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Below is the fictional timeline of major events in the DC Extended Universe.
Key
Event featured in/referred to in:
- Template:MoS - Man of Steel (2013)
- Template:BvS - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Template:SQ - Suicide Squad (2016)
- Template:WW - Wonder Woman (2017)
- Template:JL - Justice League (2017)
- Template:AM - Aquaman (2018)
Timeline
Ancient Times
c. 13,000,000,000 B.C.
- The red star Rao forms in the Andromeda Galaxy.[1]Template:MoS
c. 8,700,000,000 B.C.
c. 7,000,000,000 B.C.
c. 4,600,000,000 B.C.
- The yellow star Sol forms in the Milky Way galaxy.[1]Template:MoS
c. 4,540,000,000 B.C.
c. 3,800,000,000 B.C.
c. 500,000,000 B.C.
c. 6,998,000 B.C.
- Sahara Desert starts to form itselfes in north Africa.[5]Template:AM
c. 198,000 B.C.
c. 98,000 B.C.
- Kryptonians become the dominant civilized species on Krypton. The Kryptonians begin interstellar expansion by colonizing other planets.[7]Template:MoS
c. 28,000 B.C.
- Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons invade Earth but are stopped by the collective might of Earth's forces, along with the assistance of the Olympian Gods and Yalan Gur. Mankind, the Atlanteans, the Amazons, and the Green Lantern Corps take one Mother Box each for safe-keeping.[8]Template:JL
19,030 B.C.
18,000s B.C.
- Kara Zor-El is born on Krypton.[9]Template:MoS
18,030 B.C.
- Dev-Em kills Kell-Ur during a training exercise before he is apprehended by Kara Zor-El.[9]Template:MoS
18,020 B.C.
- A Kryptonian vessel, Scout Ship 0344, crash lands on the planet Earth and is left behind by Kara Zor-El.[9]Template:MoS
c. 10,000 B.C.
4359-4358 B.C.
- The Enchantress appears on Earth.[12]Template:SQ
c. 4000 B.C.
c. 3000 B.C.
800 B.C.
- Classic Greek Era begins.[4]Template:AM
333 B.C.
- Alexander the Great slices the Gordian Knot with a sword-stroke.[13]Template:BvS
479 A.D.
- The Dark Ages begin.[13]Template:JL
Early Modern Era
16th Century
- The palace that one day will be known as the Louvre Museum is built.[14]Template:WW
1543
- Copernican heliocentrism is introduced in Europe.[13]Template:BvS
17th Century
1627
- Renaissance utopian Francis Bacon writes New Atlantis.[4]Template:AM
1635
- Gotham City is established in New Jersey.[15]Template:BvS
1661
- The city of Metropolis is founded.[1]Template:MoS
18th Century
1776
- Metropolis Police Department is formed.[1]Template:MoS
19th century
1800s
- Wayne Enterprises is founded by the Wayne Family.[16]Template:BvS
1815
- Robinson Park is created in Gotham City.[17]Template:BvS
1820
- Cassidys Pub is established.[1]Template:MoS
1834
- Midway City is founded.[18]Template:SQ
1859
November
24th
- Darwin's theories about evolution are revealed to the public.[13]Template:BvS
1862
- The town of Smallville, Kansas is founded.[1]Template:MoS
1863
- Midway City Police Department is established.[18]Template:SQ
1865
April
9th
- Erich Ludendorff is born.[13]Template:WW
1867
- Alan Wayne is born.[19]Template:BvS
1871
- The Daily Planet newspaper is founded.[20]Template:BvS
1885
- Charles Wayne is born.[19]Template:BvS
1894
- The Smallville Sentinel newspaper is founded.[1]Template:MoS
1898
- American poet Edith Wills Linn Forbes writes The Lost Atlantis.[4]Template:AM
Modern times
20th century
1902
- Benjamin Wayne is born.[19]Template:BvS
1907
- Patrick A. Wayne is born.[19]Template:BvS
1914
July
28th
- World War I begins.[13]Template:WW
1915
- Laura Wayne is born.[19]Template:BvS
1917
July
31th
- Battle of Passchendaele starts. Steve Trevor is involved in the conflict.[14][13]Template:WW
November
6th
- Battle of Passchendaele ends.[14][13]Template:WW
1918
1920s
- A hit song about ice creams is written.[21]Template:JL
1921
- Ace Chemicals is founded.[22]Template:SQ
1922
- Alan Wayne dies.[19]Template:BvS
1929
- A project consisting of an underground tunnel system running from Gotham City to Metropolis is left unfinished and promptly abandoned. Template:JL
1939
September
1st
- World War II begins.[13]Template:SQ
1940
June
12th
- Paris and the Louvre Museum are invaded by the Nazis.[14][13]Template:WW
November
8th
- The movie The Mark of Zorro is released.Template:BvS
1941
- The Rosemont Theater in Gotham opened.[23]Template:BvS
1942
- Thomas Wayne is born.[24]Template:BvS
January
5th
- Charlie Rose is born.[25]Template:BvS
1945
September
2nd
- World War II ends.[13]Template:SQ
1946
- Martha Kane is born.[24]Template:BvS
1947
January
8th
- David Bowie is born.[10] Template:JL
1951
- Jonathan Kent is born.[1]Template:MoS
1952
- The Daily Planet newspaper moves into its first Metropolis offices.[1]Template:BvS
1954
- Charles Wayne dies.[19]Template:BvS
1955
- Harry Kent Jr. is born.[1]Template:MoS
1957
May
2nd
- Silas Stone is born.[10]Template:JL
1958
June
7th
- Prince Rogers Nelson (later just Prince) is born.[10] Template:JL
October
8th
- Neil deGrasse Tyson is born.[25]Template:BvS
1963
1964
August
- "House of the Rising Sun" is released by The Animals.[18]Template:SQ
October
4th
- The television show Stingray begins broadcasting.[26] Template:AM
1965
June
27th
- The television show Stingray ends broadcasting.[26] Template:AM
1966
September
19th
- Soledad O'Brien is born.[25]Template:BvS
1967
June
3rd
- Anderson Cooper is born.[25]Template:BvS
1968
June
3rd
- Waylon Jones is born.[27][28]Template:SQ
December
6th
- "Sympathy for the Devil" is released by the Rolling Stones.[18]Template:SQ
1969
- Benjamin Wayne dies.[19]Template:BvS
1970
August
- "Paranoid" is released by Black Sabbath.[18]Template:SQ
1972
February
19th
- Bruce Wayne is born.
1973
October
21st
- Jonathan Kent and Martha Clark are wed.[1]Template:MoS
1974
- LexCorp Industries is founded by Alexander Luthor Sr.[29]Template:BvS
- Harry Kent Jr dies.[1]Template:MoS
1975
February
24th
- Anatoli Knyazev is born.[24]Template:BvS
October
31st
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" is released by Queen.[18]Template:SQ
1976
October
5th
- "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is released by AC/DC.[18]Template:SQ
1977
- Patrick A. Wayne died.[19]Template:BvS
- At age 7, Bruce Wayne begins practicing what Alfred would label as "the art of deception".
1978
April
12th
- Floyd Lawton is born.[27][28]Template:SQ
1979
- Laura Wayne dies.[19]Template:BvS
1980
1981
1982
- S.T.A.R. Labs discover and begin to test on one of the three Mother Boxes left after Steppenwolf invaded.[24]Template:BvS
1983
November
14th
- The novel Pet Sematary is published by Stephen King.[10]Template:JL
1983-1984
- Lex Luthor is born.[30]Template:BvS
1984
1985
1986
January
29th
- Arthur Curry is born.[27] Template:AM
March
16th
- Tatsu Hikari is born.[28]Template:SQ
1987
- Dick Grayson is born.[24]Template:BvS
April
7th
- Waylon Jones is arrested for assault. He is given a sentence of 10 years and 2 months.[31]Template:SQ
1988
August
17th
- June Moone is born in Washington, DC.
1989
- Atlanna is forced to leave Thomas Curry and their son to go to Atlantis.[32] Template:AM
- Clark Kent's superpowers emerge while in class one day, and his mother soon arrives to console him.[1] Template:MoS
February
7th
- "She's a Mystery to Me" is released by Roy Orbison.[4]Template:AM
1990
- Bruce Wayne, now 18 years old, moves out of Wayne Manor, and into The Glasshouse with Alfred Pennyworth.
July
20th
- Harleen Quinzel is born.[27][28]Template:SQ
1991
August
7th
- Waylon Jones is arrested for murder[31]Template:SQ
1992
June
30th
- "Seasons" is released by Chris Cornell.[1]Template:MoS
July
6th
- Floyd Lawton is arrested for extortion. He's given a sentence of 2 years.[31]Template:SQ
September
30th
- Barry Allen is born.[33]Template:JL
1993
1994
- Bruce Wayne becomes Batman.Template:BvS
June
29th
- Victor Stone is born.[10]Template:JL
1996
- Jason Todd is born.[24]Template:BvS
1997
- A tornado devastates Smallville, killing Jonathan Kent.[1]Template:MoS
March
31st
- "It's No Good" is released by Depeche Mode.[26] Template:AM
1998
- The Sword of Alexander is sold on the black market.[24]Template:BvS
- El Diablo begins to use his pyrocynetics powers in his criminal life.Template:SQ
1999
2000
- Luthor Sr. leaves his son, Alexander Luthor Jr.[29]Template:BvS
- Alexander Luthor Jr. becomes CEO of Lexcorp following his father leaving him.[29]Template:BvS
21st Century
2001
- Nora Allen is killed.[34]Template:BvS
2002
- Arthur Curry learns whilst combat training with Nuidis Vulko that Queen Atlanna was allegedly executed for having him, a half-breed son.Template:AM
January
9th
- Captain Boomerang is arrested for armed robbering. He is given a sentence of 6 years and 6 months.[31]Template:SQ
22th
- Waylon Jones is arrested for kidnapping. He is given a sentence of 4 years and 5 months.[31]Template:SQ
October
1st
- Wonder Woman captures Slipknot after he commited a murder. He's given a sentence of 20 years.[18]Template:SQ
2003
March
- "Seven Nation Army" is released by The White Stripes.[18]Template:SQ
2004
- Zoe Lawton is born.[18]Template:SQ
2005
2006
October
3rd
- Floyd Lawton is arrested for murder.[31]Template:SQ
2007
April
26th
- "Icky Thump" is released by The White Stripes.[10]Template:JL
2009
2010
2011
- Christopher Weiss was first arrested in 2011 having moved from Alabama to Keystone City to pursue his criminal ambitions.[18]Template:SQ
December
10th
- Waylon Jones is arrested for destruction of propriety. He is given a sentence of 6 years and 11 months.[31]Template:SQ
2012
- NASA sents a mission in Canada, in the same place that one year later the Scout Ship 0344 will be found.[9]Template:MoS
September
18th
- Harley is arrested for grand theft auto, with a sentence of 4 years and 6 months, but breaks out within 2 years.[31]Template:SQ
2013
November
- Birth of superheroe Superman by the Kryptonian Kal-El.
December
- Kryptonian invasion of the Earth organized by General Zod.
- Captured the greatest hit man in the world by Batman, Deadshot.
2014
- Attack on a building in Gotham City organized by the criminal Firefly.
- Captured the couple from Joker, Harley Quinn.
2015
January
9th
- Arrested the metahuman [[Killer
November
13th
- Duel in Gotham City for Batman and Superman.
- Lex Luthor creates Doomsday.
- Death of Superman.
2016
June
15th
- Commissioning the Task Force X.
August
5th
- Battle of Midway City, suicide squad brakes the plans of Enchantress and Incubus.
2017
January
- Steppenwolf makes a second invasion of the Earth in search of the Mother Boxes.
- Foundation of the Justice League.
- The newly founded Justice League, resurrects the deceased Superman.
- Battle of Russia, plan of the Justice League to contain the plans of Steppenwolf.
February
- The ex-businessman Lex Luthor manages to escape from Arkham Asylum by hiring the hit man Deathstroke, with the intention of founding a League.
2018
- A group of pirates commanded by Jesse Kane and his son David attack a submarine.
- King Orm of Atlantis defeated in the Battle of the Brine and coronation of the King Arthur Curry
2019
2020
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Man of Steel
- ↑ In 2017, it is estimated that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. 4.54 billion years before 2017 is 4,539,997,984 B.C., or c. 4,540,000,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ In 2017, it is estimated that the first life on Earth appeared 3.8 billion years ago. 3.8 billion years before 2017 is 3,799,997,984 B.C., or c. 3,800,000,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Aquaman: Arthur's Guide to Atlantis
- ↑ In 2018, it is estimated that the Sahara Desert began to form itselfes 7 million of years ago. 7 million years before 2018 is 6,997,982 B.C., or c. 6,998,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ In 2017, it is estimated that the first "humans" came from evolution around 200,000 years ago. 200,000 years before 2017 is 197,984 B.C., or c. 198,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ In Man of Steel, Jor-El says that the Kryptonian interplanetary travel lasted for "100,000 years" before their planet was destroyed, dated to 1980. 100,000 years before 1980 is 98,022 B.C., or c. 98,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ It has been reported that the Atlantean, Amazon, and human forces fighting Darkseid was "around 30,000 years ago". With Justice League set in 2016, 30,000 years before 2016 is 27,985 B.C., or c. 28,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Man of Steel Prequel
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Justice League
- ↑ In the Stones' apartament is visible a saber-toothed tiger skull.
- ↑ In Suicide Squad, in a scene set in June 2016, it is shown that Enchantress' age is "6373". This means she was born between mid-4359 B.C. and mid-4358 B.C.
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 This is an event from real world history, referenced in the DC Extended Universe.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Wonder Woman: The Official Movie Novelization
- ↑ Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City) p. 8.
- ↑ Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City) p. 45.
- ↑ Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis
- ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 Suicide Squad
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 Empire magazine revealed a photograph of Bruce Wayne in his family crypts. This contains dates of birth and death for Wayne family members.
- ↑ Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Metropolis) p. 33.
- ↑ Mercedes-Benz Presents: Justice League - Pit Stop
- ↑ Wolfman, Marv (2016). Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization. Titan Books.
- ↑ Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City) p. 52.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 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.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Aquaman
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Suicide Squad
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 A.R.G.U.S. website
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Fortune - Lex Luthor: Not Just His Father's LexCorp
- ↑ In Fortune - Lex Luthor: Not Just His Father's LexCorp, from October 2015, and set not long before Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2015, it is said that Luthor is "31". This would mean he was born in 1983 or 1984.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 Suicide Squad: Behind the Scenes with the Worst Heroes Ever
- ↑ Aquaman: Undertow
- ↑ Barry Allen was born on September 30, 1992.
- ↑ In Justice League, it is said that Nora Allen was killed when Barry was 9. With Barry's date of birth reported as September 30, 1992, this means she was killed between September 30, 2001 and September 29, 2002.
- ↑ File:LexCorp promo - Batman file.png
- ↑ Warner Bros. Plotting 'Nightwing' Movie With 'Lego Batman Movie' Director (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter
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