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| 1944 | Birth |  |
| 1st Mar London Birth of Roger Daltrey, the same working class neighbourhood that produced fellow Who members Pete Townshend and John Entwistle |
| 1964 | Who, The | |
| The Detours change their name to "The Who" and, with the arrival of Keith Moon that year, their line-up is complete |
| London The Who evolve from a group called the High Numbers, which include Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle, they are joined by Moon, who'd played in a British surf group called the Beachcombers |
| 1965 | Composition | |
| Jan "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", 2nd UK hit, the only song credited as being composed in a joint effort by Townshend and Daltrey |
| 1967 | Composition | |
| The Who first hit the top ten in the USA in with "I Can See For Miles" |
| 1970 | Performance Tommy | |
| 7th June New York The Who's "Tommy" is performed at New York's Lincoln Center |
| 1973 | Composition | |
| Roger Daltrey releaes, "Daltrey", Daltrey's 1st solo album which introduces Leo Sayer as songwriter |
| 1975 | Film of Who, The | |
| A movie version of Tommy is released, directed by Ken Russell, starring Roger Daltrey in the title role and earning Pete Townshend an academy award nomination for Best Original Score |
| Daltrey plays the lead role of Tommy & is nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture" |
| 1980 | Film Daltrey | |
| Plays John McVicar in the film, "McVicar", also Producer |
| 1982 | Who, The | |
| The Who launch a lengthy and much-publicized "farewell" tour but thereafter regroup on a number of occasions, apparently having said farewell only to the notion of making new music together |
| 1983 | Who, The | |
| Keith Moon died in 1978, after which the band released two more studio albums, the top five Face Dances (1981) and the top ten It's Hard (1982), with drummer Kenney Jones , before officially disbanding in 1983 |
| 1985 | Composition | |
| The title track to "Under a Raging Moon" is a tribute to Who drummer Keith Moon, who died in 1978 |
| 1985 | Live Aid | |
| 13th July Members of The Who, including Kenny Jones , reform for a one-off performance at Bob Geldof's Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium |
| 1990 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | |
| The Who are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 2001 | Grammy | |
| The Who are honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 2005 | Live 8 | |
| July The Who perform "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" on the London stage of the Live 8 concert |
| 2006 | Arsenal Tribute | |
| Writes "Highbury Highs", a tribute to Highbury, the home of Arsenal FC & performs it after the final match at the ground |
| 2006 | Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| The Who are the first recipients of the Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award in Live Music at the Vodaphone music awards |
