<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1921</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Charles Bronson is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On November 3, 1921, Charles Bronson was born in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1945</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Served in the Military</div><div class='timeline-text'>Bronson enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces and served as a tail gunner during World War II.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1953</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Film Role</div><div class='timeline-text'>Charles Bronson's first film role was a non-speaking part in the 1953 film 'Drum Beat.'</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1960</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Breakthrough Role in The Magnificent Seven</div><div class='timeline-text'>Bronson's breakthrough role came when he was cast as one of the titular seven gunslingers in the 1960 western film 'The Magnificent Seven.'</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1972</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Starred in Death Wish </div><div class='timeline-text'>Bronson starred in the 1972 vigilante action film 'Death Wish,' which established him as an international movie star.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1988</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Retirement from Acting</div><div class='timeline-text'>Bronson retired from acting after appearing in his final film, 'The Evil That Men Do' in 1988.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2003</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Passed Away at 81 Years Old</div><div class='timeline-text'>Charles Bronson passed away on August 30, 2003, at the age of 81 due to complications from pneumonia.</div></div></div>