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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)
- Shazam! (2019)
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. 530,000,000 B.C.
- First lifeforms emerge from the sea and start populating on land.[4]Template:AM
c. 500,000,000 B.C.
c. 65,998,000 B.C.
- After a tremendous cataclysm almost all dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles go exinct.[6]Template:AM
- However, some of them (such as Tylosaurs) survive into the Hidden Sea.[7]Template:AM
c. 198,000 B.C.
c. 98,000 B.C.
- Kryptonians become the dominant civilized species on Krypton.[9]Template:MoS
- Kryptonian Expansion: the Kryptonians begin interstellar expansion by colonizing other planets.[9]Template:MoS
c. 38,000 B.C.
c. 28,000 B.C.
- Yalan Gur is chosen by a Green Lantern ring as protector of the Earth's sector.[12]Template:JL
- Invasion of Earth: 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.[12]Template:JL
- Mankind, the Atlanteans and the Amazons take one Mother Box each for safe-keeping.[12]Template:JL
19,030 B.C.
18,000s B.C.
- Kara Zor-El is born on Krypton.[13]Template:MoS
18,030 B.C.
- Dev-Em kills Kell-Ur during a training exercise before he is apprehended by Kara Zor-El.[13]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.[13]Template:MoS
c. 10,000 B.C.
4359-4358 B.C.
- The Enchantress appears on Earth.[16]Template:SQ
c. 3000 B.C.
- Diana Prince is born.
- The Great Fall of Atlantis
c. 2990 B.C.
- Diana begins to take an active interest in the Amazons' combat training, despite her mother's stern refusal of it.[17]Template:WW
c. 2986 B.C.
- Diana formally begins extensive trainings in all forms of Amazonian combat under the guide of Antiope.[18]Template:WW
c. 1600 B.C.
- Massacre in Kahndaq: Black Adam's family is killed by criminals while the herald of Kahndaq is away.[19]
c. 1300-1201 B.C.
- Achilles lived and died during this century. His most important power, the courage, is trasferred to the wizard Shazam after his death.[20][11]
c. 1011 B.C.
c. 931 B.C.
800 B.C.
- Classic Greek Era begins.[5]Template:AM
771 B.C.
March
24th
716 B.C.
July
5-7th
428-427 B.C.
c. 380 B.C.
356 B.C.
July
20th-21st
- Alexander the Great is born.[21]Template:BvS
348-347 B.C.
333 B.C.
323 B.C.
10th-11th
- Alexander the Great dies.[21]Template:BvS
236 B.C.
183 B.C.
63 B.C.
12 B.C.
March
50-140 A.D.
- Juvenal's "Satires" are written. They feature the famous phrase "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?".[22]Template:BvS
479 A.D.
- The Dark Ages begin.[23]Template:JL
Early Modern Era
15th Century
1473
February
19th
- Copernicus is born.[21]Template:BvS
16th Century
- The palace that one day will be known as the Louvre Museum is built.[25]Template:WW
1543
- Copernican heliocentrism is introduced in Europe.[23]Template:BvS
May
24th
- Copernicus dies.[21]Template:BvS
1561
January
22th
17th Century
1626
April
9th
1627
- Francis Bacon's New Atlantis is published.[5]Template:AM
1635
- Gotham City is established in New Jersey.[26]Template:BvS
1661
- The city of Metropolis is founded.[1]Template:MoS
18th Century
1756
January
27th
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born.[21]Template:BvS
1776
- Metropolis Police Department is formed.[1]Template:MoS
1791
December
5th
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies.[21]Template:BvS
19th century
1800s
- Wayne Enterprises is founded by the Wayne Family.[27]Template:BvS
1809
February
12th
- Charles Darwin is born.[21]Template:BvS
1815
- Robinson Park is created in Gotham City.[28]Template:BvS
1820
1826
November
24th
1828
February
8th
1834
- Midway City is founded.[29]Template:SQ
1851
October
18th
- Herman Melville's Moby Dick is published.[7]Template:AM
1859
January
27th
November
24th
- Darwin's theories about evolution are revealed to the public.[23]Template:BvS
1862
- The town of Smallville, Kansas is founded.[1]Template:MoS
1863
- Midway City Police Department is established.[29]Template:SQ
1865
April
9th
- Erich Ludendorff is born.[23]Template:WW
June
3rd
1867
- Alan Wayne is born.[30]Template:BvS
1871
- The Daily Planet newspaper is founded.[31]Template:BvS
1875
September
1st
- Edgar Rice Burroughs is born.[21]Template:WW
1882
April
12th
- Charles Darwin dies.[21]Template:BvS
1883
February
- Carlo Collodi's The Adeventures of Pinocchio is first published as novel.[7]Template:AM
1885
- Charles Wayne is born.[30]Template:BvS
1890
August
20th
October
26th
1893
- Orchard Hotel is opened in Gotham City.[28]Template:BvS
1894
- The Smallville Sentinel newspaper is founded.[1]Template:MoS
1898
- American poet Edith Wills Linn Forbes writes The Lost Atlantis.[5]Template:AM
Modern times
20th century
1902
- Benjamin Wayne is born.[30]Template:BvS
1905
March
24th
- Jules Verne dies.[7]Template:AM
1907
- Patrick A. Wayne is born.[30]Template:BvS
1914
July
28th
- World War I begins.[23]Template:WW
1915
- Laura Wayne is born.[30]Template:BvS
1917
May
29th
- J. F. Kennedy is born.[21]Template:BvS
July
31th
- Battle of Passchendaele starts. Steve Trevor is involved in the conflict.[25][23]Template:WW
November
6th
- Battle of Passchendaele ends.[25][23]Template:WW
1918
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1962
November
- "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is released by Harry Simeone.[11]
December
25th
- The movie To Kill a Mockingbird is released.[28]Template:BvS
1963
1964
August
- "House of the Rising Sun" is released by The Animals.[29]Template:SQ
October
4th
- The television show Stingray begins broadcasting.[7] Template:AM
1965
June
27th
- The television show Stingray ends broadcasting.[7] Template:AM
1966
September
19th
- Soledad O'Brien is born.[21]Template:BvS
1967
June
3rd
- Anderson Cooper is born.[21]Template:BvS
1968
April
4th
- Martin Luther King Jr. is killed in Memphis.[23]Template:BvS
June
3rd
- Waylon Jones is born.[32][33]Template:SQ
December
6th
- "Sympathy for the Devil" is released by the Rolling Stones.[29]Template:SQ
1969
- Benjamin Wayne dies.[30]Template:BvS
December
- "Spirit in the Sky" is released by Norman Greenbaum.
1970
August
18th
- "Paranoid" is released by Black Sabbath.[29]Template:SQ
1971
December
17th
- "Changes" is released by David Bowie.[11]
1972
February
19th
- Bruce Wayne is born.Template:BvS
1973
September
- "The Ballroom Blitz" is released by the Sweet.[29]Template:SQ
October
21st
- Jonathan Kent and Martha Clark are wed.[1]Template:MoS
1974
1975
February
24th
- Anatoli Knyazev is born.[24]Template:BvS
October
31st
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" is released by Queen.[29]Template:SQ
1976
October
5th
- "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is released by AC/DC.[29]Template:SQ
November
21st
- The film Rocky is released.[11]
1977
- Patrick A. Wayne died.[30]Template:BvS
- At age 7, Bruce Wayne begins practicing what Alfred would label as "the art of deception".[24]Template:BvS
1978
April
12th
- Floyd Lawton is born.[32][33]Template:SQ
November
10th
- "Don't Stop Me Now" is released by Queen.[11]
1979
- Laura Wayne dies.[30]Template:BvS
1980
February 29th
- Clark Kent is born.
1981
1982
June
6th
- S.T.A.R. Labs discovers and begins to test on one of the three Mother Boxes left after Steppenwolf invaded.[24]Template:BvS
8th
- "Eye of the Tiger" is released by Survivor.[11]
October
4th
- "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is released by Culture Club.[11]
1983
November
14th
- The novel Pet Sematary is published by Stephen King.[14]Template:JL
1983-1984
- Lex Luthor is born.[34]Template:BvS
1984
1985
1986
January
29th
- Arthur Curry is born.[32] Template:AM
March
16th
- Tatsu Hikari is born.[33]Template:SQ
1987
- Dick Grayson is born.[24]Template:BvS
- Marilyn Batson is born.[11][35]
April
7th
- Waylon Jones is arrested for assault. He is given a sentence of 10 years and 2 months.[36]Template:SQ
1988
August
17th
- June Moone is born in Washington, DC.Template:SQ
1989
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.[32][33]Template:SQ
September
11th
- "Cherry Pie" is released by Warrant.[11]
1991
August
7th
- Waylon Jones is arrested for murder[36]Template:SQ
December
25th
1992
1993
1994
- Bruce Wayne becomes Batman.Template:BvS
June
29th
- Victor Stone is born.[14]Template:JL
1995
- At the Boston Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, Arthur is on a field trip with his class when he is bullied by a pair of students. Arthur reveals his ability to control sea life while several patrons watch in awe.[7]Template:AM
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.[7] Template:AM
1998
- The Sword of Alexander is sold on the black market.[24]Template:BvS
- El Diablo begins to use his pyrokinetic powers in his criminal life.Template:SQ
- Orvax discovers the existence of Arthur Curry. His wife Atlanna is condemned to be eaten by the Trench but she escapes into the Hidden Sea, where she will live for twenty years.[7]Template:AM
1999
- A 13 year old Arthur is approached by Nuidis Vulko Chief Advisor of Atlantis who begins to train Arthur in the use of his Atlantean abilities so he can take his rightful place as king of Atlantis.
21st Century
2000
- Luthor Sr. leaves his son, Alexander Luthor Jr.[37]Template:BvS
- Alexander Luthor Jr. becomes CEO of Lexcorp following his father leaving him.[37]Template:BvS
- Banksy paints Monkey Detonator.Template:BvS
2001
- When Barry was 9 years old, Nora Allen was killed at home, and his father, Henry, was sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary for her murder. While Barry always claimed that his father didn't kill his mother, nobody believed him. Fueled by his determination to prove his father's innocence, Barry began studying forensic science in hopes of one day clearing his father's name.
2002
2003
- Digger Harkness, at the age of 18, starts to commit small crimes in Korumburra, Australia.[29]Template:SQ
- Stephen Shin starts research about Atlantis and Atlanteans' existence.[7]Template:AM
March
- "Seven Nation Army" is released by The White Stripes.[29]Template:SQ
2004
- Zoe Lawton is born.[29]Template:SQ
- Billy Batson is born.[38]
2005
February
14th
2006
- Amusement Mile has a partial revival that brought new stunt shows and circus troupes including the Haley Brothers acrobatic show, Cirque des Planets from Canada, and Cirque Sensationnel from Europe.[28]Template:BvS
October
3rd
- Floyd Lawton is arrested for murder.[36]Template:SQ
2007
April
26th
- "Icky Thump" is released by The White Stripes.[14]Template:JL
2009
2010
2011
- Christopher Weiss is arrested having moved from Alabama to Keystone City to pursue his criminal ambitions.[29]Template:SQ
April
17th
- The TV series Game of Thrones is first aired.[11]
December
10th
- Waylon Jones is arrested for destruction of property. He is given a sentence of 6 years and 11 months.[36]Template:SQ
2012
- NASA conducts a mission in Canada, in the same place that, one year later, Scout Ship 0344 will be found.[13]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.[36]Template:SQ
2013
November
- Clark Kent becomes Superman.
December
- Kryptonian invasion of the Earth organized by General Zod.
2014
January
- Clark Kent begins working for the Daily Planet.
October
13th
- Gotham City mobster Monster T is killed by the Joker in a club.
- Harley Quinn and Joker attempt a getaway, but Batman soon catches up and apprehends Harley, while Joker gets away without a trace.
2015
July
- Kryptonite is found in the Indian Ocean in the wreck of the crashed World Engine.
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: Task Force X 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
January-February
- 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
December
- Thaddeus Sivana releases and works with the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man after attacking Shazam. Billy Batson becomes the final champion of the wizard Shazam.
- The wizard Shazam dies.
- Billy Batson defeats Sivana, and the latter plans an alliance with Mister Mind.
2020
- The Birds of Prey are formed.
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 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.
- ↑ In 2019 it is estimated that the first lifefroms leaving the sea was 530 milion years ago. 530 million years before 2019 is 529,999,798 B.C., or c. 530,000,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Aquaman: Arthur's Guide to Atlantis
- ↑ In 2018, it is estimated that the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event occoured 66 millions of years ago. 66 million years before 2018 is 65,997,982 B.C., or c. 65,998 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 Aquaman
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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.
- ↑ The oldest known cave paintings are dated around 40,000 years ago. 40,000 years before 2019 is 37,981 B.C., or c. 38,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 Shazam!
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 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.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Man of Steel Prequel
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 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.
- ↑ Estimations based on Lily Aspell's age during the filming of Wonder Woman.
- ↑ Estimations based on Emily Carey's age during the filming of Wonder Woman.
- ↑ Based temporanely on comics sources.
- ↑ Historians have theorized that the Troyan War, the battle where Achilles fought according to Homer's Iliad, occoured during this century.
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 Sometimes the DC Extended Universe alludes to people who exists or existed in our world, and it is assumed they were born and died on the same day in the universe, for timeline purposes.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 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.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 This is an event from real world history, referenced in the DC Extended Universe.
- ↑ 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 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.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis
- ↑ 29.00 29.01 29.02 29.03 29.04 29.05 29.06 29.07 29.08 29.09 29.10 29.11 Suicide Squad
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 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.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Suicide Squad
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 A.R.G.U.S. website
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ In Shazam! it's said that Marilyn conceived Billy when she was seventeen in 2004, so she should be born in 1987.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 Suicide Squad: Behind the Scenes with the Worst Heroes Ever
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Fortune - Lex Luthor: Not Just His Father's LexCorp
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ File:LexCorp promo - Batman file.png
- ↑ Warner Bros. Plotting 'Nightwing' Movie With 'Lego Batman Movie' Director (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter
