- June 19th 1806: Born in Vienna-Landstraße as youngest brother of four boys, Father Leopold HOFZINSER, Mother Theresia HOFZINSER
- 1814/ 1815: Summer holidays with the family of Ludwig DÖBLER in Baden near Vienna
- 1817: Death of his father Leopold Hofzinser
- around 1819: Visit of the school in the Akademisches Gymnasium
- 1824: Prentice in the shop of his mother HOFZINSER
- 1825: Probationary in the k.k. Tobacco Comp. March 21st, 1827: Birthday of Wilhelmina BERGMANN
- 1828: First poems and first critiques of concerts in newspapers, friendship with Carl POSPISCHIL by his brother Franz Xaver
- October 1828: Consultant in the Theater an der Wien for Director CARL, friendship with Bartolomaeus BOSCO in Vienna
- 1829-1853: Many critiques and reports in various news papers. From this time he became acquainted with a lot of famous artists and high ranking persons in Austria and abroad
- 1833: 5th Officiant (lowest level of public officials)
- 1839: Change into the financial ministry by a job rotation, HOFZINSER becomes “registrant” (job title of an official employee in a ministry of that time)
- 1841: In the list of official theatrical critics, already famous as very good magician, member of the royal and imperial Society for Horticulture
- 1844: Invited at many receptions, acquaintance with the French composer Hector BERLIOZ in France, probably travelling also as critic all over Europe 1845: Performances already in Graz in an exquisite circle
- 1845 und 1846: 4 portraits of the famous lithographer PRINZHOFER, painting in oil by J. M. AIGNER, BOSCO in Vienna, acquaintance with Georg HEUBECK
- 1847-1853: 12 preserved letters to Carl v. POSPISCHIL, Several lithographs made by CANON, STRIXNER and KAISER
- 1851: friendship with Compars HERRMANN
- 1853: Ballon ascent with the brothers GODDARD
- Sept. 21st, 1854: Marriage with Wilhelmina BERGMANN
- January 1857 until May 1959: 1st Salon opened in the street Wollzeile 78
- August 1858: News papers report that he appeared in Prague
- January1860: Pretending 2nd Salon in the Café CORTI, not allowed by the police, Offer of the Wallner Theater in Berlin
- April 1860: Performance for the members of the imperial court
- 1861-1862: 3rd Salon in the lane Himmelpfortgasse 953. Today Himmelpfortgasse 15
- In May 1861: Reported that he is in Berlin, no track so far
- In April 1862: Between his performances in his Salon he performed one week in Graz
- 1863-1864: 4th Salon in the lane Walfischgasse 8, offer of the Kroll Theater in Berlin
- May 12th, 1863: Performance in Brno (now CSR)
- 1865: 5th Salon in the Hotel „Stadt London“ at the street Fleischmarkt
- October 1865: Retirement by a mediacl accomodation opinion
- November 1965: Already performing in Graz, Marburg and Laibach, a. o.
- 1866: In Pressburg, Budapest and in Vienna with warning by the police that he made more performances than allowed, later in Troppau, Krakau, Olmütz, Linz, Salzburg, Munich, a. o.
- 1867: In Salzburg, Wels, Steyr, St. Pölten, Krems, Korneuburg, Wiener Neustadt, Lemberg, Znaim und Berlin, a. o.
- 1868: 6th Salon for a short time in Vienna, later in Marienbad, Eger, Pilsen, Wels, Linz, Steyr, Gmunden, Brünn, a. o.
- 1869: In Carlsbad, Marienbad, Franzensbad, Eger, Asch, Gmunden, Bad Ischl, a. o.
- 1870: His pension was seized partly, In Gmunden, a. o.
- 1871: Friendship with Carlo MARCHINI, performances in Fiume (Italien), Carlsbad, Znaim, Fiume, Triest, a.o.
- 1872: Society of Vienna artists, bohemian resorts, probably also in Laibach, Marburg, Rogitsch-Sauerbrunn, a. o.
- 1873: Probably in Bad Gleichenberg, Krapinska-Teplice, Carlsbad, a. o.
- 1874: In Bad Vöslau, in the bohemian resorts Carlsbad, Marienbad and Franzensbad, later in Gmunden, Breslau, Krapinska-Teplice, a.o
- December 29th, 1874: Last performances listed in news papers in the Society of Vienna trade people
- 11. March 1875: Report by many news papers, that HOFZINSER dies after being 6 weeks ill, funeral at the Vienna Central Cemetery, Group 4, Row 2, Tomb 16 The obituary of Hofzinser which was found recently shows clearly that the master magician did not receive any doctor title or died from a long term illness as Ottokar Fischer claimed and reported alway. He died after suffering a short and painful disease.
- 31. July. 1876: Wilhelmina HOFZINSER marries Hofrat August BIELA
- 5. Dez. 1893: Death of August BIELAs 11. May 1900: Death of Wilhelmine BIELAs, widowed HOFZINSER, buried on the Vinna central cemetery, Arkadengruft Nr. 31
- 1897-1940: Researches by Ottokar FISCHER about HOFZINSER
- 1910: „J. N. HOFZINSER, KARTENKÜNSTE“ appears, written and edited by Ottokar FISCHER 1933-1942: „ZAUBERKÜNSTE“, written and prepared by Ottokar FISCHER, edited by Fredo MARVELLI (1942) 5. Dez.1940: Death of Ottokar FISCHERs
- 2013: Publishing of the english editions Volume 1. and 2. by Hermetic Press, Seattle, and Conjuring Art Center, New York
