This timeline lists all known events in The Batman Universe and well as media viewing order.
Media Chronology[]
Timeline order[]
- Before The Batman: An Original Movie Novel
- The Riddler: Year One
- The Batman
- The Penguin
- The Batman: Part II
Release order[]
Event Chronology[]
14th Century[]
1328[]
- Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Montemassi by Simone Martini is painted.[citation needed]
17th Century[]
1605[]
November[]
5th[]
- Guys Fawkes Night takes place.[citation needed]
1624[]
- New York City is founded.[citation needed]
18th Century[]
1724[]
- Gotham City is founded.
- Arkham State Hospital is founded.
1776[]
July[]
4th[]
- The United States of America is founded.[citation needed]
1787[]
December[]
18th[]
- New Jersey is founded.[citation needed]
1788[]
July[]
26th[]
- The State of New York is founded.[citation needed]
19th Century[]
1809[]
- "Piano Concerto No.5" is composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven.[citation needed]
1825[]
April[]
- "Ave Maria" is composed.[citation needed]
1861[]
March[]
17th[]
- Italy is founded.[citation needed]
1887[]
- The Gotham Central Court House is built.[citation needed]
1900s[]
1908[]
July[]
26th[]
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is established.[citation needed]
1910s[]
1911[]
July[]
16th[]
- Ginger Rogers is born.
1918[]
February[]
24th[]
- Estonia is founded.[citation needed]
October[]
17th[]
- Rita Hayworth is born.[citation needed]
1930s[]
1935[]
August[]
29th[]
- Top Hat is released in the United States.
1936[]
February[]
- Let’s Face the Music and Dance by Irving Berlin is released.
1939[]
August[]
25th[]
- The Wizard of Oz is released in the United States.
1940s[]
1941[]
July[]
1st[]
- The Special Air Service is established.[citation needed]
1944[]
- Rex Calabrese is born.
1945[]
- "I Have But One Heart" is composed.[citation needed]
1946[]
April[]
25th[]
- Gilda is released in the United States.[citation needed]
1950s[]
1951[]
- Francis Cobb is born.
1954[]
- "Solar" by Miles Davis is composed.[citation needed]
1957[]
September[]
5th[]
- Carmine Falcone is born.
1959[]
- "The Glow Worm" by The Mills Brothers is released.[citation needed]
October[]
7th[]
- Isabella Gigante is born.
1960s[]
1962[]
- Thomas Wayne is born.
- "Tears and Laughter" by Dinah Washington is released.[citation needed]
- "So Long, My Love" by Sarah Vaughan is released.[citation needed]
1964[]
- Alfred Pennyworth is born.
- "Call Me Irresponsible" by Bobby Darin is released.[citation needed]
1966[]
- Martha Arkham is born.
- ”If This is Goodbye” by Margaret Whiting is released.
1967[]
February[]
20th[]
- Kurt Cobain is born.[citation needed]
1969[]
- Johnny Viti is born.
1970s[]
1970[]
- Slush Puppie is established.
1973[]
- Jack Cobb is born.
1975[]
- Don Mitchell, Jr. is born.
1976[]
- Oswald Cobb is born.
- Maria Kyle is born.[1]
1978[]
- Benny Cobb is born.
September[]
14th[]
- Mork and Mindy airs its first episode in the United States.[citation needed]
1979[]
April[]
1st[]
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency is established.[citation needed]
1980s[]
1980[]
March[]
28th[]
October[]
- "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" by The Police is released.[citation needed]
1st[]
- Gloria is released in the United States.[citation needed]
20th[]
- "Twisted Avenues" by Motion Pictures is released.[citation needed]
November[]
3rd[]
- "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton is released.[citation needed]
1981[]
April[]
- "The Stroke" by Billy Squier is released.[citation needed]
September[]
10th[]
- Martha's mother murders her husband and then herself. Their true cause of deaths are covered up by the Arkham Family.[citation needed]
1982[]
March[]
15th[]
July[]
9th[]
- "Strange Little Girl" by The Stranglers is released.[citation needed]
1983[]
August[]
15th[]
- “Islands in the Stream” by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers is released.
December[]
29th[]
- Alberto Falcone is born.
1984[]
- Carla Viti is born.
1985[]
January[]
3rd[]
- Sofia Falcone is born.
1987[]
- Nirvana is formed.[citation needed]
- Double Dragon is released.
- The Drops are made.[citation needed]
May[]
14th[]
- Rita Hayworth dies.[citation needed]
September[]
7th[]
- "The Promise" by When in Rome is released.[citation needed]
1988[]
- Jack leads his siblings to an abandoned underground railway. Oz locks Jack and Benny in the overflow tunnel before leaving for his house. Jack and Benny drown in the tunnel while Oz and Francis spend the night watching Top Hat together.
- Francis secretly discovers that Oz was responsible for Jack and Benny’s deaths. She confides in Rex who suggests having Oz killed but can’t bring herself to go through with it.
March[]
30th[]
- Beetlejuice is released in the United States.
June[]
1st[]
- It Takes Two by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock is released.
December[]
16th[]
- Rain Man is released in the United States.[citation needed]
1990s[]
1990[]
- Rex Calabrese dies of a heart attack. Oz’s neighbourhood throws a parade in his honour.
October[]
1st[]
- "More" is released by The Sisters of Mercy.[citation needed]
1992[]
- Bruce Wayne is born to Thomas and Martha Wayne.[citation needed]
- Edward Nashton is born to unknown parents, he's left at The Gotham Orphanage.[citation needed]
- Pete Savage starts his career as a cop.[citation needed]
September[]
24th[]
- "Something in the Way" is released by Nirvana.[citation needed]
1994[]
- Bella Reál is born.
- "You Need Lovin' Too" is released by The Human Expression.[citation needed]
March[]
20th[]
- Isabella Falcone tries to leave her husband Carmine but is strangled and hung to make it look like a suicide. Sofia discovers her body after her death.[citation needed]
April[]
5th[]
- Kurt Cobain dies.[citation needed]
1995[]
April[]
25th[]
- Ginger Rogers dies.
1997[]
- Selina Kyle is born to Carmine Falcone and Maria Kyle.[1]
1998[]
January[]
20th[]
- Annika Kosolov is born in Estonia.
September[]
22nd[]
- Black Flowers by Chris Isaak is released.
2000s[]
Full article: 2000s
2010s[]
Full article: 2010s
2020s[]
Full article: 2020s
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reeves, Matt & Craig, Peter (writers); Reeves, Matt & Clark, Dylan (producers); & Reeves, Matt (director) (March 4, 2022). The Batman.