<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1960</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Neil Gaiman is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On November 10, 1960, Neil Gaiman was born in Portchester, England.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1984</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Gaiman Publishes First Novel</div><div class='timeline-text'>Gaiman publishes his first novel, Good Omens, written with Terry Pratchett.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Sandman Series Published</div><div class='timeline-text'>Gaiman's comic book series The Sandman debuts from DC Comics.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1997</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Completes Stardust Novel</div><div class='timeline-text'>Gaiman completes and publishes the novel Stardust, which later becomes a feature film.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2006</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives Newberry Medal</div><div class='timeline-text'>Gaiman receives the prestigious Newberry Medal for his children's novel The Graveyard Book.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2013</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases The Ocean at the End of the Lane</div><div class='timeline-text'>Gaiman releases the novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which goes on to become a bestseller.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2019</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives Doctorate of Literature Honorary Degree</div><div class='timeline-text'>Gaiman receives an honorary Doctorate of Literature from Bard College, New York.</div></div></div>