Peter Kreuder
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| 1905 | Born in Aachen, Germany, on August 18th as the son of the chamber music singer Peter Kreuder and his wife Margarethe, maiden name Heidemann |
| 1908 | Berlin: First piano lessons at the Sternschen Konservatorium |
| 1911 | Cologne: First public concert (Mozart) in Guerzenich under the direction of Hermann Abendroth |
| 1914-1917 | Hamburg: Attendance of the Piano Academy under Prof. Hans Hermann |
| 1918 | Hamburg, May 18th: First engagement as repetiteur and stage pianist with Erich Ziegel at the Hamburg Studio Theatre |
| 1919 | Hamburg: Musical director and house composer of the Thalia Theatre |
| 1920 | Berlin: Music lessons from Ferruccio Bunsoni-Master Class at the Berlin Academy of Arts. |
| 1922: | Munich: Musical director of the Deutsches Theater and continuation of the study of music at the Staatlichen Akademie der Tonkueste (State Academy of Musical Arts) |
| 1924 | Munich: Final examinations as composer, director and pianist at the Staatlichen Akademie der Tonkuenste |
| 1926 | Berlin: Active at the Rudolf-Nelson-Theater as musical director and piano accompanist of Rudolf Nelson |
| 1928 | Vienna: Director and house composer at the studio theatre |
| 1930 | Berlin: Musical director at the "Max-Reinhardt-Buehnen" (The Max Reinhardt Stages) |
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| 1931 | 1st Musical sound film: Peter Voss, der Millionendieb directed by E. A. Dupont, with Willy Forst. Also house composer of the studio theatre in the Schauspielhaus with Otto Falkenberg |
| 1932 | Munich: First large jazz concert with his own orchestra in the Odeon, also musical director and house composer of the studio theatre in the Schauspielhaus with Otto Falkenberg |
| 1933 | Berlin: Breakthrough to worldwide success as composer of the music to the film Mazurka with Pola Negri, directed by Willy Forst |
| 1935 | Paris: International film prize for the music to the film Das Maedchen Johanna |
| 1937 | Munich: State music director at the Bayerischen Staatsoperette (Bavarian State Opera); Leipzig; First performance of the operetta Franzi; book and texts by Ernst Marischka |
| 1938 | Vienna: First performance of the Frack-Komoedie with Lizzy Waldmueller and Curd Juergens in the Vienna Volkstheater |
| 1939 | Concert tour through Scandinavia and emigration to Sweden |
| 1940 | Stockholm: First performance of his opera Der Zerrissene (Swedish title: "Lips") at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm, numerous concerts throughout Sweden. |
| 1941 | Stockholm: Bestowal of the "Gustav-Wasa-Order" by King Gustav V. for the rendering of outstanding service to the arts. |
| 1942 | Forced to return to Germany |
| 1945 | Founding and opening of the Austrian "Ausseer Festspiel" |
| 1946 | Vienna: Music to the 1st Austrian postwar film Das singende Haus |
| 1947 | Washington DC: In February 1947 US music journalists voted Peter
Kreuder the third best jazz bandleader in the world.
Locarno: Musical presentation of "Das singende Haus" at the first post war film festival, also a tour through Switzerland lasting a number of weeks. Zurich: Musical director at the first performance of Ralph Benatzky's operetta Kleinstadtzauber in the Corso-Theater. End of 1947: Appointed in South America as the musical director of the radio stations Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires |
| 1948 | Rio de Janeiro: First performance of his work "Ein Viennaer" in New York in the Theatro Municipale |
| 1949 | USA: Five week tour with the Symphonica Brasiliera Orchestra of the Radio National Rio de Janeiro |
| 1950 | Buenos Aires: Bestowal of the title professor, presented by Evita Peron. |
| 1952 | Europe: Concert tour through such cities as Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Zurich, Bern, Rome, Athens, London, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm and many more. |
| 1954 | South America: 21 sound films, among others The Way Of The Gauchos with Gary Cooper |
| 1955 | Final return from South
America;
Munich: Appearance of the memoirs Schoen war die Zeit; many compositions for feature films |
| 1956-57 | Concert tour through Europe with Josephine Baker |
| 1958 | Vienna: First performance of the musical Madame Scandaleuse with Zarah Leander in the Raimundtheater. |
| 1959 | Vienna: Bestowal of Austrian citizenship December 4th |
| 1960 | Vienna: First performance of the musical Bel Ami with Johannes Heesters |
| 1964 | Vienna: First performance of the musical "Lady aus Paris" with Zarah Leander |
| 1968 | Concert tour through North and South America |
| 1969 | Concert tour through Brazil and Argentina, Japan and Australia |
| 1970 | Concert tour through South
Africa and southwest Africa;
Munich: Bestowal of the "Schwabinger Kunstpreis" award for music |
| 1971 | Concerts in Argentina
Munich: The appearance of the autobiography Nur Puppen haben keine Traenen |
| 1972 | Concert tour through the USA and Canada; conclusion of the work Lola Montez; appearances on the television shows of Perry Como (Los Angeles), David Frost (Miami) and Bob Hayn's Morning Show (Detroit) |
| 1972 | Vienna: Bestowed with the
title of professor Munich: Bestowed with the medal "Shining Munich" |
| 1974 | Rome: Music to the film Il crielo Rubato |
| 1975 | Buenos Aires: Music to the
film El Paradiso e Diabolo
Goslar: bestowal of the "Paul-Linke-Ringes" award |
| 1976 | Flensburg: First performance of the musical revue "Wedding Mary" |
| 1978 | New York: Celebration of the 60 Year Anniversary as an artist (first engagement; May 18, 1918) |
| 1980 | Salzburg: First performance of the musicalette Wie wird man Minister |
| 1981 | Died on June 28th in Salzburg, Austria |
| 1982 | Posthumous conferment of the "Golden Europe" award |
| 1983 | Dedication of the Peter-Kreuder-Street in Munich and Salzburg |
| 1985 | Golden Record |
| 1995 | Posthumous conferment of the "Golden Tuning Fork" award |
