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| 1879. 4. XII |
Kārlis Reinholds Zariņš was born in the Ipiķi parish, Rūjiena District, the Governorate of Livonia in a family of merchant and leaseholder. |
| 1887. VII |
Kārlis Zariņš’s mother Sape Zariņa (born Sape Dimza) died. |
| 1888. IX |
Kārlis Zariņš’s father Ādams Zariņš died. Kārlis was adopted by his uncle Jēkabs Dimza. |
| 1889 – 1895 |
Kārlis Zariņš attended primary school and parochial school in Rūjiena. |
| 1895 – 1899 |
Assistant of the parish scribe in Terneja parish, storekeeper at the enterprizes of merchant in Rūjiena. |
| 1899. II – VII |
Arrived in Saint Petersburg. Apprentice at a flower nursery. |
| 1890 – 1917 |
Office worker at stock exchange notary Konrad Goetz’s Office. Professionalized in international Negotiable Instruments Law. Accomplished three-year courses of higher commercial education in Saint Petersburg. |
| 1900 – 1918. I |
Member of the Latvian Charity Society in Saint Petersburg (Petrograd), member of the board, from 1914 – chairman. |
| 1909 |
Established publishing house „Imanta”, published collection of poems by Rainis „Klusā grāmata”. When Police confiscated edition, the publishing house had to be closed down due to financial losses. |
| 1915. VIII –1918. I |
Member of the board and presidium of the Latvian Refugee Central Committee. |
| 1918. IV – V |
On assignment of the Division of Foreign Affairs of the Temporary National Council of Latvia left for German occupied Latvia |
| 1918. V – VIII |
Arranged sending of trains with Latvian refugees from Petrograd to Latvia. |
| 1918. 18. IX |
Arrived in Riga. |
| 1918. 18. XI |
A participant of the ceremonious meeting of proclamation of the state of Latvia |
| 1918. XII |
A member of the Latvia's People's Council from the Latvian Radical Democratic Party. Secretary of the Riga City Council board. |
| 1919. 2. – 14. I |
When Bolshevik forces entered Riga left for London by the ship of the Royal Navy. |
| 1919. I – IV |
Attaché of the Latvian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference. |
| 1919. 9. IV |
Residing Minister in the Legation of Latvia in Finland. Due to other assignments arrived in Helsinki on 9 October 1919. |
| 1919. IV – VIII |
Charge d’affaires ad interim in Sweden. Arranged the establishment of diplomatic representation. |
| 1919. 6. – 20. IX |
Trip on assignment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Warsaw, Vilnius, and Kaunas. |
| 1919. 10. X – 1925. 1. IX |
Diplomatic representative – Residing Minister, from 2 February 1921 envoy to Finland. |
| 1921. 20. II |
Became married to Henrietta Houppert. |
| 1923. 1. IV – 1930. 28. III |
Besides Finland, with residence in Helsinki, envoy to Denmark, Norway, Sweden. From 1 September 1925 – residence in Stockholm. |
| 1927. 30. IX |
Daughter Marija Anna Rita Ingeborga born in Stockholm. |
| 1930. 28. III – 1933. 16. VII |
Envoy to Estonia. |
| 1931. 9. XII – 1933. 24. III |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (at the same time retaining position of envoy to Estonia) |
| 1933. 16. VII – 1963. 29. IV |
Envoy to the United Kingdom. |
| 1940. 17. V |
Latvian Cabinet of Ministers granted to Kārlis Zariņš extraordinary powers to supervise the work of Latvia's consular and diplomatic representations abroad |
| 1940. 17. VI – 1963. 29. IV |
Head of diplomatic and consular service of Latvia. |
| 1963. 29. IV |
Died in London. |
| 1963. 4. V |
Buried in London, the Latvian Burial Ground of Brookwood Cemetery. |