1877

This is a timeline of Van Gogh's life, from the 30th of march 1853, when he was born, to the 29th of juli 1890, when he commits suicide.
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Vincent works at a bookstore in Dordrecht; he starts a study for government examination in Amsterdam

Determined to become a minister nonetheless, he moves to Amsterdam and attempts to enroll in theology school. In Amsterdam, he began studying for the University entrance exams in theology, but soon found that he failed some of his courses in math and the foreign languages. When he is refused admittance, Vincent briefly enters a missionary school near Brussels.


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