Timeline:Pre-eclipse

2589-2566 BC

• Pharaoh Khufu presides over the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza. When one of Khufu's kin levitates an enormous building brick, Khufu orders that man be stoned. (History of a Secret)

1584

• According to the description in the Museum of Natural History, Takezo Kensei is born. (Godsend)

1671

• Hiro Nakamura teleports from 2006 onto a field outside Kyoto, Japan. He lands in between a unit of Japanese soldiers and a man who resembles Takezo Kensei while a solar eclipse occurs. (How to Stop an Exploding Man, Four Months Later...)

Four Months Later...

• Hiro meets the real Takezo Kensei, and tells Kensei he needs to be a hero.
• The village of Otsu is burned.
• Yaeko calls Kensei a thief for accepting money to protect Otsu, but failing. Hiro realizes he may have created a rift and sets out to fix it.

Lizards

• Hiro steals Kensei's equipment and poses as Takezo Kensei in The Battle of Twelve Swords, using his ability to save Yaeko.
• After Hiro returns the armor to Takezo Kensei, Kensei is ambushed by Whitebeard and is shot with three arrows. Hiro fears Kensei is dead until his wounds heal, restoring Kensei back to life.

Kindred

• Kensei acquires the Fire Scroll.
• Hiro writes his scrolls and places them in the sword.

Fight or Flight

• Kensei brings Hiro and Yaeko another part of a map to find Whitebeard's camp.

The Line

• Hiro, Kensei and Yaeko invade Whitebeard's camp. They find the swordsmith, who tells them that he has made Whitebeard several guns to overthrow the emperor.
• After rescuing the swordsmith, Hiro teleports himself and Yaeko to safety, where they eventually kiss under the watch of Kensei.
• Kensei knocks out Hiro and seals a deal with Whitebeard, who has captured both Yaeko and her father.

Out of Time

• Hiro escapes Whitebeard's camp with Yaeko and the swordsmith.
• Hiro returns to destroy Whitebeard's guns, but is confronted by Kensei. Hiro disarms Kensei, and teleports from the tent before it explodes.
• Hiro returns to Yaeko, and tells her that he must leave. Yaeko tells Hiro that all of Kensei's accomplishments were done by Hiro, and she will tell Hiro's story as Kensei.
• The legend of Takezo Kensei includes the Battle of Twelve Swords, and many other trials. Kensei defeats Whitebeard to save Japan. Later, on his wedding day, he commits suicide to protect his beloved. (Sword Saint)

1672

• Adam marries Helene. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1692

• Adam Monroe realizes he does not age. Helene flees from him into the woods of Diedenshausen, Germany. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1706

January 17, 1706

• Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston, MA. (yamagatofellowship.org)

1730

• Benjamin Franklin marries Deborah Read. (yamagatofellowship.org)

1747

• Adam Monroe marries Maria in Milan. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1752

• Benjamin Franklin conducts experiments with electricity. (A Lesson in Electricity)

1762

• Angelica is born. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1767

November 8, 1767

• Joseph Priestley writes about Benjamin Franklin in his journal.

1777

• Adam Monroe fights Evan in the Revolutionary War and pursues him for months. (Revolutionary War)

1782

• Adam Monroe marries Frederica in Paris. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1784

• Adam Monroe marries Yumi. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1787

• Adam Monroe marries Angelica. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1790

April 17, 1790

• Benjamin Franklin dies at the age of 84. (yamagatofellowship.org)

1849

• Angelica dies. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1864

• Adam Monroe marries Maria in Atlanta. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1884

• Journal female 3 is born. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)

1901

• Adam Monroe marries Diane in Montreal. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1910

• Jules Gitelman (Hana's paternal grandfather) is born. (See Gitelman)

1913

• Zivi Blumenthal (Hana's maternal grandfather) is born. (See Gitelman)

1917

• The Sylar watch is produced in Germany. (Six Months Ago)

1918

• Sarah Rosenberg (Hana's paternal grandmother) is born. (See Gitelman)

1921

• Ruth Meisner is born. (See Gitelman)
• Diane dies. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1926

• Adam Monroe marries Louisa in Chicago. Four months later Louisa dies of alcohol poisoning. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1937

• Kaito Nakamura is born. (Lizards)

1938

• Joshua Gitelman is born. (See Gitelman)

1943

• David Rooijker, Zahava Gitelman's older half-brother, is born in Holland. (See Gitelman)

1944

• Ruth Meisner fights the Nazis with the resistance in Berlin, is captured, and is brought to Auschwitz. (Wireless, Part 1)
• David Rooijker is found in a German forest, left for dead. His father takes him to Monasterio de la Cruz. His name is changed to Don Rucker. (Global News Interactive)

1945

August 6, 1945

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

After September 2, 1945

• After World War II ends, Don Rucker is sent to the Vasquezes' home in Buenos Aires. His name is changed to Drucker. (Global News Interactive)

1947

• Zahava Blumenthal is born. (See Gitelman)

1951

• Linda Tavara is born. (Moonlight Serenade script)

1958

• Adam Monroe marries Theresa in Los Angeles. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

1962

• Primatech Paper Co. opens.

August 6, 1962

• Mr. Bennet is born (Distractions).

1965

• Mr. and Mrs. Petrelli are married. (Genesis)

1966

• Zivi Blumenthal (Hana's maternal grandfather) dies at age 53. (See Gitelman)

1967

• Linda Tavara discovers her ability to see others' auras. After killing small animals, she kills Ida May Walker. (Moonlight Serenade)

June 5-10, 1967

• Hana's mother fights in the IDF. (Wireless, Part 1)

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)

1969

• Journal female 1 is born. (One Giant Leap)
• Matt Parkman is born. (Fight or Flight)

March 28, 1969

• The Lonestar File is written.

1971

• Meredith Gordon is born. (The Fix)

February 16, 1971

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a Botswanan woman. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)

1972

• Katarina and Ivan begin their life together. (The Line)
• After being fired from her job as a private investigator, Linda Tavara is hired by an informant to find certain individuals. She turns over a mechanic and a little girl, but kills a third person, Jason Welkes, using her ability. Once her actions are questioned by her informant, Linda kills her and takes the notebook with information on the missing people. (Bounty Hunter)
• Linderman meets Linda Tavara, who attempts to take his life and steal his ability. Linderman kills her in self-defense. (War Buddies, Part 7)
• Linderman heads to New York City to talk with Arthur Petrelli. (War Buddies, Part 5)

1973

August 28, 1973

• Theodore Sprague is born. (Nothing to Hide)

1974

• Shanti Suresh dies. (The Hard Part)

1976

• Jessica Sanders is born. (Six Months Ago)
• D.L. Hawkins is born. (Kindred)

1977

• Adam Monroe marries Trina. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)
• The Company is founded by several individuals. (Four Months Later...)
• Daniel Linderman claims to own Kensei's sword. (Sword Saint)
• Richard Drucker moves to Bangalore. (Global News Interactive)
• The Company made last contact with Richard Drucker. (Heroes Evolutions)
• The Company conducts research on power-supressing vaccine. (Four Months Ago...)

February 14, 1977

• Victoria Pratt discovers a virus in a young girl. (Truth & Consequences)

October 1977

• Kaito Nakamura, Victoria Pratt, and Adam Monroe pose for a photograph. (Truth & Consequences)

November 2, 1977

• Adam Monroe is imprisoned by the Company under Kaito Nakamura's orders. (Truth & Consequences)

1978

• Isaac Mendez is born.
• Simone Deveaux is born.

October 17, 1978

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a Polish/Russian woman from Connecticut. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)

1979

• Haram takes his first case--Rollo Fusor. (Golden Handshake, Part 2)
• Hana Gitelman is born. (See Gitelman)

December 23, 1979

• Peter Petrelli is born. (Fight or Flight)

1981

April 23, 1981

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a man from Chilpancingo, Mexico. (One Giant Leap)

1982

• Hiro Nakamura is born. (Hiro's blog)
• Mohinder's grandmother tells him stories of Kali. (Monsters)
• Maury Parkman leaves home when Matt is thirteen. (Fight or Flight)

1983

• Rollo Fusor falls "off the face of the planet," becoming Haram's first failed case. (Golden Handshake, Part 1)
• Elle Bishop is born. (Four Months Ago...)

1984

November 15, 1984

• Donna Dunlap is born. (Heroes Evolutions)

1986

March 12, 1986

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a man with ties to Sweden. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)

1987

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

1988

• Jules Gitelman (Hana's paternal grandfather) dies at age 78. (See Gitelman)

August 2, 1988

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a woman from Madison, CA. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)

1989

• Noah is trained by Ivan for the Company. (Team Building Exercise)
• A six-year-old Elle sets her grandmother's house on fire. (Four Months Ago...)

July 6, 1989

• First suicide attack in Israel by Abd-Al-Hadi. Hana's mother and grandmother are among the casualties (Wireless, Part 1).
  • Two weeks later, Hana tries to fly off her house, but injures herself. Her father scorns her. (The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2)

1990

• The Human Genome Project begins.
• Hana vows to avenge her progenitors' deaths, and honor their legacy. (Wireless, Part 4)
• Claire Bennet is born. (The Fix)
• Haram fights in the Gulf War (Golden Handshake, Part 2)
• Haram and Claude attempt to capture Rollo Fusor in Côte d'Azur harbor. (Golden Handshake, Part 1)
• Haram and Claude pursue Rollo Fusor and his female accomplice to a Paris hotel, where they find another victim and Fusor both dead, and the lady accomplice missing (Golden Handshake, Part 2). She escapes to a Paris park where she overpowers her pursuers (Golden Handshake, Part 3) until she, in turn, is overpowered and dehydrated by her own hand (Golden Handshake, Part 4).
• Ishi Nakamura dies and is buried at Aoyama Cemetery. (Cautionary Tales)
• The limits of Elle's ability are tested by her father when she is seven years old. (Powerless)

December 24, 1990

• Matt Neuenberg is born in St. Louis, MO (primatechpaper.com).

1991

• At Primatech Paper Co., Thompson hires Mr. Bennet to join the Company. Thompson tells Bennet that Claude will be his partner. (Company Man)
• Later, Claude returns to Primatech to turn in his report on the Fusor case. He learns that Haram has retired earlier than the six months they agreed to, and that his trainee Bennet is now officially his partner. (Golden Handshake, Part 4)
• Elle causes a blackout in four counties in Ohio when she is eight. (Four Months Ago...)
  • Elle starts living at the Company's hospital and continues living there for 16 years. (Four Months Ago...)

March 19, 1991

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a Malaysian woman. (One Giant Leap)

1992

• Sarah Rosenberg (Hana's paternal grandmother) dies at age 74. (See Gitelman)
• Hana's father sends Hana to a psychologist. (Wireless, Part 2)
• The Haitian erases Sandra Bennet's memory for the first time. (Company Man)
• Journal female 2 is born. (One Giant Leap)
• Elle spends her ninth birthday in a glass room with an IV of lithium in her arm. (Four Months Ago...)
• Hampton Connolly and Richard Drucker fly over Bhutan and crash in Paro (The Golden Goose). Drucker dies in the crash.

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)
  • Mohinder reads a copy of the book and is chastised by his father. (Homecoming)

1995

• Matt begins directing traffic for the LAPD. (Six Months Ago)
• Dale Smither donates some of her blood for use in the Human Genome Project. (Unexpected)

December 1995

• Micah Sanders is born. (Four Months Ago...)

1996

• Copy Kingdom opens. (Four Months Later...)

1997

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

1999

• Gabriel Gray begins working on the Sylar watch. (Six Months Ago)
• Mr. Bennet shoots Claude on the bridge; Claude disappears. (Company Man)
• 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)
• Trina dies in a car accident. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)

2002

• Isaac Mendez self-publishes his own comic book line: Uncle Burk's Fine Comics. (Don't Look Back)
• CVHS won the Southwest Regional Varsity Cheerleadering competition. (Four Months Later...)
• At the age of 12, Matt Neuenberg manifests his ability for the first time. (primatechpaper.com)

2003

• Mr. Bennet and the Haitian apprehend Howard Grigsby. (Blindsided)
• Mr. Bennet informs Claire that she was adopted. After being told this, Claire helps him pick out the horn-rimmed glasses. (Company Man)
• Matt Neuenberg first exhibits his ability at the age of twelve (primatechpaper.com).

2004

• Ted and Karen are married. (How Do You Stop an Exploding Man, Part 1)
• Isaac and Simone enter a relationship. (Collision)

2005

February 12, 2005

• Chandra makes an entry in his research journal about a Brazilian girl. (One Giant Leap)

April, 2005

• Niki begins her sobriety. (Six Months Ago)

August 29, 2005

• Hurricane Katrina destroys New Orleans; Monica's mother dies.

2006

• In India, Mohinder Suresh argues with his father over the latter's decision to head to the USA. (Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• 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)
• 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

• 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)
• Ted Sprague, while on a business trip to Kansas, is bagged, tagged and subsequently released by the Company. (Company Man, Seven Minutes to Midnight)
• Elle is assigned to spy on Claire. (Elle's First Assignment, Part 1)

August, 2006

• 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

• Claire begins her junior year at Union Wells High School and becomes co-captain of the cheerleading squad. (Distractions)
• 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)