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Bruce Lee Timeline

1940's

November 27, 1940     Bruce Lee born at Jackson Street Hospital, San Francisco CA   


February 1941             Appears in his first film “Golden Gate Girl” (a.k.a. Tears of San Francisco)   


February 1941             Travels back to Hong Kong with his parents   


1946                             Appears in first real acting film role "The Birth of Mankind"   


November 24, 1948     Premier of "Wealth is Like a Dream"   


May 6, 1949                 Premier of "Sai See in the Dream, The Story of Fan Lei-fa"



1950's

February 20, 1950        Premier of "Blooms and Butterflies"


May 31, 1950                Premier of "The Kid" (a.k.a. My Son A-Chang)


April 12, 1951               Premier of "The Birth of Mankind" (a.k.a The Beginning of a Boy/Infancy)   


September 1951          Bruce enters La Salle College in Hong Kong


1953                             Begins studying Wing Chun   


April 30, 1953               Premier of "The Guiding Light" (a.k.a. A Son is Born)   


June 28, 1953              Premier of "A Mother Remembers" (a.k.a. A Mother’s Tears)   


September 27, 1953    Premier of "It’s Father’s Fault" (a.k.a. Blame It on Father/Sins of the Father)   


October 8, 1953           Premier of "A Myriad Homes" (a.k.a Countless Families/Ten Million People)   


November 27, 1953     Premier of "In the Face of Demolition"   


1955                             Premier of "Love Part I"   


January 8, 1955           Premier of "Love Part II" (a.k.a. The Carnival)   


February 11, 1955        Premier of "An Orphan’s Tragedy"   


June 24, 1955              Premier of "The Faithful Wife"   


September 8, 1955      Premier of "Orphan’s Song"   


October 21, 1955         Premier of "We Owe It to Our Children" (a.k.a. The More the Merrier/Debt Between Mother and Son)   


February 25, 1956       Premier of "Sweet Time Together" (a.k.a. Wise Guys Who Fool Around)   


September 10, 1956    Enters St. Francis Xavier High School   


December 22, 1956     Premier of "Too Late for Divorce"   


March 14, 1957            Premier of "Thunderstorm"   


December 6, 1957       Premier of "Darling Girl"   


1958                             Wins Crown Colony Cha-Cha Championship   


March 29, 1958            Defeats 3 yr champ Gary Elms in boxing competitions at the King George V school   


May 2, 1958                 Defeats Chinese boxer student of Lung Chi Chuen on Union Road in Kowloon City   


1958                             Stars in "The Orphan"   


1958                             Begins learning Gung Lik Qun and Jit Qun from Sifu Jiu Hong Shang   


April 29, 1959               Travels back to San Francisco, CA via "The President Wilson" steamship   


May 4, 1959                 The President Wilson makes its first port of call in Osaka, Japan   


May 17, 1959               Arrives in San Francisco, CA   


May - July 1959           Performs various demonstrations at Chinese Community Halls in San Francisco, CA  (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)                     


June 22, 1959              Flies to New York to visit his father who is performing for 3 weeks with the Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Troupe. Takes Southern Praying Mantis style martial art lessons from Sifu Gin Foon Mark   


July 18, 1959               Graduates St. Francis Xavier High School in Hong Kong


August 1959                Performs demonstration at Seattle Chinese Seafair Festival (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum) 


September 9, 1959      Enrolls in the Edison Technical School in Seattle, WA


Sep - Dec 1959            Performs demonstrations at various Seattle high schools and colleges (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum) 


Late 1959                     Performs demonstration at Edison Technical Schools "Asian Day" Celebration (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)



1960's

Early 1960                    Performs demonstration at Seattle Chinatown's Chinese New Year Celebration (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)

  

March 3, 1960              Premier of "The Orphan" (a.k.a. Orphan Ah-Sam)  


April 8, 1960                 Bruce performs Chinese Boxing/Judo Demonstration with Masafusa Kimura at Alpha Phi Omega's 2nd Annual Fight Night at Seattle University Gym


October 28, 1960         Bruce and students give a Judo & Gung Fu demonstration at Seattle's Yesler Terrace Gymnasium   


November 1960           Performs demonstration at Seattle Downtown Y.M.C.A. (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


November 27, 1960     Celebrates his 20th birthday with students at Tai Tung restaurant in Seattle's Chinatown   


December 2, 1960       Graduates from Edison Technical School   


Early 1961                    Performs demonstration at Seattle Chinatown's Chinese New Year Celebration (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


Early 1961                    Performs demonstration at Vancouver Chinatown Theater (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


Early Feb 1961             Performs demonstration on Seattle TV station KCTS Ch. 9 (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


February 14, 1961        Bruce and some of his students give a Gung Fu demonstration at Seattle's Yesler Terrace Gymnasium   


Early Mar 1961             Performs demonstration on Seattle TV station KCTS Ch. 9 (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


March 27, 1961            Enrolls in the University of Washington   


April 1, 1961                 Accepts challenge from Karate Black Belt named Uechi. Defeats him at the YMCA in 11 seconds   


May 1961                     Performs demonstration on University of Washington Campus (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


August 1961                 Performs demonstration at Seattle's World Trade Fair (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


November 27, 1961     Celebrates his 21st birthday at Bush Garden Restaurant with students in Seattle's Chinatown   


Late 1961                    Performs demonstration at Highline Hisgh School and other Seattle area high schools (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


Early 1962                   Performs demonstration at Seattle Chinatown's Chinese New Year Celebration (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


April 1962                    Starts the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Seattle’s Chinatown at 609 S Weller St   


August 1962                Performs demonstration at Ralph Castro's Kenpo Karate School in San Francisco CA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


August 9, 1962            Bruce performs a gung fu demonstrations with student Doug Palmer in Vancouver, British Columbia


September 1962          Performs demonstration at Seattle's World Trade Fair (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


October 10, 1962         Performs demonstration at Republic of China (ROC) National Independence Day in Seattle Chinatown (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


Late Nov 1962             Spends the Thanksgiving holiday period with James & Katherine Lee in Oakland, CA   


November 27, 1962     Celebrates his 22nd birthday with friends at The Lantern restaurant in Oakland, CA   


December 19, 1962      Bruce   and James Lee pickup 1,500 copies of Bruce's book “Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense" from the publisher in Berkley CA    


Early 1963                    Performs demonstration at Seattle Chinatown's Chinese New Year Celebration (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


March 26, 1963            Takes his student Doug Palmer back to Hong Kong for homecoming visit   


August 15, 1963           Bruce and Doug leave Hong Kong to return to Seattle. Bruce opens second gung fu school at 418 1/2 8th Avenue S   


August 1963                 Performs demonstration at Wally Jay's Island Ju Jitsu Club in Hawaii (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


October 5, 1963           Moves Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute to 4750 University Way in Seattle's Chinatown   


October 5, 1963           Performs demonstration at University of Washington Open House (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


Fall 1963                      Performs demonstration at Garfield High School Seattle, WA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


October 25, 1963         First date with Linda Emery at the revolving Space Needle in Seattle WA   


Late 1963                     Performs demonstration at Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate School in Pasadena CA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


Early 1964                    Performs demonstration at Seattle Chinatown's Chinese New Year Celebration (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


May 2, 1964                 Attends Wally Jay's 1964 luau at Island Judo Ju Jitsu Club in Alameda, CA    


July 19, 1964               Establishes gung fu school in Oakland, CA   


August 2, 1964            Performs at Ed Parker’s Long Beach International Karate Championships (IKC) Tournament   


August 17, 1964          Marries Linda Emery at the King County Courthouse, Seattle WA   


August 1964                Bruce and Linda relocate from Seattle to Oakland. They move in with James Yimm Lee and family   


September 1964          Performs demonstration at Sing Lee Theater in Los Angeles CA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


October 5, 1964          James Lee's wife passes away (Bruce and Linda were living with the Lee's at that time)   


Late 1964                    Gives a Wing Chun demonstration at Sun Sing Theater in San Francisco's Chinatown   


November 1964           Takes up challenge from Wong Jack Man. This fight convinces Bruce he needs more than Wing Chun   


February 1, 1965         Brandon Lee born in Oakland, CA   


February 5, 1965         Gives screen test at 20th Century Fox for TV series Charlie Chan’s Number One Son   


February 7, 1965          Father Lee Hoi Chuen passes away in Hong Kong   

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Feb 15 - Mar 6, 1965    Returns to Hong Kong for three weeks after his father's death   


May 7 - Sep 1965         Takes Brandon with him and Linda to Hong Kong to visit his family   


September 21, 1965     Signs a contract with 20th Century Fox as an actor   


March 1966                   The Lee family moves to Los Angeles CA   


Mid-April 1966               Performs demonstration for the Japan America Society in CA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


April 30, 1966               Signs a contract with 20th Century Fox for the Green Hornet TV Series   


May 25, 1966               Gives Burt Ward (Robin from the Batman show) his one and only gung fu lesson   


June 6, 1966                Begins filming the Green Hornet   


June 21, 1966              Pens letter to William Dozier asking for increased lines for Kato in future Green Hornet scripts   


September 9, 1966      The Green Hornet begins to air on ABC-TV until July 14, 1967   


October 15, 1966         Bruce appears at the South Bay Annual Karate Championships (SBAKC) at El Camino College, Torrance CA   


January 8, 1967           First appearance of the name Jeet Kune Do in his day timer   


January 27, 1967         Appears as Kato on the ABC-TV series Batman   


February 5, 1967         Starts the Jun Fan Gung Fu institute at 628 College Street, Chinatown   


February 9, 1967         Open house seminar held at new Jun Fan Gung Fu institute   


March 8, 1967              The Green Hornet series ends   


May 6, 1967                  Performs at the 1967 National Karate Championships (NKC) Washington, DC   


May 1967                      Performs demonstration at the George Dillman Karate Institute in Reading, Pennsylvania (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


June 24, 1967               Appears at the All America Open Karate Championships (AAOKC) Madison Square Garden, New York   


July 9, 1967                  Uses the term "Jeet Kune Do" in writing for the first time   


July 14, 1967                Shoots an episode of the TV Series "Ironside"   


July 30, 1967                Attends the 1967 Ed Parker International Karate Championships (IKC) Tournament in Long Beach, CA   


August 25, 1967           Bruce has first training session with actor Steve McQueen at McQueen's home   


September 30, 1967     Bruce holds first training session with martial arts champion Mike Stone   


October 20, 1967          Chuck Norris begins training with Bruce Lee   


November 4, 1967         Performs demonstration at Wally Jay's Judo Ju Jitsu Club in Alameda CA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


January 1968                Bruce is interviewed by college journalist Jack Jobe at an event to raise money for cerebral palsy   


January 25, 1968          Bruce has first private lesson with Karate champion Joe Lewis   


February 29, 1968        Bruce has business cards printed detailing his rates for private instruction   


March 18, 1968            Stirling Silliphant calls Bruce to inquire about private lessions   


March 20, 1968            Bruce has lunch with Stirling Silliphant and writer Joe Hyams regarding potential private instruction   


March 25, 1968            Bruce starts private lessons with Stirling Silliphant and Joe Hyams   


April 6, 1968                 Attends National Gung Fu Exhibition (NGFE) at Civic Auditorium in San Francisco CA   


June 23, 1968             Attends National Karate Championships (NKC) in Washington, DC   


July 5, 1968                 Works as martial arts director on "The Wrecking Crew" starring Dean Martin   


August 3, 1968            Attends International Karate Championships (IKC) in Long Beach CA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


August 21, 1968          Acts as a villain in the movie "Marlowe" starring James Garner.  


August 26, 1968          Bruce visits Bob Smith Volkswagen-Porsche to test drive a porsche   


August 27, 1968          Steve McQueen gives Bruce a puppy. Bruce names it Riff   


September 13, 1968    Performs demonstration at Tino Tuiolosega's LIMA LIMA school in CA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


September 19, 1968    Bruce attends an early screening of friend Steve McQueen's movie "Bullitt"   


October 1, 1968           Moves to Bel Air, CA   


October 12, 1968         Goes to Carrolton, Mississippi with Steve McQeen. Serves as McQueen's personal trainer for the film "The Reivers"


November 1, 1968        Bruce goes to actor James Coburn's place for his first private lesson   


November 12, 1968      Films an episode of the TV series "Blondie"   


November 15-22, 1968 Films an episode of the TV series "Here Comes the Brides"   


January 7, 1969            Writes inspirational note “My Definite Chief Aim”   


January 13, 1969          Bruce meets with screenwriter Stirling Silliphant and actor/friend James Coburn to discuss "The Silent Flute"   


January 14, 1969          Bruce goes to dinner and a movie with James Coburn and his wife   


January 20, 1969          Bruce, Silliphant and Coburn meet with Silliphant's nephew Mark to discuss "The Silent Flute" screenplay   


January 28, 1969          Bruce has a minor accident in his Porsche   


February 13, 1969        Bruce begins listening to motivational tapes and starts on a treatment for "The Silent Flute"   


February 28, 1969        Bruce meets with Silliphant and Coburn regarding additional ideas he has for "The Silent Flute"    


Early 1969                    Performs demonstration with George Dillman in Boston MA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


April 17-21, 1969          Works as martial arts director on Stirling Silliphant's film "A Walk in the Spring Rain"   


April 19, 1969               Shannon Lee born in Santa Monica, CA   


May 10, 1969               Attends National Karate Championships (NKC) in Washington DC (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


May 12, 1969               Bruce, Silliphant and Coburn again meet with Silliphant's nephew Mark to discuss add'l Silent Flute updates   


May 24, 1969               Attends All Star Karate Championships (ASKC) in California (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


May 30, 1969               Bruce's mom Grace and younger brother Robert visit the Lee's in Bel Air, CA   


June 3, 1969                Linda has an accident in Bruce's Porsche   


July 25, 1969               Mark Silliphant is fired as screenwriter for The Silent Flute   


August 2, 1969            Attends International Karate Championships (IKC) in Long Beach CA (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum)


August 8, 1969            Actress Sharon Tate and hair stylist Jay Sebring - both friends/students of Bruce - are killed by the Manson family   


August 13, 1969          Bruce attends Sharon Tate and Jay Sebring's funerals   


October 21, 1969        Bruce gives demonstration in Dallas to promote Marlowe


October 27, 1969         Performs demonstration at the Mattson Academy of Karate in Boston MA 


October 31, 1969        Marlowe is released to mediocre reviews   


December 1, 1969       Joe Lewis' beautician wife goes to Bruce's house to highlight his hair later accusing him of making a pass at her


December 25, 1969      Steve McQueen's movie "The Reivers" is released           



1970's

January 29, 1970         Bruce closes his Chinatown school   


February 5-9, 1970      Travels to the Dominican Republic with Jhoon Rhee to help promote the Jhoon Rhee Institute   


February 16-26, 1970  Teaches martial arts to director Roman Polanski in Switzerland   


March 7, 1970              Bruce attends Krishnamurti public speaking engagement at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium   


March 27, 1970            Brings 5-yr old Brandon back to Hong Kong   


April 9, 1970                 Bruce interviews with Michael Hui on HKTVB with Brandon for "Enjoy Yourself Tonight"    


April 10, 1970               Bruce appears in RTV "Golden Hour" show with son Brandon   


April 16, 1970               Bruce returns to America


April 25, 1970               Bruce appears at the Dallas Karate Championships (DKC) in Texas (credit: user LJF - Bruce Lee Lives Tribute Forum) 


May 24, 1970               Bruce appears at the National Karate Championships (NKC) and is awarded a plaque by Jhoon Rhee as Special Guest of Honor 


August 13, 1970           Severely injures his back lifting weights without properly warming up   


January 23, 1971         Bruce has dinner with Warner Bros. executive Ted Ashley   


Jan 29 - Feb 11, 1971  Goes to India with James Coburn and Stirling Silliphant to scout locations for Silent Flute   


May 1971                     Golden Harvest sends Lau Leung Wah to USA to convince Bruce to star in two films   


June 21-July 1, 1971   Plays supporting role in first episode of TV series Longstreet titled "Way of the Intercepting Fist"   


June 28, 1971              Joins Golden Harvest to shoot two movies   


July 12, 1971               Departs for Thailand to film "The Big Boss"   


July 29, 1971               Bruce attends birthday party for Big Boss co-star Maria Yi


September 3, 1971      Returns to Hong Kong after "The Big Boss" completes and gives impromptu interview at airport   


September 3, 1971      Sits for interview by Tam Peng Man in TVB for "Enjoy Yourself Tonight"   


September 4, 1971      Sits for interview by Gou Leung and David Lo in ATV   


September 6, 1971      Back to USA to film three additional episodes of Longstreet   


September 24, 1971    Bruce meets with Warner Bros Tom Kuhn to discuss the Kung Fu TV series   


October 11, 1971         Departs for Hong Kong with Linda, Shannon and Brandon   


October 23, 1971         Sits for interview by Lau Ka Kit on HKTVBs "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" with Bob Baker   


October 30, 1971         "The Big Boss" premiers and makes $3.2M in 23 days   


November 19, 1971     Appears in a special program on HKTVB for The Big Boss   


December 7, 1971       Receives telegram from Warner Bros that Kung Fu TV series has been rejected   


December 9, 1971       Sits for interview with Pierre Burton   


December 29, 1971      Forms own production company Concord Productions   


January 21, 1972          Interview with Pierre Burton airs on HKTVB


March 11, 1972             "Fist of Fury" premiers at midnight   


March 21, 1972             Bruce, along with Raymond Chow and his wife, celebrate Linda's birthday in Hong Kong


March 22, 1972             "Fist of Fury" premieres and breaks all records set by "The Big Boss"   


April 10, 1972               Stirling Silliphant arrives in Hong Kong to discuss The Silent Flute   


May 4, 1972                 Bruce departs for Rome for the shooting of "Way of the Dragon"   


May 5, 1972                 Bruce, Raymond Chow, Chaplin Chang and Tadashi Nishimoto (cinematographer) arrive in Rome   


May 18, 1972               Bruce returns to Hong Kong with Bob Wall and Chuck Norris   


May 19, 1972               Bruce and Raymond Chow visit Angela Mao Ying on the set of her film Hapkido


May 20, 1972               Bruce appears on HKTVB's "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" with Chuck Norris and Bob Wall   


June 13, 1972              Bruce visits Angela Mao Ying on the set of her film Hapkido again, this time with Bob Wall and Chuck Norris   


June 24, 1972              Bruce attends Unicorn Palm press conference with fellow actor and friend Unicorn   


July 29, 1972                Participates in HKTVB's telethon for June 18 Flood. Demonstrates with Brandon Lee and Wu Ngan   


August 22, 1972           Bruce and friend Unicorn visit Shaw Brothers studios


Sep to Nov 1972          Moves into No. 41 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong district   


October 29, 1972         Bruce flys to Los Angeles to negotiate his contract with Warner Bros. for "Enter the Dragon"    


November 15, 1972     Bruce has his sweat glands removed by Dr. Otto Au at Canossa Hospital in Hong Kong 


November 19, 1972     Bruce appears on HKTVB's "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" to celebrate TVB's 5th anniversary 


November 1972           Begins filming fight sequences for "Game of Death"   


November 20, 1972     Black Belt Magazine grants Lee the 1972 Martial Artist of the year Award   


November 23, 1972     Bruce signs a contract with Warner Bros to film "Enter the Dragon"   


December 2, 1972       Signs contract with Warner Bros for "Enter the Dragon"   


December 20, 1972     Sifu Yip Man passes away   


December 21, 1972     Selected as one of the Top 10 Movie Stars by Overseas Chinese Daily   


December 22, 1972     Bruce attends Yip Man's memorial ceremony with other Wing Chun students   


December 23, 1972     "Way of the Dragon" premiers at midnight and breaks previous box office records   


December 30, 1972     Bruce's students Ted Wong and Herb Jackson visit Bruce in Hong Kong   


December 30, 1972     James Yimm Lee passes away from cancer in Oakland, CA   


February 1, 1973         Bruce takes out $200,000 life insurance policy with American International Assurance (AIA) Company   


March 13, 1973            Begins production of "Enter the Dragon"   


April 1973                     Bruce is guest of honor for Sports Day ceremony at St. Xaviers School   


April 30, 1973               Bruce takes out 2nd life insurance policy this time for $1,350,000 from Lloyd's of London   


May 10, 1973               Collapses at Golden Harvest Studios during dubbing session for "Enter the Dragon"   


May 29 - 30, 1973        Flies to California to conduct complete physical exam. During this time he meets with Dan Inosanto for the last time   


June 15, 1973               Bruce appears on Hong Kong TVBs "Enjoy Yourself Tonight"


July 5, 1973                  Clashes with director Lo Wei at Golden harvest studios   


July 5, 1973                  Sits for interview by Ho Sau Shun in TVB for the show "Enjoy Yourself Tonight"   


July 20, 1973                Loses consciousness at Betty Ting Pei’s apartment. He is rushed to Queen Elizabeth hospital where he is pronounced dead at 11:30 pm   


July 25, 1973                Over 25,000 people attend Lee's Kowloon funeral service


July 26, 1973                Linda takes Bruce's body to the United States for burial   


July 31, 1973                A second funeral is held at Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle where Lee is laid to rest. Pall bearers include Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Dan Inosanto and brother Robert Lee   


August 19, 1973           "Enter the Dragon" premieres


August 24, 1973           "Enter the Dragon" shows at Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA


September 3, 1973       The official investigation into the death of Bruce Lee begins in Hong Kong  


September 24, 1973     The cause of Lee’s death is cited as Death by Misadventure by the coroner   


October 1, 1975            Tao of Jeet Kune Do is published by Ohara Publications   


June 7, 1979                 "Game of Death" is released. Producers combine unused real footage of Bruce with body doubles, tricky camera shots and cardboard cutouts. Bruce Lee spins in his grave! 


   

1990's

March 31, 1993             Bruce's son Brandon Lee killed on the set of the movie "The Crow"


April 28, 1993                Bruce Lee receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame   


May 7, 1993                  "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" starring Jason Scott Lee (no relation) is released   


April 22, 1994                Bruce Lee receives lifetime achievement award at 13th annual Hong Kong film awards   


November 15, 1995      Hong Kong post office releases Bruce Lee postage stamp   


January 10, 1996          Some of Bruce Lee's original students meet in Seattle to form "The Nucleus"   


August 4, 1998              Bruce Lee Day declared in Puerto Rico    



2000's

October 21, 2000          Bruce Lee Day declared in San Francisco, CA   


May 24, 2004                Bruce Lee receives Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy Legacy Award in London, England   


March 28, 2005             Bruce Lee named Star of the Century at the Hong Kong Film Awards   


November 25, 2005      Bruce Lee statue revealed in Mostar, Bosnia   


November 27, 2005      Bruce Lee statue revealed in Hong Kong   


May 10, 2012                Congressional resolution to recognize Bruce Lee's impact on American culture   


June 15, 2013               Bruce Lee statue unveiled in Los Angeles, CA   


July 20, 2013                "Bruce Lee: Kung Fu - Art - Life" exhibition opens in Hong Kong   


October 3, 2014           Bruce Lee Day declared in Seattle, WA   


October 4, 2014           "Do You Know Bruce?" Year 1 exhibition opens at the Wing Luke Museum in Chinatown, Seattle WA and runs from October 4, 2014 through September 6, 2015   


October 3, 2015           "Do You Know Bruce? Breaking Barriers" Year 2 exhibition opens and runs from October 3, 2015 through September 4, 2016 at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle WA  


October 1, 2016          "Do You Know Bruce? A  Day in the Life of Bruce Lee" Year 3 exhibition opens and runs from October 1, 2016 through February 11, 2018 at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle WA 


March 10, 2018           "Do You Know Bruce Lee: A Dragon Lives Here" Year 4 exhibition opens at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle WA            

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