Timeline:Pre-eclipse

==1944==

• Hana's grandmother fights the Nazis with the resistance in Berlin, is captured, and is brought to Auschwitz. (Wireless, Part 1)

August 6, 1945

• Hiro's grandfather survives the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan. (The Crane)

1962

• Primatech Paper Co. opens.

August 6, 1962

• Mr. Bennet is born (Distractions).

June 5-10, 1967

• Hana's mother fights in the IDF.

November, 1968

November 8, 1968

• Dallas and his crew set out on the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam to recover a downed A4 Skyhawk. (War Buddies, Part 2)

November 15, 1968

• Dallas is shot, but healed by Austin. Amarillo, Loredo, and San Antonio are shot and killed. (War Buddies, Part 2)

November 20, 1968

• Dallas and Austin find the downed A4 Skyhawk, its crew killed. Wanting to continue the mission, Dallas suggests using the plane's munitions to complete the mission of destroying the village of Au Co, Vietnam. (War Buddies, Part 3)

• Later in the day, they witness Au Co cause large vegetables to grow from the ground. They invade the town, set off explosives, and destroy the village. In the process, they kill many villagers, including Au Co . (War Buddies, Parts 4 and 5)

1971

• (approx.) Meredith Gordon is born. (The Fix)

February 16,1971

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a Botswanan woman.

August 28, 1973

• Theodore Sprague is born. (Nothing to Hide)

1976

• Jessica Sanders is born. (Six Months Ago)

1978

• (approx.) Isaac Mendez is born.
• (approx.) Simone Deveaux is born.

October 17, 1978

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a Polish/Russian woman from Connecticut.

1980

• (approx.) Peter Petrelli is born.

April 23, 1981

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a man from Chilpancingo, Mexico.

1982

• (approx.) Hiro Nakamura is born. (Hiro's blog)
• Mohinder's grandmother tells him stories of Kali. (Monsters)

March 12, 1986

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a man with ties to Sweden.

1987

• Jessica Sanders dies at the hands of her father. (Six Months Ago)

August 2, 1988

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a woman from Madison, CA.

July 6, 1989

• First suicide attack in Israel by Abd-Al-Hadi Hana's mother and grandmother are among the casualties (Wireless, Part 1).

1990

• Hana vows to avenge her progenitors' deaths, and honor their legacy. (Wireless, Part 4)
• (approx.) Claire Bennet is born. (The Fix)

1991

• (approx.) Claude begins living with the power of invisibility.
• (approx.) Thompson hires Mr. Bennet to join the Company; Bennet is partnered with Claude. (Company Man)

March 19, 1991

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a Malaysian woman.

1992

• Hana's father sends Hana to a psychologist. (Wireless, Part 2)
• (approx.) The Haitian erases Sandra Bennet's mind for the first time. (Company Man)

February 28, 1992

• At around 2 a.m., Claude and Mr. Bennet enter an apartment building which explodes. They rescue a young Claire from the building. (Hell's Angel)
  • Soon thereafter, Mr. Bennet meets Kaito on a rooftop location and receives Claire. (Company Man)
• The Odessa Register (February 28th edition) reports that the Odessa fire takes place this day. It is reported that 7 people are killed, including Meredith Gordon and her 18-month-old daughter. (The Fix)
  • Nathan Petrelli attends Meredith Gordon's funeral sometime after. (Run)

1993

• Activating Evolution by Chandra Suresh is first published. (activatingevolution.org)
  • (approx.) Mohinder reads a copy of the book and is chastised by his father.

1995

• (approx.) Matt begins directing traffic for the L.A.P.D.. (Six Months Ago)

1996

• (approx.) Micah Sanders is born. (Six Months Ago)

1997

• Hana is transferred to the Mossad. (Wireless, Part 1)

1999

• (approx.) Gabriel Gray begins working on the Sylar watch. (Six Months Ago)
• (approx.) Mr. Bennet shoots Claude on the bridge; Claude disappears. (Company Man)
• (approx.) Isaac Mendez is hired by Camacho Comics. (Don't Look Back)

2001

• Hana trains at the Mossad Training Center in Israel. (War Buddies, Part 1)

2002

• Isaac Mendez self-publishes his own comic book line: Uncle Burk's Fine Comics. (Don't Look Back)

2003

• (approx.) Mr. Bennet informs Claire that she was adopted. After being told this, Claire helps him pick out the horn-rimmed glasses which he will begin to wear. (Company Man)

2005

February 12, 2005

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a Brazilian girl.

April, 2005

• Niki begins her sobriety. (Six Months Ago)

2006

• (approx.) In India, Mohinder Suresh argues with his father over the latter's decision to head to the USA.
• (approx.) Isaac Mendez learns he has a gift of painting the future, when he inadvertently paints the death of a guest at a gallery showing. (Isaac's First Time)
• (approx.) Sarah Ellis lives in an abusive household. She learns she has the power of persuasion by telling her stepmother to die, and she does. Starting her life over, she renames herself Eden. (Life Before Eden)

April, 2006

Six Months Ago

• In New York, Chandra Suresh tracks down evolved humans using the list.
  • He meets Gabriel Gray, who later becomes Sylar.
  • Chandra quits his post at Chennai University. (One Giant Leap)
• In Los Angeles, Eden is nearly arrested by Officer Matt Parkman.
  • She is captured by the Haitian and is brought to Mr. Bennet, who recruits her to investigate Chandra Suresh.
  • Matt takes and fails the detective exam for the second time.
• Peter Petrelli graduates from nursing school. Nathan Petrelli is in a dilemma whether to prosecute Linderman and consequently implicate his own father.
  • Nathan and Heidi Petrelli are in a car accident. Nathan's ability manifests; Heidi's legs are paralyzed. Peter has a dream of the accident.
  • Mr. Petrelli dies.
• In Odessa, Texas, Claire Bennet becomes a cheerleader for the Union Wells Wildcats, replacing Lori Tremmel on the squad.
  • Claire's ability begins to manifest after an accident.
• In Las Vegas, Niki Sanders is approached by her estranged father Hal.
  • She initially accepts his offer of reconciliation, along with the sorely-needed financial support this would bring. But their reunion is cut short when Hal's temper wears out his welcome.
  • Niki's alter ego Jessica emerges to terrorize Hal.
  • D.L. Hawkins plans a robbery job with his crew, but backs out fearing retribution from Linderman. (Better Halves)
  • D.L.'s crew, with Jessica, push through with the heist and rob a sports book of $2 million. One of the crew also shoots a guard dead. When her partners pull a double-cross on Jessica, she kills them all. She takes the stolen cash to a money launderer, who tells her the money will be clean after six months. (Stolen Time)
    • Jessica takes the Cadillac used during the heist and buries the bodies of D.L.'s crew out in the desert (Stolen Time). She frames D.L. for the crimes (Better Halves).
  • Days later, D.L. Hawkins has been arrested and is in police custody. During an interrogation, his ability manifests to let him slip out of his handcuffs. (Snapshots)
    • D.L. is quickly convicted and imprisoned for the robbery and murder. Focusing, he is able to retrigger his ability and escape from prison. (Snapshots)
    • Now on her own, Niki quits her job as a casino employee and becomes an internet stripper to make ends meet. (Better Halves)
      • Niki borrows $30 thousand from Linderman. She transfers Micah to a private school after making a twenty-five-thousand-dollar donation. (Genesis)

April 24, 2006

• Charlie Andrews celebrates her birthday at the Burnt Toast Diner in Midland, TX. Hiro arrives from the future. (Six Months Ago)
  • He spends a length of time at the diner, working as a busboy and trying to convince Charlie of his abilities and mission to save her.
  • Hiro calls Yamagato Industries to speak to Ando, but finds his past self on the other end of the line.
  • Just as Hiro and Charlie are about to kiss, Hiro's power throws him forward to the present.

June 15, 2006

The Cadillac is registered on June 15th.

• Jessica registers the Cadillac in Niki's name. (Don't Look Back)

July, 2006

• (approx.) Audrey Hanson is assigned to the Sylar case. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
  • She is in hot pursuit of Sylar, after he kills a man in Chicago, and uses another man as a decoy. (Turning Point)
• (approx.) Ted Sprague, while on a business trip to Kansas, is bagged, tagged and subsequently released by the Company. (Company Man, Seven Minutes to Midnight)

August, 2006

• (approx.) Hana Gitelman is recruited by the man in horn-rimmed glasses. (Wireless, Part 4)
  • She is taken to a secure facility, where she undergoes weeks of testing. (Wireless, Part 2)

September, 2006

• (approx.) Claire begins her junior year at Union Wells High School and becomes co-captain of the cheerleading squad. (Distractions)
• (approx.) Hana's ability fully manifests (Wireless, Part 4). Overwhelmed, she is knocked out and remains unconscious for weeks (Wireless, Part 2).
  • Hana is in Tanzania on her first mission. She successfully acquires the target, but is captured and turned over to the U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam. She later flees. (Wireless, Part 4)
  • Hana (as "Samantha") lives "off the grid" in Missoula, Montana.

September 28, 2006

• Chandra Suresh is murdered by Sylar. (Don't Look Back)
• In Madras, Mohinder Suresh is told of his father's death. He later encounters a man with horn-rimmed glasses at his father's old apartment. (Genesis)

September 30, 2006

• Suicide bombing on bus in Israel. (Genesis)
  • Three weeks previously, Isaac Mendez paints a burning bus. (Genesis)