Birth of Kim Young-sam (Period: December 20, 1927 (Official date of registration on the family register; records regarding the exact birth date in the lunar calendar or actual birth date vary depending on sources), Location: Oepo-ri, Jangmok-myeon, Tongyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea (present-day Jangmok-myeon, Geoje-si))

Birth and Early Life (Kim Young-sam, Period: December 20, 1927, Location: Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea (Waepo-ri, Jangmok-面, Tongyeong-gun at the time))

Korean War (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1950–1953, Location: Korean Peninsula)

Graduation from Seoul National University (Kim Young-sam, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1951, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea, Seoul National University)

Marriage (Kim Young-sam and Son Myeong-sun, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1951, Location: Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea (Specific wedding venue unknown; newlyweds reportedly began married life at Kim Young-sam's birth home))

First Election to the National Assembly (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1954, Location: Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea)

Participation in the Formation of the Democratic Party (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1955, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Campaign Against the Constitutional Amendment for a Third Presidential Term (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1969, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea, etc.)

Movement Opposing the Yushin System (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1972–1979, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea, etc.)

Assumption of Office as President of the New Democratic Party (Kim Young-sam, Age: 46 years old, Period: 1974, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

YH Trade Incident (Age: 51 years old, Period: August 9–11, 1979, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea, New Democratic Party Headquarters)

Incident of Kim Young-sam's Expulsion from the National Assembly (Age: 51 years old, Period: October 4, 1979, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea, National Assembly)

Bu-Ma Democratic Protests (Age: 51 years old, Period: October 16–20, 1979, Location: Busan Metropolitan City, and Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do (Present-day Changwon), Republic of Korea)

Ban on Political Activities and House Arrest by the Chun Doo-hwan Administration (Age: 52 years old, Period: 1980–1985, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Kim Young-sam's Hunger Strike (Age: 55 years old, Period: May 18 – June 9, 1983, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Establishment of the Council for the Promotion of Democratization (Age: 56 years old, Period: 1984, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Resumption of Political Activities and Formation of the Reunification Democratic Party (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1985–1987, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

June Democratic Struggle (Age: 59 years old, Period: June 10–29, 1987, Location: Seoul, Busan, etc., across the country, Republic of Korea)

Candidacy in the 1987 Presidential Election (Age: 59 years old, Period: December 16, 1987, Location: All of the Republic of Korea)

Three-Party Merger (Age: 62 years old, Period: January 22, 1990, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Victory in the Presidential Election (Age: 64 years old, Period: December 18, 1992, Location: All of the Republic of Korea)

Public Disclosure of Officials' Assets and Anti-Corruption Reforms (Age: 65 years old, Period: 1993–1994, Location: All of the Republic of Korea)

Inauguration as the 14th President (Kim Young-sam, Age: 65 years old, Period: February 25, 1993, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Introduction of the Real-Name Financial System (Age: 65 years old, Period: August 12, 1993, Location: All of the Republic of Korea)

Response to the Korean Peninsula Nuclear Crisis (Age: 66 years old, Period: 1994, Location: Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea))

Arrest and Prosecution of Former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo (Age: 67 years old, Period: 1995–1996, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Dismantling of the Former Japanese General-Government Building (Age: 67 years old, Period: 1995–1996, Location: Around Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

1997 Asian Financial Crisis (Age: 69 years old, Period: 1997–1998, Location: East Asian and Southeast Asian countries including the Republic of Korea)

Asian Financial Crisis and Request for IMF Assistance (Age: 69 years old, Period: November–December 1997, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea, etc.)

End of Presidential Term and Transfer of Power (Age: 70 years old, Period: February 25, 1998, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Death of Kim Young-sam (Age: 87 years old, Period: November 22, 2015 (aged 88). Passed away at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul.)

Death (Kim Young-sam, Age: 87 years old, Period: November 22, 2015, Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea)