The Science Fiction and Fantasy Timeline
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Spirit in Black (Jeff Hanneman/Kerry King, Slayer)
This timeline was based on the
alt.horror.cthulhu FAQ, on the Grolier Enciclopedia, on the GURPS Time
Travel Timeline and on
the 'Net Alternate History List
. The World Population data was taken from the Population Division,
Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, USA
government (somewhere in the Web). Some data about the movements of the
continents that formed Gondwana were provided by Luiz Surcan, in the
Centroin BBS. The geological dates were shifted to fit into the
excellent Home Page
Evolutionary and Geological Timelines, by Niel Brandt.
The Future of the Solar System was taken from
Superinteressante Magazine of April 1997.
I got many links from
Edgar Governo's History of Things that Never Were.
Some of the movie timelines were complemented with a visit to
the Internet Movie Database
I'm now in the process of adding links to other sf, fantasy,
mythological and historical timelines.
Suggestions will be
very welcome! :-)
A list of Alternate History scenarios can be found at
www.skatecity.com/ah. They are sorted by divergence date.
A minor notice about big numbers is necessary. There are currently
two ways to use big numbers. The standard convention is logical:
<latin prefix>-llion is equal to 106 <latin number>.
But some countries (USA, as expected, and Brazil, for example) adopt the
irrational notation <latin prefix>-llion =
103 + 3 <latin number>. In this page, I will use
the right convention of 1 billion = 1012. For more
details about these number conventions, check Article
"A Zillion Troubles" and
the Billion summary from the Linguist List
I guess I should beg apologies for the zillions of dead links that
I feature in this page. It's not my fault - people tend to create
and abandon pages all the time. Until I have an efficient way to
systematically check if the links exist, this will be a constant
headache
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Created: 1997
Disclaimer
Some of the links to fiction works may include spoiler information.
It's recomended that these links should not be followed
by those who haven't read the books and plan to do so
(of course those that don't plan to read the books at all may take
a look and change their minds J)
20,000 million BC
Xeelee Timeline begins
17,000 million BC
Big Bang
See a Timeline for the events
just after the Big Bang, by Niel Brandt.
5,000 - 1,500 million BC
Archaeozoic (Archean) era
4,500 million BC
Solar System is formed
Formation of the Moon (4.52 to 4.50 thousand million BC, according to
this study by University of Michigan and University of Tenesse
)
3,800 million BC
Formation of Earth's Ocean
Life began on Earth - see
picture
See also the
Tree of Life
3,500 million BC
Elder Things arrive at Earth (crinoid Old Ones) (Lovecraft)
3,500 - 2,800 million BC
Prokaryotic cell organisms develop
2,800 - 2,200 million BC
The Progenitors rule the galaxies in Golden Age (David Brin)
1,500 million BC
Eukaryotic cells appear on Earth
1,500 - 545 million BC
Proterozoic era
1,200 million BC
Oldest possible date for the Creation of the Moon, using
current values of the Tidal Friction (Creation Science)
545 - 250 million BC
Paleozoic era
545 - 505 million BC
Cambrian period
First invertebrates, trilobites
505 - 438 million BC
Ordovician period
Mollusks, brachiopods, and other skeletal invertebrates
Jawless fishes
438 - 410 million BC
Silurian period
Fishes with jaws and first land plants
Land Animals appear on Earth
420 million BC
Higher forms of plant life appear on Earth
410 - 355 million BC
Devonian period
Insects, Amphibians
See
picture of Life in the Sea
400 million BC
The main groups of fish are differentiated
355 - 290 million BC
Carboniferous period
Forests appear
Reptiles, Giant Insects
336 million BC
Explosion of Planet K(Mass = 15 Mearth)
(Meta Research) ![](sarrnext.gif)
320 million BC
Antarctica, Australia, India, South America and Africa form the
continent of Gondwana
300 million BC
See
picture of Life on Land
290 - 250 million BC
Permian period
Seed breeding plants appear
Trilobites die out
250 - 65 million BC
Mesosoic era
250 - 205 million BC
Triassic period
First Dinosaurs, Turtles, Crocodiles
210 million BC
See
Pangaea Map at Late Triassic
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205 - 135 million BC
Jurassic period
Largest Dinosaurs
Birds appear on Earth
Gondwana begins to break, separating South America, Africa and India,
in the North, from Antarctica and Australia, in the South
200 million BC
R'lyeh, Cthulhu's home, is built (Lovecraft)
The (now) India, Australia, Antarctica, and the southern parts of
South America and Africa lie from 10 to 30 degrees from the South Pole,
covered by ice
160 million BC
South America, Africa and India separate
135 - 65 million BC
Cretaceous period
Horned and Armoured Dinosaurs
100 million BC
Reptiles dominate the Earth
70 million BC
First Primates appear
65 million BC
K-T boundary: Extinction of the Dinosaurs
See
this and other mass extinctions
Explosion of Planet V(Mass = 8 Mearth)
(Meta Research)
65 million BC - today
Cenozoic era
65 - 1.8 million BC
Tertiary period
65 - 55 million BC
Paleocene epoch
Mammals are dominant
55 - 38 million BC
Eocene epoch
Horses, Camels
45 million BC
Antarctica separates from Australia
38 - 26 million BC
Oligocene epoch
First Apes
30 - 25 million BC
Development of CircumAntarctic current,
essentially isolating Antarctica from the rest of the continents,
and beginning the establishment of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
26 - 6 million BC
Miocene epoch
(see map)
24 - 11 million BC
Ramapithecus appear on Earth
10 million BC
The Earth, the computer designed by
Deep Thought to calculate the Question to the Ultimate Answer,
is built (Douglas Adams)
6 - 1.8 million BC
Pliocene epoch
Human line diverges from Chimp and Gorilla lines
5.5 million BC
Australopithecus appear on Africa
4 million BC
Australopitecus afarensis appears in east Africa
2.3 million BC
Australopitecus becomes extinct
2 million BC
The Golgofrinchans come to Earth. They
may be the ancestors of mankind (Douglas Adams)
1.8 million BC - today
Quaternary period
1.8 million - 10,000 BC
Pleistocene epoch
Great Ice Age begins
Homo habilis
1.7 million BC
Zinjanthropus (the Nutcracker Man) lives in
Kenya. See
the Kenya Timeline from Pre-History to today
1.65 million BC
Homo erectus
1.5 million BC
Homo habilis becomes extinct
1 million BC
Cooperative hunting, spear invented, language begins to develop
800,000 - 700,000 BC
Early humans discover how to use fire
550,000 - 330,000 BC
Early humans discover how to make fire
300,000 BC
Early Homo sapiens
Homo erectus becomes extinct
280,000 - 130,000 BC
Development of true spoken language and animalistic religion
150,000 - 100,000 BC
Neanderthals inhabit Europe and parts of Asia and North Africa
40,000 BC
Cro-Magnon man is active in Europe and the Middle East
See a
Timeline for the Pre-History (and History, too)
See also
The Life & Times of Early Man
32,000 BC
Neanderthal Man vanishes
c. 15,500 BC
Elves awake in Middle-earth (Tolkien)
12,000 BC
Migrations across Bering land bridge
about 9,000 BC
Fall of Atlantis, according to Plato
6,500 BC - 2,900 BC
Neolithic Period: Domestication of plants
and animals allows for permanent settlements. See
Ancient History Timeline
January 1st, 4,713 BC, 12:00 UT
Day 0.0 of
Julian Date . This reckoning was created by
Joseph-Juste Scaliger in the Renaissence,
in honour of his father Julius Ceasar
This day, in the Gregorian Calendar, is 24 November 4714 BC 12:00
(Check the Calendar Overview)
October 16, 4,004 BC
Creation of the World (Bishop Usher). See a
Creation Timeline (a very beautiful 69k gif). See also
the Institute for Creation Research
4,000 BC
Around this time, the Egyptians astronomically measure Time.
See
a Chronology of Scientific Discoveries
, where you can find detailed explanations of
all Scientific Theories!
Tolkien's estimate of the date of the
Fall of Barad-dur
4,000 BC - Today
Historical Period
See many links to History, from the Research Institude for
the Humanities
Monday, September 7, 3761 BC
Tishri 1, 0001, Origin of Jewish Calendar. Check
the Calendar Overview
3,500 BC - 1,900 BC
Sumerians in Mesopotamia. See
Mesopotamia Timeline
3,100 BC
First Dinasty in Egypt. See
Egyptian Timeline
2,700 BC - 2,200 BC
Age of the Five Rulers, in China. See
Chinese Timeline and Maps
2,350 BC - 1,750 BC
Indus Valley Civilization flowrishes. See
Indian Chronology
1,900 BC - 500 BC
Babylonians and Assyrians. See
Mesopotamia Timeline
1190 BC
The Trojan War.
See
a Greek Myth chronology
753 BC
Foundation of Rome. See a
Roman Timeline
580 BC
Sappho's famed girls' school flourishes on the Isle of
Lesbos.
See
Lesbian History
550 BC - 306 BC
Persian Empire. See a
Persian and Iranian Timeline
c.540 BC
Greek colonies in Spain. See a
timeline of Spain and Hispanic Civilization
490 BC
Battle of Marathon: the Persians are defeated
by the Greek. See a
Greek Chronology
323 BC
Alexander III of Macedon dies
55 BC and 54 BC
Julius Caesar invades Britain, twice. See
a Timeline of Britain
44 BC
Assassination of Julius Caesar. See
a Timeline of Rome
30 AD
Execution of Jesus of Nazareth
395 AD
Division of the Roman Empire
500 AD
Clovis conquers most of France and Belgium. See
a Chronology of Medieval Europe
July 16, 622 AD
Hegira (or Hijra) of Mohammed
This is Day 1 of Month 1 (Muharram) of Year 1 of
the
Islamic Calendar
862 AD
Scandinavian/Viking chieftain Rurik sets up first proto-political
government near
Novgorod.
.
See
a History of Russia
1001 AD - 2000 AD
See
a Timeline for the 2nd millenium, at Greenwich
July 5, 1054 AD
The light from Crab Nebula supernova explosion reaches
Earth.
1073 AD
Sanchez Alfonso becomes King of Aragon and
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivár (El Cid) becomes
his Champion Knight. See
a Spanish Royal timeline
1095 AD - 1291 AD
The Cruzades. See
a timeline, in Portuguese
1143 AD
Treaty of Zamora. Birth of the Kingdom of Portugal.
See a
Chronology of Portugal
1297 - 1305 AD
Campaigns of William of Wallace in Scotland. See
a Scottish Timeline
1492 AD
Columbus crosses the Atlantic Ocean
October 4, 1582 AD
Gregorian Calendar introduced. October 5 to October 14
(10 days) are cancelled, and the day after October 4
becomes October 15. Check
Kevin S's Calendar Conversions
1592 AD
Duncan MacLeod is born (Highlander)
1613 AD - 1917 AD
Romanov Dynasty in Russia. See
Romanov Timeline
1627 AD
Spanish sailors visit Hawaii. See
Hawaiian Timeline
May 4th, 1699
Gulliver's travels begin
September 22, 1792
Day 1 of Month 1 of Year 1 of French Republic Calendar.
Check
the Calendar Overview
1804
World Population: 1,000 million
1854
Sherlock Holmes is born
1864 - 1870
Guerra do Paraguai, or Guerra contra la Triple Alianza.
Paraguay is at war with Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Check Paraguay History
(here
or here,
in English, or
en español), or the Brazilian Army Unofficial Site
( em Português)
June 11, 1865
Battle of Riachuelo in the Guerra do Paraguai (real)
Cusp event to Ética da Traição
timeline: brazilian defeat in the Battle of Riachuelo
(Gerson Lodi Ribeiro)
March 4, 1866
John Carter is astrally projected to Mars/Barsoom
November 22, 1888
John Clayton III is born in Africa (Tarzan)
. Date is 1889 in
Chris Adams's ERB Timeline
1899
Action of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
June 28, 1914
Gavrilo Prinzip kills Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the
throne of Austria-Hungary, in Sarajevo.
See a
timeline of World War I
October 31, 1922
Carl Mikhail Kolchak born.
Kolckak stories were the inspiration for
The X Files.
1927 AD
World Population: 2,000 million
January 30, 1933
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
The Jewish population in Germany is 566,000. Check
the Holocaust Timeline
1936
The Lost Ark is found in Egypt (Indiana Jones)
September 1st, 1939
Nazi Germany invades Poland, starting World War II
Most timelines in Heinlein diverge at this point
1947
Roswell UFO Incident (X-Files)
1950
James Bond becomes 007 and is
licensed to kill (Ian Fleming's books)
October 7, 1950
China invades Tibet. They are still occupying Tibet. See
more about this
1954
Jack Ryan born (Tom Clancy)
November 11, 1955 06:00 AM
Marty McFly comes from the Future (Back to the Future)
September 12, 1959
Soviet Probe Luna 2 returns image of hidden side of the Moon. See
a Chronology of Space Exploration
1960 AD
World Population: 3,000 million
December 12, 1963
Kenya achieves independence. See
a Kenya Timeline
July 20, 1969
Neil Armstrong becomes the First Man in the Moon. See
a Lunar Exploration Timeline
June 19, 1971
Perry Rhodan, Reginald Bull [Bell in the USA edition],
Clark Flipper and Dr. Eric Manoli
become the first men in the Moon (Perry Rhodan)
February, 1972
First Interstellar Flight (Planet of the Apes)
1974 AD
World Population: 4,000 million
c. 1975
Max Rockatansky (Mad Max) is born
December 7, 1975
Indonesia invades East Timor. They have practising a genocide
since this time. See
more about this occupation
July 7, 1976
Viking I lands on Mars. See
Mars Exploration Chronology
April, Friday 13th [?], 1979
Slaughter at Camp Crystal Lake (Friday 13th)
1980
A permanent base is established on the Moon,
as an international facility (Star Trek; this is probably
the "cusp" event from the standard Timeline)
January 1981
Buffy Anne Summers, to be known as Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
is born
Thursday, September 3rd, 1981
The Vogon Constructor Fleet destroys the Earth (Douglas Adams)
1982 AD
Robots with the Positronic Brain are built (Asimov)
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October 26, 1985 01:35 AM
Marty McFly travel to the Past (Back to the Future)
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1987 AD
World Population: 5,000 million
1987, June 12th
The Greatest Storm of the Century struck southern England
(Tolkien, "prophecized" in 1945 or 1946)
1987, October 16th
The Greatest Storm of the Century struck southern England
1987, December 15th to 19th
Events of Movie Lethal Weapon
1990 to 1995
The initial code of the first artificial intelligence destined
to become immortal is written (Signposts Timeline)
March 7, 1992
Dana Scully begins to work with Fox Mulder in the X-Files
Late March, 1992
Serena Tsukino first transforms into Sailor Moon
November 1994
The Intel Pentium FDIV Bug is detected. It had been
predicted by Nostradamus
1997
Dr. Zachary Smith sabotages Jupiter 2 in its trip to
Alpha Centaury. The Robinson Family becomes
Lost in Space
July 1999
Climax of World War III (Nostradamus)
September 13, 1999 19:42
Explosions in the Moon send it away from the Solar System (Space:1999)
December 31, 1999
Fry is frozen (Futurama) ![](sarrnext.gif)
2004
Alderson Drive is perfected. Travel between Star Systems
becomes possible (Jerry Pournelle)
2005
Sol Station launches the first interstellar probe
(C.J.Cherryh)
January 19, 2038, 03:14:08
The Y2.038K Bug will be activated
2063
Vesta Colony attacked, sparking the Chig War
(Space: Above and Beyond)
Action of The Thunderbirds
May 14, 2075
Adam Selene, Bernardo de la Paz, Manuel Garcia Davies and
Wyoming Knott start the movement for the Independence of the Moon
(Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress)
2080
Interstellar travel is considered economically and
philosophically interesting (Red Dwarf)
2131
Uplift of Chimpanzees begins (David Brin)
c. April, 2256
Babylon 5 is built and goes on-line
mid 2268
James T. Kirk becomes the Captain of the Enterprise (Star Trek)
The Year is 2264 in
another timeline
2341 - 2584
Man-Kzin Wars (Larry Niven's Known Space Future History)
2363
Jean-Luc Picard becomes the Captain of the Enterprise NCC 1701-D
(Star Trek)
December 31, 2999
Fry is un-frozen (Futurama)
March, 3955
Astronauts come from the Past and find Earth dominated
by Apes (Planet of the Apes)
c. 26000 AD
Hari Seldon establishes two Foundations at the opposite sides
of the Galaxy (Asimov)
26390 AD
House Atreides moves to Arrakis (Frank Herbert)
April 27, 2774020 AD
Murcheson's Eye, a Red Giant behind Coal Sack, goes supernova
(Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven's
The Mote in God's Eye )
250 million AD
The plates are again projected to reposition themselves so that a
single landmass dominates. Simulation from the PALEAOMAP Project.
1,500 million AD
The dying Sun is 10% brighter than now
Life is extinct on Earth
3,500 million AD
The dying Sun is 40% brighter than now
The Earth loses the athmosphere
4,500 million AD
The dying Sun is 5000 times brighter than now
Sun radius is 200 times the current radius
Mercury and, maybe, Venus are engulfed by the Sun
Earth temperature is 500 degrees Celsius
After 200 cycles of expansion and retraction, the Sun
shrinks forever
???
The Sun becomes a White Dwarf, 17 times smaller than now,
and with half the current mass
Earth is frozen
Some Time in the Future
If the Universe is Closed, it will collapse back into
the Big Crunch. Otherwise, see below. These
data were taken from
Cosmology - The End of the Universe
The page
What are the speculations about the future of the
universe? dates the Big Crunch in 50,000 million AD.
146,000 million AD
If the Sun were not going to become a Red Giant,
then the Earth would rotate with the
translation period of the Moon. See
Tidal Friction and Length of Day for more
explanations.
576,000,005,560 AD
Big Crunch (aka Gnab Gib) in the
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Timeline
1012 AD
Star formation ceases
1027 AD
Dead stars and cold clumps in galaxies merge into one galaxy-sized
black hole
1031 AD
Galaxies (turned into black holes) in clusters and superclusters
merge into supergalactic black holes
1067 AD
Stellar black holes evaporate
1097 AD
Galactic black holes evaporate
10106 AD
Supergalactic black holes evaporate
The Universe is made only of particles and radiation
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