 1st to 23rd 1993:
Events of Never Send Flowers

April 8th to May 2nd 1994:
Events of Seafire

November 4th to 14th, 1994:
Events of Coldfall

April 1995:
Events of GoldenEye

June 21st to July 1st, 1997:
Events of Zero Minus Ten (coinciding with actual dates of British handover of Hong Kong to China)

1997:
Events of Tomorrow Never Dies

1998:
Events of The Facts of Death

1999:
Events of High Time to Kill

December 1999:
Events of The World Is Not Enough

2000:
Events of Doubleshot

2001:
Events of Never Dream of Dying

2002:
Events of The Man With the Red Tattoo

2002-2003:
Events of Die Another Day (Bond is in North Korean prison for 14 months)

Now, this would mean that James Bond is over 75. However, it would seem that he can never become older than 40. Perhaps James Bond transcends time.

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