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This is a timeline of events that occurred during the 1970s.
Undate events
- The glory days of Amusement Mile occours.[1]
- A crime wave strikes the East End of Gotham City.[2]
1970
August
18th
- "Paranoid" is released by Black Sabbath.[3]
1971
June
15th
December
17th
- "Changes" is released by David Bowie.[8]
26th
- Robert Lowery dies.[4][7]
1972
- Roman Sinios is born.[9]
February
19th
- Bruce Wayne is born.[7]
November
17th
- Harold Kent dies.[10]
1973
April
9th
- Pablo Picasso dies.[4][11]
September
- "The Ballroom Blitz" is released by the Sweet.[3]
October
21st
- Jonathan Kent and Martha Clark are wed.[12]
1974
- LexCorp Industries is founded by Alexander Luthor Sr.[13]
- LexCorp Tower is built in Metropolis.[13]
- Harry Kent Jr. dies. He's later buried in Smallville Cemetery.[12]
- According to Harley Quinn, when Killer Croc was 6 years old his mother didn't bring him to the playground.[3]
December
24th
- Thaddeus Sivana has Christmas Eve dinner with his family in their mansion.[14][15]
25th
Young Thaddeus Sivana encounters the wizard Shazam.
- In upstate New York, young Thaddeus "Thad" Sivana, along with his brother Sid and his father, are out on a drive in the countryside. Sid steals Thaddeus' Magic 8 ball, then hands it back. Upon getting the toy back, the symbols of the wizard Shazam appear within it, and Thaddeus is summoned to the Rock of Eternity.[8]
- Thaddeus is tempted by the Seven Deadly Sins, and the wizard decides not to grant his powers to the boy.[8]
- Reappearing back in the car, Thaddeus freaks out, distracting the other two and causing a car crash that leads to his father living out his remaining years in a wheelchair.[8]
1975
- James Harmon begins his carreer at the Gotham City Museum of Antiquities.[7]
- Monster T is born.[16]
- Victor Zsasz is born.[17]
- A series of UFO sightings occour in Manitoba, Canada.[6]
February
24th
- Anatoli Knyazev is born.[7]
October
31st
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" is released by Queen.[3]
1976
August
2nd
- Fritz Lang dies.[4][2]
October
5th
- "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is released by AC/DC.[3]
November
21st
- The film Rocky is released.[8]
1977
- Patrick A. Wayne dies.[7][18]
1978
- Zod founds the Sword of Rao, hoping to overthrow the government of Krypton.[6]
- Liberty Boxing Gym is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[8]
- Vikram Gandhi is born.[4][7]
April
12th
- Floyd Lawton is born.[3][19]
November
10th
- "Don't Stop Me Now" is released by Queen.[8]
1979
- Laura Wayne dies.[18]
- At age 7, Bruce Wayne begins practicing what Alfred would label, "the art of deception."[7]
January
29th
- An ARGUS file regarding Arthur Curry incorrectly indicates this date as the date of birth for the metahuman.[3]
May
17th
- Rachel M. Batson is born.[8]
July
12th
- Brooke Baldwin is born.[4][7]
December
24th
- The Soviet–Afghan War begins.[20][21]
References
- ↑ Wallace, Daniel (February 16, 2016). Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City). United States: Time Out. p. 9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Suicide Squad
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Sometimes the DC Extended Universe alludes to people who exists in our world, and it is assumed they were born on the same day in the universe, for timeline purposes.
- ↑ BATMAN OR SUPERMAN? - TURKISH AIRLINES WINGS ITS WAY INTO METROPOLIS
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Shazam!
- ↑ Estimation based on Ewan McGregor during the filming of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- ↑ Justice League
- ↑ Superhero Hooky
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Man of Steel
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lex Luthor Jr.: Not Just His Father’s LexCorp - Fortune
- ↑ Shazam!: The Junior Novel
- ↑ Shazam! Deleted scenes
- ↑ Estimation based on Common's age during the filming of Suicide Squad
- ↑ Estimation based on Chris Messina during the filming of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Empire magazine revealed a photograph of Bruce Wayne in his family crypts. This contains dates of birth and death for Wayne family members.
- ↑ A.R.G.U.S. website
- ↑ Sometimes the DC Extented Universe alludes to events which happened in our world, and it is assumed they happened on the same dates in the universe, for timeline purposes.
- ↑ Wonder Woman 1984
External links
-
1970s on DC Database
- 1970s on Wikipedia
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