1901 Born in Sagunto, Valencia November 22.  
1905

Loses his sight as a result of an epidemic of diphtheria.

  
1906 Moves to Valencia with his family.  
1917-1922 Studies harmony and composition with Francisco Antich.
Receives advice from Enrique Gomá and Eduardo López Chavarri.		  
1922

First compositions.

  
1924 Juglares, his first orchestral work, premiered in Valencia.  
1927-1932 Moves to Paris. Studies composition at the Ecole Normale
de Musique with Paul Dukas.		  
1928 Meets Manuel de Falla in Paris. Meets the pianist Victoria Kamhi (a qualified teacher from the Paris Conservatoire, and a pupil of George Lalewicz in Vienna, and of Lazare Lévy and Ricardo Viñes in Paris.  
1933 Marries Victoria Kamhi (19 January, in Valencia.  
1934

Wins first First Prize from the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Valencia for his
symphonic poem, Per la flor del lliri blau. Receives the Conde de Cartagena Scholarship for further study in Paris.

 
1935 Death of his teacher, Paul Dukas. Composes the Sonada de adi—s (Homenaje a Paul Dukas), for piano, in his memory.  
1936-1938 Residence in Paris, Salzburg and Freiburg.  
1938 Lectures at the University of Santander Summer Courses.  
1939 Composes the Concierto de Aranjuez in Paris. Returns permanently to Madrid, named Head of the Artistic Section of the Spanish National Organization for the Blind (ONCE), Contributor to the Music Department of Radio Nacional. Begins activity as music critic.  
1940 First performance in Barcelona of Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra on November 9.  
1941

Birth of his daughter, Cecilia, on January 27.

 
1942 National Music Prize for the Concierto heroico, for piano and orchestra.
Music critic for Pueblo newspaper, later for Marca and Madrid. 		 
1944 Head of Music broadcasts for Radio Nacional de España.  
1945 Awarded the Encomienda de Alfonso X el Sabio.  
1947 Takes the newly created ' Manuel de Falla' Chair of Music at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, University of Madrid.  
1948 First prize in the Cervantes Competition (commemorating the 400th anniversary of the birth of Cervantes) for Ausencias de Dulcinea.  
1950 Elected Full Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid.  
1953

Awarded the Great Cross of Alfonso X el Sabio.

 
1954 Vice-President of the Spanish Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (SCIM).  
1958 First performance of Fantasía para un gentilhombre in San Francisco, California, by Andrés Segovia.  
1960 The French government awards him the title Officier des Arts et des Lettres.  
1961

First Prize, ORTF Coupe de la Guitare for Invocación y danza.

 
1963 The French government awards him the Légion d'Honneur. Marriage of his daughter, Cecilia to the violinist Agustín León Ara April 6. Teaches a course on the History of Music at the University of Puerto Rico.  
1964 Honorary Doctorate, University of Salamanca.  
1966 Gran Cruz del Mérito Civil. Gold Medal, Mérito en el Trabajo.  
1967 Birth of his grand-daughter, Cecilia on January 2.
Member of the Société Européene de Culture. 		 
1968 Member of the Académie du Monde Latin.  
1969 Member of Honor of the San Carlos Academy, Valencia.  
1970 Birth of his grand-daughter, Patricia Sofia on April 22.  
1976

Honorary Member of the Madrid Athenaeum. President of the Spanish National Committee of the International Council of Music, UNESCO.

 
1978 Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, taking the place of Benjamin Britten.  
1980 Gold Medal, Mérito en las Bellas Artes.  
1982

National Music Prize
Honorary Doctorate, University of Southern California.

 
1987 Gold Medal and Honorary Member of the Valencia Generalitat.  
1988 Honorary Doctorate, Polytechnic University of Valencia. Director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid.  
1989 Gold Medal, University of Madrid. Honorary Doctorate , University of Alicante. Honorary Doctorate, University of Madrid. Gold Medal Mérito Artístico, from the City of Madrid. Honorary Board Member of the Sociedad General de Autores de España, SGAE.  
1990 Honorary Doctorate, University of Exeter.
Gold Medal of Madrid. 		 
1991

Knight of Royal Order of Santa María del Puig (Valencia). Silver Seal of the city of Valencia. Guerrero Foundation Prize for Spanish Music in its first edition. Awarded hereditary title Marqués de los Jardines de Aranjuez, by King Juan Carlos I. .

  
1992 Awarded the Order of Félix Varela, First Degree, by the Cuban government.
Academician of Honor, Royal Academy of Valencian Culture. 		 
1994 Gold Medal, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Valencia.  
1995 Gold Medal of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid.
Premio
"Ondas" for Classical Music.
Distinction for Cultural Merit from the Generalitat of Valencia		  
1996 Príncipe de Asturias Prize for the Arts.Commemmorative Bronze Medal Joaquín Rodrigo, issued by Schott Music. Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de la Solidaridad Social. "Estrella de Oro", Comunidad de Madrid.  
1996 Gold Medal of Sagunto.
Birth of his first great grandchild, Santiago, October 2. 		 
1997 PGerión de las Artes Prize.
Death of his wife, Victoria Kamhi, July 21. 		 
1998 The French government names him Commendeur des Arts et des Lettres. Prize for Best Composer of Classical Music, SGAE and AIE. Medal of Honor of UIMP, International University Menéndez Pelayo, Santander.  
1999

Birth of his second grandchild, Cecilia January 31. Gold Medal Festival of Granada.

Death of Joaquín Rodrigo July 5 in Madrid. Buried in the family shrine in the cemetary of Aranjuez.