WASHINGTON, June 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The following is a brief chronology of former US president Ronald Reagan's life:

    February 6, 1911: Born in Tampico, Illinois.

    1932: Graduates from Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois.

    1932-1937: Works as radio announcer at the US state of Iowa.

    1937: Makes film debut with "Love is on the Air". In the following decades, he stars in about 50 Hollywood movies.

    1966, 1970: Twice elected California governor.

    1968, 1976: Makes unsuccessful bids for the Republican presidential nomination.

    Nov. 4, 1980: Elected president of the United States.

    March 30, 1981: Shot and wounded in an assassination attempt inWashington.

    Nov. 6, 1984: Re-elected US president.

    January 1989: Leaves the White House and returns to California after second term ends.

    Nov. 5, 1994: Discloses he had been diagnosed with the Alzheimer's disease.

    Oct. 11, 2001: Becomes the longest-lived US president ever.

    June 5, 2004: Dies at the age of 93. Enditem