THE CORLEONE TIMELINE Last updated - 27 Nov 04 http://www.TheGodfatherTrilogy.com/ There are numerous contradictions in when events happened in the trilogy. This is an attempt to compile events, yet it's probably not 100% correct. It will be updated as more info is available. *** All dates below are unofficial (not from DVD Collection), and compiled by myself since 1996. Official dates are indicated if there's a descrepancy. This is NOT a reproduction of the timeline on the Godfather DVD Bonus Disc. Starred (*) years indicate real-life events 1887 - Vito Andolini born April 28 (according to his tombstone) [see 1891] *1890 - First performance of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana (Rome) 1891 - Vito Andolini born Dec 7 according to Godfather Part II [see 1887] 1892 - Hyman Suchowsky (Roth) born 1897 - Carmella (Mama Corleone) born 1900 - Don Altobello born 1901 - Vito Andolini emigrates to the U.S. after his family is killed; quarantined 3 mos. *1901 - Lee Strasberg ne Israel Strassberg (Hyman Roth) born *1905 - Township of Las Vegas established *1911 - Las Vegas officially becomes a city 1914 - Vito & Carmella get married 1916 - Santino (Sonny) & Tom Hagen born 1917 - Vito's Little Italy sequence begins (De Niro) *1917 - Sicilian (Mafia) Don Morello murdered by Neapolitan (Camorra) Don Morano *1918-1922 - Merger of Mafia and Camorra. Giuseppe Masseria is boss. *1919 - Prohibition begins 1919 - Vito (27) kills Fanucci; Fredo born, gets pneumonia 1920 - Vito kills Fanucci/Michael is born; Theresa Hagen born; Vito talks to the landlord 1920's - Roth begins to go to Havana; runs molasses *1921 - Mario Puzo born 1923 - Connie born, Altobello stands godfather [DVD says 1927] 1924 - Kay Adams born *1924 - Marlon Brando born 1925 - Vito (33) kills Don Ciccio. (End of De Niro sequences) [DVD says 1927] 1930 - probably still running molasses (Moe's "bones"?) *1930 - Split of Mafia into Masseria & Maranzano alliances *1931 - Don Giuseppe Masseria murdered Apr 15 *1931 - Capo de tutti Capi Maranzano murdered Sep 10 *1931 - Succession of Mafia Families into The Five Families *1931 - Nevada gets gambling; Robert Duvall born *1933 - Prohibition ends - (Roth & Vito are 41, Michael is 13) 1933+ - Moe "had an idea to build a city" after running molasses 1937 - Sonny & Sandra's twins are born *1937 - Don Vito Genovese flees to Italy 1939 - WWII begins - Michael is 19 ("going out with cheerleaders"?); Move to Long Beach *1939 - Francis Ford Coppola & James Caan born 1940's - Moe Greene begins his "desert stopover" 1940 - Sonny's son Frank & Tom's son Frank born *1940 - Al Pacino born 1941 - Vito's surprise birthday party on Pearl Harbor Day (Dec 7); Mike enlists in Marines *1941 - El Rancho Vegas casino opens, beginning the casino boom 1942 - Willi Cicci is hired by Genco Olive Oil Company; Andrew Hagen born 1944 - Michael in Life magazine as war hero [from DVD] *1945 - WWII ends; De Niro born; Lucky Luciano deported; Vito Genovese back 1945 - Michael discharged from Marines; Enters Dartmouth College 1945 - Connie's wedding - last Sat. in Aug 1945; Santino Jr born 1945 - Michael & Kay window shop on Dec 22; Kartoum beheaded; Don gets shot *1946 - Bugsy Siegel ("Moe"?) opens the Flamingo Hotel; Diane Keaton born 1946 - Michael kills Sollozzo and McCluskey; goes to Sicily March 15. 1947 - Michael marries Appolonia 1948 - Sonny killed; Vincent born. [DVD says 1947] 1949 - Michael returns from Sicily (1950 according to The Sicilian); Victor Rizzi born [DVD] 1950 - Michael's "last confession" until Cardinal Lomberto in GF3 1950 - Michael & Clemenza to help Guiliano escape from Sicily (The Sicilian) 1951 - Michael & Kay get married; Anthony born *1951 - "The shot heard 'round the world" game that's on when Sonny gets shot [Oct 3] 1952 - Michael talks to Moe in Nevada 1953 - Mary & Nameless Hagen Daughter #1 born 1955 - Vito dies July 29 [DVD says 1954]; Michael Francis Rizzi born & baptized 1955 - Michael kills the Heads of the 5 Families, Carlo, Moe Green & Tessio *1956 - Andy Garcia ne Arturo Garci-Menendez born in Havana 1957 - Probable year that Peter Clemenza is killed by Rosato's *1957 - Frank Costello shot in head, retires; Albert Anastasia murdered *1958 - Notre Dame hosted USC. 66,903 fans saw ND win 20-13. Nov 29. 1958 - Anthony's First Communion; Nameless Hagen Daughter #2 born 1958 - Roth watches ND/USC game; his 67th birthday; New Year's Eve in Havana, Cuba 1959 - Senate hearings with Cicci, Michael, and Pentangeli; Kay leaves 1959 - Carmella dies; Fredo, Roth and Rocco are killed; Pentangeli kills himself 1961 - "The last time Mary and Vincent saw each other" [at which wedding?] *1962 - Don Joseph Profaci (Colombo Family) dies *1967 - Don Gaetano Lucchese dies *1969 - Mario Puzo's "The Godfather" is published 1970's - Tom Hagen dies 1971 - "The last time Michael sees Kay" [where?]; Michael moves back to New York *1972 - "The Godfather" film is released *1974 - "The Godfather, Part II" film is released 1975 - Michael finally decides to go legitimate *1978 - John Cazale (Fredo) dies *1978 - Pope Paul VI dies at age 80 (Aug 6); Pope John Paul I dies (Sep 28) 1979 - Michael's papal honors; Immobiliare proposal headlines, Nov 15 1980 - "Pope Paul VI dies at age 81"; "God's Banker disappears" Mar 27 1980 - Anthony makes his debut on Easter [DVD says 1979]; Don Altobello's 80th birthday 1980 - Pope John Paul I, Mary, Altobello, Lucchese, Calo and others killed *1984 - Mario Puzo's "The Sicilian" is published *1995 - This Godfather Trilogy website emerges [July] *1996 - Mario Puzo's "The Last Don" is published July 24th. Mario is 75 1997 - Michael dies [from DVD] *1997 - "The Godfather" is re-released for its 25th Anniversary *1999 - Our Godfather, Mario Puzo, passes away [July 2] *2000 - Mario Puzo's novel "Omerta" published [July] *2001 - Mario Puzo's last novel "The Family" published [October 2] *2001 - The Godfather DVD Collection released [October 9] *2002 - The 30th Anniversary of the first Godfather movie *2004 - Marlon Brando dies [July 1] *2004 - "The Godfather Returns" by Mark Winegardner published [Nov 16]