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| 1946 | Birth |  |
| 6th Jan Cambridge Birth of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett |
| 1965 | Pink Floyd | |
| Cambridge Barrett co-founds Pink Floyd with Waters , Mason and Wright, consisting of the first names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council |
| 1967 | Pink Floyd | |
| 11th Mar Pink Floyd release "Arnold Layne", written by Barrett |
| 16th June Pink Floyd release "See Emily Play", written by Barrett |
| 5th Aug Pink Floyd release the album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", largely written by Barrett |
| 1968 | Health | |
| Barrett suffers from mental instability, exacerbated by his use of LSD & his behavior becomes increasingly erratic & he lleaves the group |
| 1968 | Pink Floyd | |
| 29th June Pink Floyd release the album, "Saucerful of Secrets", Barrett is only present on "Jugband Blues " and "Remember a Day" & is replaced by David Gilmour |
| 1970 | Composition | |
| Jan Barrett releases solo album, "The Madcap Laughs" |
| June Barrett releases solo album, "Barrett" |
| 1972 | Stars | |
| 5th Aug Barrett forms a short-lived band called Stars with ex-Pink Fairies member Twink on drums and Jack Monck on bass |
| 1988 | Composition | |
| An album of previously unreleased material, "Opel," is released |
| 2006 | Death | |
| 7th July Cambridge Death of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett |
