TIMELINE OF STEVE IRWIN’S LIFE

1962 Steve is born in Upper Ferntree Gully, Australia, on February 22

1970 The Irwin family moves to Beerwah and opens the Beerwah Reptile Park

1979 Steve graduates from Caloundra State High School

1980 Beerwah Reptile Park is renamed Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park

1985 Steve meets his best mate, Wes Mannion

1988 Steve’s dog, Sui, is born on Christmas Day

1992 Steve marries Terri Raines on June 4 in Eugene, Oregon

1997-2004 The Crocodile Hunter is shown on Animal Planet

1998 Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park is renamed Australia Zoo Steve’s daughter, Bindi Sue, is born on July 24

1999-2001 The Crocodile Hunter’s Croc Files is shown on Animal Planet

2000 Death of Steve’s mother, Lyn

2002-2004 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries is shown on Animal Planet

2003 Steve’s son, Robert Clarence Irwin, is born on December 1

2006 Steve Irwin dies on the Great Barrier Reef on September 4

2007-2008 Bindi: The Jungle Girl is shown on the Discovery Kids channel

2007 Ocean’s Deadliest is shown on the Animal Planet and Discovery channels on January 21