- 1902
| Jun 28 | John Dillinger, bank robber, is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1903
| Jun 22 | John Dillinger one of America's Most Wanted, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1924
| Sep 06 | John Dillinger botches the robbery of a grocer in his hometown of Mooresville IN. | Ref: 42 |
| Sep 16 | John Dillinger begins serving his sentence at the Michigan City IN State Prison for a botched robbery attempt of a grocer in his hometown of Mooresville IN. | Ref: 42 |
- 1933
| May 22 | John Dillinger is paroled from the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City; sentence began September 16, 1924 | Ref: 42 |
| Jul 17 | John Dillinger robs the Commercial Bank of Daleville with Harry Copeland and Hilton Crouch. | Ref: 42 |
| Aug 04 | John Dillinger robs First National Bank of Montpelier, Indiana, with Copeland and Crouch. | Ref: 42 |
| Aug 14 | John Dillinger robs Citizens National Bank of Bluffton, Ohio, with Copeland and Crouch. | Ref: 42 |
| Sep 06 | John Dillinger robs Massachusetts Avenue State Bank in Indianapolis with Copeland and Crouch. | Ref: 42 |
| Sep 22 | John Dillinger is captured in Dayton, Ohio, at the home of Mary Longnaker. | Ref: 42 |
| Sep 23 | John Dillinger is transferred to Allen County Jail, Lima, Ohio. | Ref: 42 |
| Oct 12 | The escapees from the Sep 26th Michigan City jail free Dillinger. Pierpont, Makley and Clark enter the Lima jail and free Dillinger, Pierpont killing Sheriff Jesse Sarber in the process. Copeland, Hamilton and Shouse stand guard outside. After freeing Dillinger, the gang travels to Leipsic,Ohio,Pierpont's home, celebrates Pierpont's birthday the following day. | Ref: 42 |
| Oct 14 | John Dillinger robs the Auburn, Indiana, police station arsenal with Pierpont and Walter Dietrich. | Ref: 42 |
| Oct 21 | John Dillinger robs the Peru, Indiana, police station arsenal with Pierpont and Dietrich. | Ref: 42 |
| Oct 23 | John Dillinger robs Central National Bank of Greencastle, Indiana, with Pierpont, Makley, Clark, Copeland, Hamilton, and either Hilton Crouch or Leslie Homer. | Ref: 42 |
| Nov 15 | After contracting ringworm at the Lima jail, Dillinger seeks treatment from Dr. Charles Eye in Chicago. Informant Arthur McGinnis notifies police, but Dillinger and Frechette escape trap. | Ref: 42 |
| Nov 20 | John Dillinger robs American Bank and Trust Company in Racine, Wisconsin, with Pierpont, Makley, Clark, Hamilton, and Leslie Homer. | Ref: 42 |
- 1934
| Jan 15 | John Dillinger robs First National Bank of East Chicago,Indiana, with John Hamilton and unidentified man. | Ref: 42 |
| Jan 15 | Patrick O'Malley US policeman, killed by John Dillinger. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | John Dillinger and Billie Frechette and others are arrested in Tucson AZ. | Ref: 42 |
| Jan 26 | Preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace C.V. Budlong, Pima County Courthouse. Dillinger's bond is set at $100,000. Frechette's bont is set at $5,000. Gang represented by L.A. attorney John Van Buskirk. | Ref: 42 |
| Jan 29 | Dillinger flies by chartered plane to Douglas, Arizona, to make American Airways connection. He leaves Douglas at 11:40 p.m., makes stops in Dallas, Fort Worth, Little Rock, Memphis and St. Louis. Lands at Midway Airport, Chicago, at 6 p.m. Jan. 30. | Ref: 42 |
| Jan 30 | Dillinger's 13-car motorcade begins journey to Crown Point, Indiana; arrives at the Lake County Jail at 7:40 p.m. | Ref: 42 |
| Feb 09 | Dillinger is arraigned; trial set for March 12. | Ref: 42 |
| Feb 28 | Arthur O'Leary, and investigator for Dillingers lawyer, smuggles a wooden gun to Dillinger. | Ref: 42 |
| Mar 04 | Dillinger escapes from jail using the wooden gun; brings along accused murderer Herbert Youngblood. Dillinger steals Sheriff Lillian Holley's car and heads for Chicago. | Ref: 42 |
| Mar 06 | John Dillinger robs Security National Bank in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with Homer Van Meter, Eddie Green, Tommy Carroll, and Baby Face Nelson. | Ref: 42 |
| Mar 07 | As a result of driving Sheriff Holley's car (stolen on the 3rd) from Indiana to Illinois, Dillinger violates the Dyer Act, a federal offense. FBI enters the case. | Ref: 42 |
| Mar 13 | John Dillinger robs First National Bank of Mason City, Iowa, with Homer Van Meter, Eddie Green, 2:40 p.m. Tommy Carroll, Baby Face Nelson, and John Hamilton. | Ref: 42 |
| Apr 08 | Dillinger family reunion back in Mooresville. The farm is under surveillance at the time, but Dillinger leaves for Chicago after dinner. | Ref: 42 |
| Apr 09 | Billie Frechette is arrested at State & Austin Tavern at 416 North State, Chicago, by Melvin Purvis. Dillinger escapes unnoticed. | Ref: 42 |
| Apr 13 | John Dillinger robs Warsaw, Indiana, police arsenal with Homer Van Meter. | Ref: 42 |
| Apr 22 | George "Baby Face" Nelson kills an FBI agent at the Little Bohemia Lodge near Rhinelander WI. Dillinger and Nelson escape. | Ref: 52 |
| May 02 | In St. Paul, Billie Frechette (Dillinger's girlfriend) pleads not guilty to having harbored Dillinger. Bond set at $60,000. | Ref: 42 |
| May 15 | Department of Justice offers $25,000 reward for Dillinger, dead or alive. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Frechette is found guilty of conspiring to harbor Dillinger and sentenced to two years at the federal prison in Milan, Michigan. | Ref: 42 |
| Jun 22 | Dillinger is officially named Public Enemy No. 1. | Ref: 42 |
| Jun 30 | John Dillinger robs the Merchants' National Bank in South Bend, Indiana, with Van Meter, Baby Face Nelson and John Paul Chase. This was to be the gang's last job. | Ref: 42 |
| Jul 22 | John Dillinger is shot to death by FBI agents outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago. Anna Sage informed FBI Agent Melvin Purvis of their plans earlier in the evening. | Ref: 2 |
| Jul 22 | John Herbert Dillinger, one of the most notorious gangsters of his day, resisted arrest outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago and was killed by Special Agents. | Ref: 14 |
| Aug 23 | Homer Van Meter (of the Dillinger Gang) is shot and killed by St. Paul police. Buried at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana. | Ref: 42 |
- 1935
| Jul 10 | (date approximate) Melvin Purvis, senior agent in the Dillinger case, resigns from the FBI. | Ref: 42 |
- 1936
| Jan 30 | Billie Frechette (Dillinger's girlfriend) is released from prison for harboring John Dillinger. | Ref: 42 |
- 1947
| Apr 25 | Anna Sage, John Dillinger's informant, dies in Romania, of a liver ailment. | Ref: 42 |
- 1960
| Feb 29 | Melvin Purvis, senior agent in the Dillinger case, commits suicide. Buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Florence, South Carolina. | Ref: 42 |
- 1969
| Jan 13 | Billie Frechette (Dillinger's girlfriend) in Shawno, Wisconsin, of cancer at the age of 61. | Ref: 42 |
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John Dillinger Chronology