3. 7. 1854

born in Hukvaldy

1865

arrives in the foundation of the Augustinian Monastery in Brno

1872–1892?

director of the choir in the Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Brno

1874–1875

studied at the Organ School in Prague

1876–1888

active in the Brno Beseda society (choirmaster, conductor and pianist 

1876–1904

teacher at the Teacher Training Institute in Brno

1879–1880

studied at the Leipzig and then the Viennese conservatoires 

13. 7. 1881

marries Zdenka Schulzová

7. 12. 1881

appointed headmaster of the Organ School

15. 8. 1882

birth of his daughter, Olga

1884–1888

established and edited the first Moravian music magazine Hudební listy 

from 1888

dedicated himself to the collection and study of Moravian folk music

16. 5. 1888

birth of his son, Vladimír

9. 11. 1890

death of his son, Vladimír

from 1897

copying speech melodies, i.e. recording people's speech in notated form, also related to his interest in psychology 

26. 2. 1903

death of his daughter, Olga

21. 1. 1904

world premiere of the opera Jenůfa at the National Theatre in Brno 

2. 7. 1910

the Janáčeks move to a house in the garden of the Organ School on Smetanova street

1915-1918

composed the orchestral rhapsody Taras Bulba

26. 5. 1916

premiere of Jenůfa at the National Theatre in Prague

16. 2. 1918

premiere of Jenůfa at the Court Opera in Vienna 

1919

established the Brno Conservatory

23. 4. 1920

world premiere of the opera The Excursions of Mr Brouček at the National Theatre in Prague  

30. 9. 1920 

appointed professor of composition at the Master School of the Prague Conservatory operationg in Brno

23. 11. 1921

world premiere of the opera Káťa Kabanová at the National Theatre in Brno

6. 11. 1924

world premiere of the opera The Cunning Little Vixen at the National Theatre in Brno 

6. 12. 1924

premiere of Jenůfa at the Metropolitan Opera in New York 

28. 1. 1925

the first to be awarded an honorary doctorate from Masaryk University

28. 4. – 10. 5. 1926

trip to England

26. 6. 1926

world premiere of Sinfonietta at the 8th Sokol Rally in Prague 

18. 12. 1926

world premiere of the opera The Makropulos Case at the National Theatre in Brno 

1927

appointed a member of the Prussian Academy of Music in Berlin

5. 12. 1927

world premiere of the Glagolitic Mass at the Stadion in Brno 

12. 8. 1928

died in Ostrava

12. 4. 1930

world premiere of the opera From the House of the Dead at the National Theatre in Brno