Mother Teresa, served God among the poor for 50 years. Many saw the Nobel Prize winner as a "living saint". 26 Aug 1910 - Agnes Gonxha Beiaxhiu born in Skopje in Macedonia of an Albanian family. 1928 - Leaves home for Dublin, Ireland, to become a Loretto nun. She takes the name sister Teresa 1929 - Arrives in Calcutta, India.. 24 May 1937 - Takes final vows as a nun. 1979 - Gets the Nobel Peace Prize 1980 - Awarded India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna. 1983 - Queen Elizabeth II awards Order of Merit. 1985 Gets Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian award 16 Nov 1996 - Granted honorary American citizenship 13 March 1997 - Sister Nirmala elected to succeed Mother Teresa. 5 Sept 1997 - Mother dies following a heart attack in Calcutta |