Timeline
| 1834 | April 6 - Hart P. Danks is born in New Haven Connecticut |
| 1842 | Danks family moves to Saratoga Springs, NY. During that same year, Hart begins studying music with Dr. L.E. Whiting |
| 1850 | Danks family moves to Chicago, IL. Hart's father starts a construction business |
| 1853 | While working as a carpenter in Chicago, Danks leaves the position to begin a career as a composer. |
| 1856 | Dank's first composition "The Old Lane" is published in William Bradley's Jubilee |
| 1858 | Begins writing songs for stage scores, including Anna Lee |
| 1864 | Dank's returns to New York |
| 1870 | 1870's - Danks works as a choirmaster and writes several hymns and secular compositions including "Not Ashamed of Christ." Hi also writes a full book of hymns entitled Superior Anthems for Church Choirs. Throughout his career, Danks would compose the melody to over 1,300 hymns and popular songs. |
| 1872 | His first operetta Pauline is published |
| 1873 | In collaboration with Eben E. Rexford, Danks writes the music to the great standard "Silver Threads Among the Gold" |
| 1881 | Dank's second operetta Conquered by Kindness is published |
| 1903 | November 20 - Hart P. Danks dies in Philadelphia, PA. |