Timeline (Real World)
Contents
Before the 20th Century
403 BC.
March 20th. Publius Ovidius Naso (often referred to as Ovid) is born in on the Italian peninsula in the Roman Republic.
8 AD. Ovid composes his Metamorphoses, a collection of poems. He is also exiled to the coastal city of Tomis, on the Black Sea.
18 AD. Ovid dies about this time in Tomis.
1179. Snorri Sturluson, author of the Prose Edda, born in Hvammur í Dölum, Iceland.
1241.
September 22nd. Snorri Sturluson assassinated.
1485. Le Morte d'Arthur is published.
1564.
April 23rd. William Shakespeare born in Stratford-on-Avon, England.
1616.
April 23rd. William Shakespeare dies in Stratford-on-Avon, England.
1623.
December 5th. The First Folio, collecting thirty-six of Shakespeare's plays, is purchased for the first time.
1772.
October 21st. Samuel Taylor Coleridge born in Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England.
1775. The first printed edition of the collection of stories known as the One Thousand and One Nights is published in Arabic.
1797.
August 30th. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin is born in London, England.
October. About this time, Samuel Taylor Coleridge writes the poem, "Kubla Khan: or A Vision in a Dream".
1802.
February 26. Victor Hugo born in Besançon, Franche-Comté, France.
July 24th. Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (later known as Alexandre Dumas) born in Villers-Cotterêts, Picardy, France.
1803.
May 25th. Ralph Waldo Emerson born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
1812.
February 7th. Charles John Huffam Dickens born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
May 7th. Robert Browning born in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
1816.
May 14th. Mary Wollstonecraft travels to Geneva with Percy Shelley to spend the summer with Lord Byron.
May 25th. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, "Kubla Khan: or A Vision in a Dream" is published.
June 16th. Between the hours of 2am to 3am, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin conceives the idea of what would be the story of Frankenstein. [1]
December 30th. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin marries Percy Shelley.
1818.
January 1st. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is published.
1821.
November 11th. Fyodor Dostoevsky born in Moscow, Russia.
1832.
January 27th. Lewis Carroll born in Daresbury, Cheshire, England.
1834.
July 25th. Samuel Taylor Coleridge dies in Highgate, Middlesex, England due to heart failure.
1837
February. The first chapters of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial in the magazine, Bentley's Miscellany.
March. The second set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
April. The third set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
May. The fourth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
July. The fifth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
August. The sixth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
September. The seventh set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
November. The eighth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
December. The ninth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
1838.
January. The tenth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
February. The eleventh set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
March. The twelfth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
April. The thirteenth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
May. The fourteenth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
June. The fifteenth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
July. The sixteenth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
August. The seventeenth set of chapters Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
October. The eighteenth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial. The novel is also published in full for the first time in three volumes.
November. The nineteenth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
December. The twentieth set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
1939.
January. The twenty-first set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
February. The twenty-second set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
March. The twenty-third set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
April. The twenty-fourth and final set of chapters of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress is published as a serial.
1840.
November 12th. François Auguste René Rodin born in Paris, France.
1841. Ralph Waldo Emerson writes his essay, "Self-Reliance", which is later published in a collection of twelve essays.
1842. Dramatic Lyrics, the third volume of Robert Browning's Bells and Pomegranates is published. It contains his poem on the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
1844. Alexander Dumas's novella Les Frères Corses (The Corsican Brothers) is published.
March to April. Les Trois Mousquetaires (The Three Musketeers) is serialized in the French newspaper, Le Siècle.
October 15th. Friedrich Nietzsche born in Röcken, Prussia.
1851.
February 1st. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley dies.
March 31st. Les Misérables is published.
1856.
May 15th. L. Frank Baum born in Chittenango, New York, United States.
1859.
May 22nd. Arthur Conan Doyle born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1865.
November 9th. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published.
1870.
June 9th. Charles Dickens dies in Higham, Kent, England.
December 5th. Alexandre Dumas dies in Dieppe, Normandy, France.
1881.
February 9th. Fyodor Dostoevsky dies in Saint Petersburg, Russa.
1882. John Payne translates the first complete English collection of One Thousand and One Nights.
April 27th. Ralph Waldo Emerson dies in Concord, Massachusetts, United States.
1883.
July 3rd. Franz Kafka born in Prague, Austria-Hungary.
1885.
May 22nd. Victor Hugo dies in Paris, France.
1887. A Study in Scarlet, the first novel and story to feature Sherlock Holmes and Dr. James Watson, is published.
1888. Rodin's Le Poète (The Poet) makes its debut at an exhibition on French art in Copenhagen, Denmark. It will be later known as Le Penseur (The Thinker) [2][3]
1889.
December 12th. Robert Browning dies in Venice, Italy.
1892.
January 22nd. Edvard Munch writes down his inspiration for his painting, Skrik (in English, The Scream).
1893.
January 13th. Clark Ashton Smith born in Long Valley, California, United States.
1894.
May 27th. Samuel Dashiell Hammett born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.
1897.
May 26th. Dracula is published.
September 25th. William Faulkner born in New Albany, Mississippi, United States.
1898.
January 14th. Lewis Carroll dies in Guildford, Surrey, England.
September 30th. Edgar Parin born in Munich, Germany. He will later adopt his mother's maiden name, d'Aulaire, as his professional name.20th Century
1900.
August 25th. Friedrich Nietzsche dies in Weimar, Germany.
September 1st. L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is published.
1901.
December 5th. Walt Disney born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
1904.
December 27th. Ingri Mortenson born in Kongsberg, Norway.
1905.
June 21st. Jean-Paul Sartre born in Paris, France.
September 4th. Mary Renault born in Forest Gate, Essex, England.
1906.
May 29th. Terence Hanbury "T.H." White born in Bombay (modern day Mumbai), India.
1907.
July 7th. Robert Anson Heinlein born in Butler, Missouri.
1910.
February 21st. Douglas Bader born in St John's Wood, London, England.
1916.
September 17th. Mary Stewart born in Sunderland, Durham, England.
1917.
August 28th. Jacob Kurtzberg (later known as Jack Kirby) born in New York, New York, United States.
November 17th. Auguste Rodin dies in Meudon, France.
1918.
January 29th. John Forsythe born in Penns Grove, New Jersey, United States.
November 2nd. Roger Lancelyn Green is born in Norwich, Norfolk, England.
November 30th. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. born in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
1919.
May 6th. L. Frank Baum dies in Los Angeles, California, United States.
1921.
August 19th. Gene Roddenberry born in El Paso, Texas, United States.
1922.
May 7th. Darren McGavin born in Spokane, Washington, United States.
July 28th. Val Bettin born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.
December 28th. Stanley Martin Lieber (later known as Stan Lee) born in New York, New York, United States.
1923.
February 18th. The first issue of the pulp magazine, Weird Tales, is published.
October 16th. Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is founded.
1924.
June 3rd. Franz Kafka dies in Klosterneuburg, Austria.
September 26th. Tony L. Sgroi born in Lynn, Massachusetts.
1925.
May 27th. Tony Hillerman born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma.
July 24th. Edgar Parin d'Aulaire and Ingri Mortenson marry. [4]
1926.
January. Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio changes its name to Walt Disney Studio.
1927.
December 11th. John Buscema is born in New York City, New York, United States.
1928.
February 26th. Ric Estrada born in Havana, Cuba.
September 17th. Roddy McDowall born in Herne Hill, London, England.
1929.
January 31st. Sartoris, the first of William Faulkner's novels set in Yoknapatawpha County, is published.
November 15th. Ed Asner born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
September. The first part of Dashiell Hammett's story, The Maltese Falcon is published in the pulp magazine, Black Mask.
October. The second part of The Maltese Falcon is published in Black Mask.
November. The third part of The Maltese Falcon is published in Black Mask.
December. The fourth part of The Maltese Falcon is published in Black Mask.
1930.
January. The fifth and final part of The Maltese Falcon is published in Black Mask. Dashiell Hammett's complete novel is published later that year.
April 19th. Warner Bros. Pictures' Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the first Looney Tunes cartoon, debuts at the Warner Bros. Theatre in Hollywood, California, United States.
July 7th. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dies.
August 16th. Robert Culp born in Oakland, California, United States.
December 16th. Walt Disney Studios is reorganized as a corporation with the name Walt Disney Productions, Limited.
1931.
June 29th. Ed Gilbert born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
July 2nd. Robert Ito born.
1932.
March 4th. Frank Wells born in Coronado, California.
August. Clark Ashton Smith's short story, "The Maker of Gargoyles" is published in the pulp magazine, Weird Tales.
August 24th. W. Morgan Sheppard born in London, England.
December 28th. Nichelle Nichols born in Silver City, New Mexico, United States.
1933.
February 2nd. Tony Jay born in London, England.
1934.
April 19th. Surgeon Colonel Robert Wilson claims to have seen the Loch Ness Monster, later providing a photo famously referred to as the "Surgeon's Photo". [5]
July 27th. Amentha Dymally born in New York City, New York, United States.
1936.
December 22nd. Héctor Elizondo born in New York City, New York, United States.
1938. T.H. White's novel, The Sword in the Stone, is published.
July 30th. Michael Bell born in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
1939.
May 22nd. Paul Winfield born in Dallas, Texas, United States.
August 25th. MGM's The Wizard of Oz premieres in theatres nationwide.
1940.
January. Robert A. Heinlein's "Requiem" is published in the science fiction magazine Astounding.
November 22nd. Roy William Thomas, Jr. is born in Jackson, Missouri.
1941.
May 1st. RKO's Citizen Kane premieres at the Palace Theatre in New York City, New York, United States.
July 29th. David Warner born in Manchester, England.
September 10th. Stephen Jay Gould is born in New York City, New York, United States.
October. Robert Heinlein's "By His Bootstraps" is published in Astounding Science Fiction under the pen name Anson MacDonald.
October 18. Warner Bros. Pictures' The Maltese Falcon premieres in theatres nationwide.
1942.
March 7th. Michael Eisner born in Mount Kisco, New York, United States.
September 19th. Victor Brandt born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
November 26th. Warner Bros. Pictures' Casablanca premieres in the Hollywood Theatre in New York City, United States.
1943.
July 29th. Charles Hallahan born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
1944.
May 4th. MGM's Gaslight premieres in theatres nationwide.
May 5th. John Rhys-Davies born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Roger Rees born in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales.
September 12th. B.J. Ward born in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
1945.
November 27th. James Avery born in Suffolk, Virginia, United States.
1946.
March 12th. Frank Welker born in Denver, Colorado, United States.
April 19th. Tim Curry born in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England.
1947.
July 9th. Orenthal James Simpson is born in San Francisco, California.
August 31st. Steven Perry born in Louisiana, United States.
September 30th. Haunani Minn born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
1948.
September 14th. Clyde Kusatsu born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
October 2nd. Avery Brooks born in Evansville, Indiana, United States.
October 28th. Cary Bates born in Pennsylvania, United States.
1949.
February 2nd. Brent Spiner born in Houston, Texas, United States.
February 18th. Pat Fraley born in Seattle, Washington, United States.
August 6th. Dorian Harewood born in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
September 17th. Warner Bros. Pictures' Fast and Furry-ous, the first Looney Tunes to feature Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, is released in theatres nationwide.
November 27th. Gerrit Graham born in New York City, New York, United States.
December 21st. Michael Horse born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
1950. Robert A. Heinlein's novella The Man Who Sold the Moon is published.
May 13th. Gary Krisel born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
September 14th. Michael Reaves born in San Bernardino, California, United States.
September 27th. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa born in Higashi-Azabu, Tokyo, Japan.
November 26th. Neil Dickson born in the United Kingdom.
December 10th. Gregg Berger born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
December 21st. Jeffrey Katzenberg born in New York City, New York, United States.
1951.
June 20th. Tress MacNeille born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
July 1st. Terrence Mann born in Ashland, Kentucky, United States.
October 15th. I Love Lucy debuts on CBS.
1952.
May 18th. Diane Duane born in New York City, New York, United States.
August 19th. Jonathan Frakes born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States.
November 3rd. Jim Cummings born in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.
December 9th. Michael Dorn born in Luling, Texas, United States.
December 12th. Sarah Douglas born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
December 25th. CCH Pounder born in Georgetown, British Guyana.
1953.
February 10th. Elisa Gabrielli born in Sacramento, California, United States.
February 11th. John St. Ryan born in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
May 30th. Colm Meaney born in Dublin, Ireland.
October 9th. Tony Shalhoub born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States.
1954.
June. Ric Young born in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
June 15th. Jim Belushi born in Wheaton, Illinois, United States.
1955.
February 9th. Charles Shaughnessy born in London, England.
March 6th. James Saito born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
March 29th. Marina Sirtis born in Hackney, London, England.
April 29th. Kate Mulgrew born in Dubuque, Iowa, United States.
July 3rd. Jesse Corti born in Venezuela.
September 12th. Peter Scolari born in New Rochelle, New York, United States.
December 16th. Xander Berkeley born in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
1956.
March 11th. Rob Paulsen born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
May 7th. S. Scott Bullock born in Santa Monica, California.
June 4th. Keith David born in New York City, New York, United States.
October 20th. Peter Morwood born in Northern Ireland.
November 24th. Ruben Santiago-Hudson born in Lackawanna, New York, United States.
1957.
February 16th. LeVar Burton born in Landstuhl, West Germany.
March 22nd. Frank Paur born.
May 6th. I Love Lucy ends its six season run on CBS.
June 16th. Ian Buchanan born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
October 4th. Bill Fagerbakke born in Fontana, California, United States.
November 6th. Cam Clarke born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
1958. Brynne Chandler born. Mary Renault's The King Must Die is published. T.H. White's collected Arthurian works known as The Once and Future King is published.
January 4th. Matt Frewer born in Washington, D.C., United States.
February 13th. Gary Sperling born in the United States.
July 11th. Robert A. Heinlein writes his short story, "'—All You Zombies—'".
August 15th. Roger Rose born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
October 13th. Charity James born in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada.
November 1st. Rachel Ticotin born in the Bronx, New York, United States.
1959.
January 5th. Clancy Brown born in Urbana, Ohio, United States.
March. Robert A. Heilein's short story, "'—All You Zombies—'", is published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
April 15th. Tom Wilson born in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania, United States.
April 27th. Sheena Easton born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
November 23rd. Don Reed born in Oakland, California, United States.
1960.
January 4th. April Winchell born in New York City, New York, United States.
February 17th. Thom Adcox born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
August 28th. Emma Samms born in London, England.
October 1st. The musical Camelot premieres at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
October 10th. Dan Ferro born in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.
November 11th. Lawrence Bayne born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
December 3rd. Camelot begins its run at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway.
1961.
January 2nd. Gabrielle Carteris born in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.
January 3rd. Robert N. Skir born.
January 10th. Dashiell Hammett dies in New York City, New York, United States.
January 14th. Vic Cook born in Johnson Air Force Base, Saitama, Japan.
May 1st. Marabina Jaimes born in Mexico City, Mexico.
June 27th. Bruce Locke born in Oregon, United States.
August 14th. Clark Ashton Smith dies in Pacific Grove, Califonia, United States.
November 1st. Fantastic Four #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby is published by Marvel Comics.
1962. D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths is published. Mary Renault's The Bull from the Sea is published.
July 6th. William Faulkner dies in Byhalia, Mississippi, United States.
October 2nd. Jeff Bennett born in Houston, Texas, United States.
November 14th. Laura San Giacomo born in West Orange, New Jersey, United States.
1963.
January 5th. Camelot ends its run at the Majestic Theatre after 873 performances.
January 27th. Alan Cumming born in Aberfeldy, United Kingdom.
July 2nd. The Avengers #1, written by Stan Lee, is released.
July 8th. Rocky Carroll born in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
July 30th. Marty Isenberg born in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States.
September 28th. Greg Weisman born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
December 12th. The Sword in the Stone, the eighteenth film from Walt Disney Feature Animation, premieres in London, United Kingdom.
1964.
January 17th. T.H. White dies in Athens, Greece.
September 17th. Bewitched premieres on ABC.
1965.
March 23rd. Richard Grieco born in Watertown, New York, United States..
1966.
February 27th. Gregg Rainwater born in Flint, Michigan, United States.
May 28th. Ashley Laurence born in California, United States.
September 6th. Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry, premieres in Canada on CTV.
September 8th. Star Trek premieres in the United States on NBC.
October 11th. The Avengers #35 is released, marking Roy Thomas's first issue in the series.
December 15th. Walt Disney dies of lung cancer in Burbank, California, United States.
December 24th. Diedrich Bader born in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.
1967. D'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants is published.
February 20th. Kath Soucie born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
April 11th. The Avengers #41 is released, marking John Buscema's first issue with the series.
April 12th. Amanda Conner is born in Los Angeles, California.
May 15th. Brigitte Bako born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
June 14th. Adam Gilad born.
June 15th. MGM's The Dirty Dozen premieres at the Capitol Theatre in New York City, United States. [6][7]
November 23rd. Salli Richardson born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
1968.
February 8th. 20th Century-Fox's Planet of the Apes premieres at the Capitol Theatre in New York City, United States.
February 9th. The season two Star Trek episode, "Return to Tomorrow", airs on television.
February 19th. Mister Roger's Neighborhood premieres on NET.
May 9th. The Avengers #54 is released, featuring Ultron.
September 10th. The Avengers #58 is released, featuring Ultron-5.
1969.
March 12th. Jamie Thomason born in Pasadena, California, United States.
June 3rd. Star Trek ends its three season run on NBC.
July 1st. Scott Cleverdon born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Rino Romano born in Toronto, Canada.
July 7th. Cree Summer born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
November 17th. Roxanne Beckford born in Kingston, Jamaica.
1970. The Blessing Way, the first of Tony Hillerman's novels to feature Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of Window Rock, Arizona, is published.
September 16th. Jennifer L. Anderson (Co-Host of Voices from the Eyrie and inspiration for Jayla Réal) born in Burbank, California.
1972.
March 25th. Bewitched is cancelled on ABC after an eight season run.
1973.
June 15th. 20th Century-Fox's Battle for the Planet of the Apes is released in theatres nationwide.
November 30th The first part of Frankenstein: The True Story airs on NBC.
December 1st The second part of Frankenstein: The True Story airs on NBC.
1974.
August 18th. Karine Charlebois born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
October 31st. Greenwich Village holds its first Halloween Parade.
1975.
April 3rd. EMI Film's Monty Python and the Holy Grail premieres in theatres.
1979.
September 28th. Anndi McAfee born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
1980.
April 15th. Jean-Paul Sartre dies in Paris, France.
August 24th. J.D. Daniels born in Long Island, New York, United States.
October 17th. Justin Shenkarow born in Torrance, California, United States.
October 21st. The Uncanny X-Men #141 is released, featuring "Days of Future Past".
October 24th. Ingri d'Aulaire dies.
November 18th. The Uncanny X-Men #142 is released, featuring "Mind Out of Time", part two of the "Days of Future Past" storyline.
1981.
January 15th. Hill Street Blues premieres on NBC.
June 12th. Malachi Pearson born in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
August 18th. Greg Bishansky (Co-Host of Voices from the Eyrie and inspiration for Cenek Belinsky) born in New York, New York, United States.
1982.
July 9th. Walt Disney Productions' Tron is released in theatres nationwide.
August 5th. Robby Bevard born in San Antonio Texas, United States.
September 5th. Douglas Bader dies in Chiswick, London, England.
September 30th. Lacey Chabert born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States.
1983.
December 13th. Mary Renault dies in Cape Town, South Africa.
1984.
May 23rd. Adam Wylie born in San Dimas, California, United States.
August 5th. Stephen Jay Gould's essay, "Human Equality Is a Contingent Fact of History" is published in Natural History.
August 28th. Zehra Fazal (Inspiration for and "voice" of Shahrizad) born in Libertyville, Illinois.
September 23. Michael Eisner becomes Board Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Frank Wells becomes President and Chief Operating Officer. [8]
October 1st. Jeffrey Katzenberg becomes of Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, overseeing motion pictures and television. [9]
October 24th. George Kambadais born.
October 26th. Orion Pictures' The Terminator is released in theatres nationwide.
December 5th. Walt Disney Television Animation, a part of Walt Disney Studios, is founded with Gary Krisel as its President.
1985.
March 11th. Richard Frank becomes President of Walt Disney Studios, working under Jeffrey Katzenberg. [10]
September 14th. Adventures of the Gummi Bears premieres on NBC.
1986.
February 6th. Walt Disney Productions changes its name to The Walt Disney Company, stating the old name only referred to the film industry. [11]
March 7th. 20th Century Fox's Highlander premieres in Los Angeles, United States.
May 1st Edgar Parin d'Aulaire dies.
December 2nd. Captain Atom #1 is released, written by Cary Bates and co-plotted by Greg Weisman. It features the character Wade Eiling, a precursor to David Xanatos. [12][13]
1987.
May 12th. Hill Street Blues ends its seven season run on NBC.
September 28th. Star Trek: The Next Generation premieres on television.
October 8th. Roger Lancelyn Green dies in Wirral, Merseyside, England
1988.
May 8th. Robert A. Heinlein dies of emphysema and hearth failure in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
1989.
July. Greg Weisman begins work at Walt Disney Television Animation as a staff assistant. [14]
1990.
February. Greg Weisman becomes a creative executive at Walt Disney Television Animation, working on current programing and series development. [15]
September 10th. The animation block known as the Disney Afternoon debuts on syndicated television.
1991.
February 22nd. Adventures of the Gummi Bears ends its run on the Disney Afternoon.
March 11th. The earliest document on record for the series that would become Gargoyles is written. [16]
June. Greg Guler begins to work at Walt Disney Television Animation. [17]
September 6th. Darkwing Duck premieres on the Disney Afternoon with the hour-length TV special, "Darkly Dawns the Duck".
September 17th. Michael Eisner passes on the first Gargoyles pitch as a comedy. [18]
October 24th. Gene Roddenberry dies in Santa Monica, California, United States.
November 22nd. Beauty and the Beast, the thirtieth film from Walt Disney Feature Animation, is released in theatres nationwide.
December 19th. The development of the Gargoyles shifts from a comedy to a drama. [19]
1992.
March 3rd to April 23rd. Now pitched as a action-adventure drama, Michael Eisner passes for the second time on Gargoyles. Seeing something in the show, Jeffrey Katzenberg tells Greg Weisman the next day to pursue it further. [20][21]
May 20th. Darkwing Duck airs its final episode: "Extinct Possibility".
1993.
January 4th. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premieres on television.
February. Greg Weisman becomes Director of Series Development for Walt Disney Television Animation. [22]
February 23rd Previews of Bonkers begin airing on the Disney Channel.
April 4th. The Bonkers episode, "The Toon That Ate Hollywood" airs on the Disney Channel.
April 8th. Michael Eisner greenlights Gargoyles for the fall of 1994. [23][24]
September 4th. Bonkers debuts on the Disney Afternoon.1994.
February 6th. Jack Kirby dies of heart failure in Thousand Oaks, California.
March 13th The infamous Surgeon's Photo, supposedly depicting the Loch Ness Monster, is finally confirmed to be a hoax. [25][26]
April 3rd. Frank Wells dies in a helicopter crash in Lamoille, Nevada. [27]
May 23rd. Star Trek: The Next Generation ends its seven season run.
June 17th. The nation's attention is captured by the live coverage of a sixty-mile police chase throughout Los Angeles County. One of the vehicle's occupants, Orenthal James Simpson, is arrested shortly thereafter for first degree murder. [28]
August 8th. Erin Weisman born. [29][30]
August 25th. Jeffrey Katzenberg resigns as President of Walt Disney Studios. [31]
August 26th. Walt Disney Studios is split off and restructured, with Richard Frank becoming Chairman of Walt Disney Television and Telecommunications, directly overseeing Gargoyles. [32]
September 29th. World Premiere of Gargoyles in Orlando, Florida, United States.
October 24th. "Awakening: Part One" premieres on television, on the Disney Afternoon.
October 25th. "Awakening: Part Two" premieres on television.
October 26th. "Awakening: Part Three" premieres on television.
October 27th. "Awakening: Part Four" premieres on television.
October 28th. "Awakening: Part Five" premieres on television.
November 1st. The non-canonical "A Study in Stone" is released.
November 4th. "The Thrill of the Hunt" premieres on television.
November 11th. "Temptation" premieres on television.
November 18th. "Deadly Force" premieres on television.
December 1st. The non-canonical "Stone Cold" is released.
December 13th. The non-canonical "Fiends In High Places" is released.1995.
Talks begin of a live-action Gargoyles film. Greg Weisman and Michael Reaves are attached to the project as co-producers, and are asked to submit the initial treatment for the story. [33]
January 6th. "Enter Macbeth" premieres on television.
January 10th. The non-canonical "Always Darkest Before Dawn" is released.
January 13th. "The Edge" premieres on television.
January 16th. Star Trek: Voyager premieres on UPN.
January 20th. "Long Way To Morning" premieres on television.
January 24th. At the Criminal Courts Building, the criminal case known as The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson begins, with Judge Lance Ito presiding. [34]
January 27th. "Her Brother's Keeper" premieres on television.
January 31st. Prosecution begins its testimony in The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. [35]
February 3rd. "Reawakening" premieres on television. Gargoyles The Movie: The Heroes Awaken is released on VHS and Laser Disk.
February 14th. The non-canonical "Rude Awakening" is released.
March 10th. Rich Frank resigns as Chairman of Walt Disney Television and Communications. [36][37]
March 28th. The non-canonical "Blood From A Stone" is released.
April. Station Eight goes online.
April 25th. The non-canonical "Venus In Stone" is released.
May 1st. The non-canonical "Take the A Train" and Cyber Hunt are released.
May 30th. The non-canonical "Venus Rising" is released.
June 7th. Gary Krisel announces his departure from Walt Disney Television Animation when his contract expires at the end of the year. Shortly after, Greg Weisman and Michael Reaves are moved off the development of the live-action film. [38]
July 4th. The non-canonical "The Pack Attacks" is released.
July 6th. The prosecution rests in The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. [39]
July 10th. The defense begins presenting its arguments in The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. [40]
August 3rd. The non-canonical "Terror In Times Square" is released.
August 31st. The non-canonical "The Egg And I" is released.
September 4th. "Leader of the Pack" premieres on television.
September 5th. "Metamorphosis" premieres on television.
September 6th. "Legion" premieres on television.
September 7th. "A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time" premieres on television.
September 11th. "The Mirror" premieres on television.
September 12th. "The Silver Falcon" premieres on television.
September 13th. "Eye of the Beholder" premieres on television.
September 14th. "Vows" premieres on television.
September 18th. "City of Stone" Part One premieres on television.
September 19th. "City of Stone" Part Two premieres on television.
September 20th. "City of Stone" Part Three premieres on television.
September 21st. "City of Stone" Part Four premieres on television.
September 25th. "High Noon" premieres on television.
September 27th. Closing arguments begin in The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. [41]
September 28th. "Outfoxed" premieres on television.
October 2nd. Jury begins and ends its deliberations in The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. [42]
October 3rd. The jury delivers a verdict of Not Guilty in the case of The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. [43]
October 12th. "The Price" premieres on television, airing earlier than intended.
October 26th. "Revelations" premieres on television. The non-canonical "Out of the Past" is released.
November. Gargoyles is released on the Sega Genesis.
November 1st. The non-canonical "All Hallows' Eve" is released.
November 6th. "Double Jeopardy" premieres on television.
November 9th. "Upgrade" premieres on television.
November 11th. The 23rd Annie Awards take place, in which Gargoyles is nominated in four categories, with Kazuo Terada winning Best Achievement in Storyboarding for the episode "Reawakening". [44][45]
November 13th. "Protection" premieres on television, introducing the Fandom to Jalapeña!
November 16th. "The Cage" premieres on television.
November 20th. "Avalon" Part One premieres on television.
November 21st. "Avalon" Part Two premieres on television.
November 22nd. "Avalon" Part Three premieres on television.
November 23rd. "Shadows of the Past" premieres on television.
November 25th. Bonkers airs its final episode, "Goldijitters and the 3 Bobcats".
November 27th. "Heritage" premieres on television.
November 28th. "Monsters" premieres on television.
November 30th. The non-canonical "Into the Future" is released.
December 14th. "Golem" premieres on television.
December 18th. "Sanctuary" premieres on television.
December 21st. "M.I.A." premieres on television.
December 28th. "Grief" premieres on television.1996.
January. Gary Krisel leaves as President of Walt Disney Television Animation. [46]
February 5th. "Kingdom" premieres on television, airing later than intended.
February 6th. "The Hound of Ulster" premieres on television.
February 7th. "Walkabout" premieres on television.
February 8th. "Mark of the Panther" premieres on television.
February 12th. "Pendragon" premieres on television.
February 13th. "Eye of the Storm" premieres on television.
February 14th. "The New Olympians" premieres on television.
February 15th. "The Green" premieres on television.
February 19th. "Sentinel" premieres on television.
February 20th. "Bushido" premieres on television.
February 21st. "Cloud Fathers" premieres on television.
February 22nd. "Ill Met By Moonlight" premieres on television.
April 25th. "Future Tense" premieres on television.
April 29th. "The Gathering" Part One premieres on television.
April 30th. "The Gathering" Part Two premieres on television.
May 1st. "Vendettas" premieres on television. The non-canonical "Lost in the Fun House" is released. Greg Weisman leaves Walt Disney Television Animation. [47][48]
May 6th. "Turf" premieres on television.
May 7th. "The Reckoning" premieres on television.
May 8th. "Possession" premieres on television.
May 13th. "Hunter's Moon" Part One premieres on television.
May 14th. "Hunter's Moon" Part Two premieres on television.
May 15th. "Hunter's Moon" Part Three premieres on television.
May 22nd. The 23rd Daytime Emmys takes place, in which Gargoyles is nominated in two categories. [49]
July 1st. The non-canonical "All in a Night's Work" is released.
August 1st. The non-canonical "The Experts" is released.
September 7th. The non-canonical "The Journey" premieres on television.
September 14th. The non-canonical "Ransom" premieres on television.
September 21st. The non-canonical "Runaways" premieres on television.
September 28th. The non-canonical "Broadway Goes to Hollywood" premieres on television.
October 5th. The non-canonical "A Bronx Tail" premieres on television.
October 19th. The non-canonical "Be Afraid of the Dark" is released.
October 26th. The non-canonical "The Dying of the Light" premieres on television.
November 2nd. The non-canonical "And Justice For All" premieres on television.
November 9th. The non-canonical "Genesis Undone" premieres on television.
November 10th. The 24th Annie Awards take place, in which Gargoyles is nominated in six categories. [50][51]
November 16th. The non-canonical "Generations" premieres on television.
November 23rd. The non-canonical "...For It May Come True" premieres on television.
November 30th. The non-canonical "To Serve Mankind" premieres on television.
December 1st. The non-canonical "Lines of Allegiance: Friends and Enemies" is released.
1997.
January 1st. The non-canonical "Lines of Allegiance: Crossing the Line" is released.
February 8th. The non-canonical "Seeing Isn't Believing" premieres on television.
February 15th. The non-canonical "Angels in the Night" premieres on television.
March - April. Ask Greg opens on Station Eight.
July 19th to 21st. The First Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in New York, New York, United States.
August 29th. The Disney Afternoon ends its run on syndicated television.
September. Gargoyles re-runs begin airing on the USA Action Extreme Team.
November 16th. The 25th Annie Awards take place, in which Gargoyles is nominated in one category. [52][53]
November 18th. The Nina Dyer Necklace is sold to an anonymous New York buyer in a Christie's auction held in Geneva for $902,000. [54]
November 25th. Charles Hallahan dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, United States.
November 27th. High winds knock the Barney the Dinosaur balloon into a lamppost at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, popping it. [55]
December. Gargoyles reruns can now be found on the premium cable channel, Toon Disney (later DisneyXD)
1998.
April 10th. Jim Kouf submits to Touchstone Pictures the second revision of Dean Devlin's script for a live-action Gargoyles. It is reportedly the version that goes the furthest to being produced, prompting the hire of make-up and visual effects artist Rick Baker to design characters. [56]
July 16th. Tony L. Sgroi dies in Los Angeles.
August 14th to August 17th. The Second Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in New York, New York, United States.
September 11th. The USA Action Extreme Team block comes to an end.
October 3rd. Roddy McDowall dies of lung cancer in Studio City, California.
1999.
May 31st. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ends its seven season run.
June 25th to June 27th. The Third Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Dallas, Texas, United States.21st Century
2000.
February. JLA Showcase #1, which contains the story "The Flashback of Notre", is published. Greg Weisman works with Christopher Jones for the first time.
August 4th to August 6th. The Fourth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Orlando, Florida, United States.
2001.
May 23rd. Star Trek: Voyager ends its seven season run on UPN.
June 22nd to June 25th. The Fifth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Los Angeles, California, United States.
July 13th. The staff of Disney's Team Atlantis was informed that the series was being scrapped due to Disney's disappointment with the film's box office. [57]
August 31st. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ends its thirty-two year run on PBS.
2002.
January 10th. John Buscema dies in Port Jefferson, New York, United States.
May 20th. Stephen Jay Gould dies of cancer in New York City, New York, United States.
June 28th to June 30th. The Sixth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.
2003.
April 23rd. Gary Sperling dies of lung cancer.
June 27th to June 29th. The Seventh Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in New York, New York, United States.
2004.
March 7th. Paul Winfield dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, United States.
August 6th to 8th. The Tenth Anniversary of Gargoyles is celebrated at the Eighth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
December 7th. Gargoyles: The Complete First Season is released on DVD.
2005.
June 9th. Canonical Gargoyles comics are announced by Creature Comics, to be released by SLG. [58]
July 28th to August 1st. The Ninth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
September 30th. Michael Eisner retires as CEO of the Walt Disney Company. [59][60]
December 6th. Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume One is released on DVD.2006.
February 26th. Darren McGavin dies of cardiovascular disease in Los Angeles, California, United States.
June 21st. "Nightwatch" is released.
June 23rd to 26th. The Tenth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Valencia, California, United States.
July 26th. The website GargWiki is created. [61]
August 13th. Tony Jay dies in Los Angeles, California.
October 26th. GargWiki officially launches. [62]
December 13th. "The Journey" is released.2007.
March 5th. The first Gargoyles spin-off, Gargoyles: Bad Guys, is announced. [63]
March 28th. "Invitation Only" is released.
May 16th. "Masque" is released.
June 22nd to 25th. The Eleventh Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States.
July 18th. "Bash" is released.
October 10th. "Reunion" is released.
November 14th. "Reunion" is re-released correcting printing errors.
November 29th. "Strangers" is released.
December 12th. "The Rock" is released.2008.
January 23rd. Gargoyles: Clan-Building, Volume One is released.
February 26th. Hot Topic sells a Gargoyles t-shirt featuring Goliath, the first licensed merchandise since the DVDs. [64][65]
March 8th. The Spectacular Spider-Man premieres on Kids' WB with Gargoyles creator, Greg Weisman, and storyboard artist, Vic Cook, as the showrunners. Visual references to Gargoyles appear throughout the premiere. Long time Gargoyles fan, Jennifer L. Anderson, went from fan-to-pro working on the show as a Production Assistant and Talent Coordinator.
March 26th. "Rock & Roll" is released.
April 30th. "The Lost" is released.
May 17th. The 7th annual Ursa Major Awards takes place, in which the SLG comic, Gargoyles, wins in the category of Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book. [66]
May 21st. "Estranged" is released.
June 27th to June 30th. The Twelfth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
July 31st. SLG's license to Gargoyles expires. [67]
August 20th. "Louse" is released.
October 26th. Tony Hillerman dies in Albuquerque, Nex Mexico.
2009.
January. A sculpt of Goliath by Bowen Designs is announced. [68]
May 1st. Ric Estrada dies in Provo, Utah, United States.
August 12th. Gargoyles: Clan-Building, Volume Two containing "Rock of Ages", "The Gate", "Tyrants", and "Phoenix" is released.
August 19th. Gargoyles: Bad Guys - Redemption containing "Strangled" and "Losers" is released.
August 21st to 24th. The Thirteenth Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles is held in Los Angeles, California, United States.
September. Bowen Designs' sculpt of Goliath is released. [69]
October 23rd. Greg Weisman meets with Tracy Mark Lee and by Ruben Procopio of Electric Tiki and offers feedback about their Goliath sculpture. [70]
2010.
March 24th. Robert Culp dies in Los Angeles, California, United States.
April 1st. John Forsyth dies of pneumonia in Santa Ynez, California, United States.
June 10th. Electric Tiki's Goliath sculpture is available for preorder. [71]
2011.
March. Electric Tiki's Goliath sculpture is released. [72]
2013.
June 25th. Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two is released on DVD as a Disney Movie Club exclusive.
December 31st. James Avery dies following complications from open heart surgery in Glendale, California, United States.
2014. Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two is released to Walmart.
February. Gargoyles ends its nearly seventeen years of reruns on DisneyXD.
May 2nd. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. dies of natural causes in Solvang, California, United States.
May 9th. Mary Stewart dies in Lochawe, Scotland.
July 3rd to July 6th. The Twentieth Anniversary of Gargoyles is celebrated at CONvergence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
2015. Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two is released to all retail stores.
July 10th. Roger Rees dies of brain cancer in New York City, New York, United States.
December 23rd. Joe Books Ltd. announces Disney's Gargoyles Cinestory, Volume One to be released on March 30th, 2016. It never is.
2017.
February 20th. Gargoyles is made available on iTunes.
September 29th. Joe Books Ltd. announces that the Gargoyles Cinestory was quietly cancelled.
2018.
June 12th. News reports that director Jordan Peele is interested in a Gargoyles film. Disney's response is noncommittal. [73][74]
July. Funko Pop! Figures begin selling Gargoyles figures.
2019. W. Morgan Sheppard dies in Los Angeles, California, United States.
November 12th. Disney+ launches and Gargoyles is available for streaming. "Deadly Force" is featured uncensored. Stan Lee dies of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, California.
2021.
January 27th. Val Bettin dies of natural causes in Ventura, California, United States.
March 16th. DuckTales (2017)'s three-part finale, "The Last Adventure", premieres. Keith David voices Manny as a very obvious reference to Goliath.
August 1st. Ravensburger's cooperative, scenario game, Disney's Gargoyles Awakening Board Game is released as a Target exclusive. [75][76]
August 29th. Ed Asner dies of natural causes in Los Angeles, California, United States.
September. NECA releases their Goliath action figure.
September 23rd. Voices from the Eyrie: A Gargoyles Podcast debuts.
October 22nd. Peter Scolari dies of leukemia in Manhattan, New York, United States.
December. NECA releases their Thailog action figure.2022.
March. NECA releases their Demona and Bronx action figures. A resin mini-busts of Goliath is available for pre-order from Diamond Select Toys.
July 24th. David Warner dies of a cancer-related illness in London, England.
July 30th. Nichelle Nichols dies of heart failure in Silver City, New Mexico, United States.
September. NECA releases their Hudson action figure.
December. By the end of 2022, "Deadly Force" has been censored for content on Disney+.
December 7th. "A Little Crazy" is released.2023.
January 4th. Diamond Select Toys' Goliath resin mini-bust is released.
January 25th. "Idyll or Nightmare" is released.
February 22nd. "Miracle Child" is released.
March 20th. Michael Reaves dies of Parkinson's in Los Angeles, California.
March 22nd. "Tale Old as Time" is released.
April. NECA releases their Broadway and Brooklyn action figures.
April 26th. "Render Unto Caesar" is released.
May. NECA releases their Goliath (Sega Genesis Edition) and Angela action figures.
May 31st. "Underwater" is released. Diamond Select Toys' Demona and Xanatos resin mini-busts are released.
June. NECA releases their Steel Clan action figure.
July 5th. "Everywhere" is released.
July 12th. "The Reach" is released.
August. NECA releases their Armored Xanatos, Elisa Maza, and David Xanatos action figures.
August 2nd. "Mayday" is released.
August 9th. "The Draw" is released.
September. NECA releases their Lexington action figure.
September 13th. "Your Witness" is released.
September 20th. "The Oath" is released.
October 18th. "Trick-Or-Treat" is released.
October 25th. "New Rules" is released.
November 1st. "The Promise" is released.2024.
January 3rd. "Young At Heart" is released.
January 11th. Dynamite Entertainment launches a Kickstarter to reprint out-of-print trades and hardcovers of the Marvel and SLG Gargoyles comics with a goal of $50,000. It funds in two hours.
January 24th. "The Dream" is released.
February. NECA releases their Goliath and Demona Vows two-pack.
February 12th. Dynamite's Kickstarter ends with $925,001 being raised.
March 6th. "The Pledge" is released.
March 20th. "Cold Comfort" is released.
March 27th. Gargoyles: Here in Manhattan, Volume One is released.
April. NECA releases their Silver Falcon Broadway action figure.
April 10th. Orenthal James Simpson dies in Las Vegas, Nevada.
April 17th. "Questions" is released.
May 15th. "Quo Vadis Cum Hoc?" is released.
July 4th to July 7th. The Thirtieth Anniversary of Gargoyles is celebrated at CONvergence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
July 31st. "Acquisitions" is released.
November 6th. "Unequivocal Success" is released.
December 4th. "Queen of All She Surveys" is released.
December 18th. "Bronx" is released.2025.
January 14th. Diamond Comics Distributers, Inc. files for bankruptcy. [77]
April 3rd. John St. Ryan dies.
May 3rd. Free Comic Book Day. "A Prize Beyond Compare..." is released as a promotion by Dynamite Entertainment for the day. The non-canonical "Send Up a Flare!" is released as an epilogue for the issue.
May 9th. Peter Morwood dies.
June 19th. Dynamite Entertainment announces their shift from Diamond Comics to Lunar for the distribution of their various titles, including Gargoyles. [78]
July 16th. "Fools Rush In..." is released.
July 30th. "Fortune Favors the Brave..." is released.
August 12th. The non-canonical Gargoyles Little Golden Book is released.
September 10th "For Not Everything With Wings..." is released.
