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circa [ μ ] – εγλ 0001

The "Calamity From the Heavens" crash lands on the planet, creating the Northern Crater. Cetra wage war against it and eventually seal it up in a geological stratum in the crater. WEAPON sealed up alongside the Calamity. (source: FFVII)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1877

Geisel Bugenhagen born, location unknown. (source: FFVII, FF7R)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1945

Hojo born, location unknown. (source: FF7R, MU)

July 22
circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1950

Lucrecia Crescent born, location unknown. (source: DoC)

October 13
[ μ ] – εγλ 1950

Vincent Valentine born, location unknown. (Source: FFVII, DoC, UO, U10)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1957

Ifalna born, location unknown. (source: FFVII concept art)

[ μ ] – εγλ 1959

Nanaki born in Cosmo Canyon. (Source: FFVII)

October 10
[ μ ] – εγλ 1959

Remains of the Calamity discovered by a Shinra-funded research team in the Northern Crater. Excavated specimen titled "Jenova." (source: FFVII, AC)

July 2
[ μ ] – εγλ 1967

Remains of Jenova interred in the mako reactor on Mount Nibel. (source: AC)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1970

Claudia Strife born in Nibelheim. (source: FFVII concept art)

December 15
[ μ ] – εγλ 1972

Barret Wallace born in Corel. (source: FFVII, BC, FF7R, UO, U10)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1972

Reeve Tuesti born, location unknown. (source: DoC)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1974

Dr. Grimoire Valentine and doctoral canditate Lucrecia Crescent discover "corrupted lifestream" material and protomateria in the Nibel Mountain Range. Ancient writings imply said material to be the essence of a WEAPON known as Chaos. (source: DoC)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1975

Dr. Grimoire Valentine theorizes that utilizing the corrupted lifestream material in the development of a human child could result in a variant of Chaos capable of communicating directly with researchers; Grimoire is killed in a lab accident caused by Lucrecia before his theory can be tested. (source: DoC)

February 22
[ μ ] – εγλ 1975

Cid Highwind born, location unknown. (source: FFVII, FF7R, BC, AC, DoC, UO)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1976

Jenova Project G begins in Banora, performed at the Howling Fang by Professor Gast, Dr. Gillian Hewley and Dr. Hollander. Initially utilizing only adult subjects, all of whom experience extreme mutations and loss of sapience, resulting in eventual fatality. Gillian's reproductive system is modified to allow the production of a unique strain of Jenova, and the resulting cells are introduced to the final subject in utero to avoid the violent mutational developments seen in adult subjects. (source: CC, CCCG)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1976

Genesis Rhapsodos born in Banora, Project G discontinued due to his apparent normalcy at birth. Professor Gast remains on the Jenova Project; Hollander is transferred to Project 0 in Midgar, Gillian leaves the company to remain in Banora. (source: CC, TFS)

Angeal Hewley born in Banora. (source: CC, EC, TFS)

Jenova Project S begins in Nibelheim, performed in the Shinra Mansion by Professor Gast and doctoral candidates Hojo and Lucrecia Crescent. Vincent Valentine assigned to oversee the project and for the general protection of the research team. (source: FFVII, CC, DoC)

January - October
[ μ ] – εγλ 1977

Lucrecia Crescent enters into a romantic relationship with both Vincent Valentine and Hojo, resulting in the pregnancy utilized in the creation of the sole subject of Project S. Vincent discovers Lucrecia's role in his father's death, leading her to reject him completely and marry Hojo. (source: FFVII, DoC, UO)

Lucrecia Crescent experiences a grand mal seizure caused by cellular transmission between the Jenova-infected fetus and herself. Vincent is killed by Hojo in Nibelheim during a verbal altercation regarding her health and safety, but is partially revived through unknown means, and Hojo keeps his body to use in experimentation. (source: FFVII, BC, DoC)

December
[ μ ] – εγλ 1977

Sephiroth born at the inn in Nibelheim. Following her recovery, Lucrecia Crescent is transferred to Project 0 with Hojo, while Gast serves as Sephiroth's caretaker. (source: FFVII, EC, CC, DoC, TFS, UO)

[ μ ] – εγλ 1978

Hojo continues experimentation on Vincent; Lucrecia returns to work on her doctoral thesis, cut off from any possible contact with Sephiroth. (source: FFVII, BC, TFS, DoC)

[ μ ] – εγλ 1983

Gast discovers the truth of Jenova's origins and runs away from Shinra with the Cetra Ifalna, leaving Sephiroth in Hojo's care. (source: FFVII, CC, EC, TFS)

[ μ ] – εγλ 1984

Following Hojo's promotion to director and claim of custody over Sephiroth, Lucrecia Crescent finally gives up on fully reviving Vincent Valentine and runs away into the Nibel Mountains, eventually interring herself in the cave where she and Grimoire Valentine found Chaos. Vincent is left in a mako tank in the Manor, where he is eventually found by Hojo and sealed away in a coffin. (source: FFVII, BC, TFS, DoC)

Zack Fair born in Gongaga. (source: CC, FF7R)

February 7
[ μ ] – εγλ 1985

Aerith Gainsborough born to Ifalna and Professor Gast in Icicle. (source: FFVII, UO, U10)

February 9
[ μ ] – εγλ 1985

Gast killed by Hojo in Icicle, Ifalna and Aerith taken into Shinra custody. (source: FFVII, TFS, UO, U10, CCCG)

circa March
[ μ ] – εγλ 1985

Project 0 becomes the SOLDIER program, training of "P0 Class" prototype agents gets underway. (source: TFS, EC)

August 11
[ μ ] – εγλ 1986

Cloud Strife born to Claudia Strife and an unnamed man in Nibelheim. (source: FFVII, CC, FF7R, UO, U10)

May 3
[ μ ] – εγλ 1987

Tifa Lockhart born to Thea and Brian Lockhart in Nibelheim. (source: FFVII, FF7R, TTP, UO, U10)

[ μ ] – εγλ 1987

Nero the Sable born in Sector 0 in posthumous execution of Grimoire Valentine's final research project. His birth results in the death of his mother, who is swallowed up by the Void upon Nero reaching full gestational development. (source: DoC, FF7R)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1987

Cloud's father disappears in the Nibel mountains. (source: TTP, 2kGRH)

November 20
[ μ ] – εγλ 1991

Yuffie Kisaragi born to Emperor Godo Kisaragi and unnamed wife in Wutai. (source: FFVII, FF7R, BC, CC, AC, DoC, UO, U10, MU+)

circa
[ μ ] – εγλ 1991-1992

Genesis Rhapsodos develops a method of processing Banora White apple juice to be shelf-stable, and enlists in SOLDIER shortly after. (source: CC)

Gillian Hewley and her unnamed husband acquire the Buster Sword to encourage Angeal to enlist in SOLDIER, with Angeal's stepfather passing away shortly afterward. Angeal Hewley enlists. (source: CC)

circa February
[ μ ] – εγλ 1992

First Class SOLDIER Sephiroth is deployed to Rhadore for his first field assignment, where he and three P0 Class SOLDIER are tasked with wiping out the native population to allow the installation of a mako reactor. (source: EC)

2 days into Sephiroth's assignment, all inhabitants on the main island of Rhadore are successfully eliminated, leaving one survivor on a satellite island. (source: EC)

11 days into Sephiroth's assignment, blasting for construction sets off a mana torrent that renders the entire Rhadore archipelago uninhabitable. Sephiroth kills the last surviving Rhadoran. (source: EC)

circa March
[ μ ] – εγλ 1992

First Class SOLDIER Sephiroth is deployed to Wutai under the command of Second Class SOLDIER Angeal Hewley. (source: EC)

[ μ ] – εγλ 1994

Thea Lockhart passes away, leading Tifa to interpret Brian's colloquial declaration that she "passed over Mount Nibel" literally and attempt to scale the mountain to follow her. Initially accompanied by two friends with Cloud Strife in pursuit, both other children turn back to notify an adult of the situation, while Cloud continues on. The long rope bridge across the canyon gives out and both children fall; Cloud experiences minor injuries to his legs, while Tifa suffers head trauma that renders her unconscious for several days. The children who initially accompanied Tifa up the mountain report that Cloud was responsible for Tifa's misunderstanding of Brian's statement and encouraged her to continue up the mountain, and Cloud is blamed for the entire incident. Tifa's head trauma causes her to have only limited recollection of the event and she doesn't argue her friends' claims of Cloud's responsibility, leading him to become a social pariah. (source: FFVII, FF7R, TTP)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 1996

Tseng's first major field assignment as a Turk, alongside Director Veld. Although the mission goes wrong, leading Veld to be seriously injured and left permanently scarred, it's still considered a success within the department. (source: BC)

[ μ ] – εγλ 1997

The village of Kalm is burned to the ground by Shinra in a bombing mission gone wrong. Director Veld of the Turks, along with his daughter Felicia, are severely injured in the incident, while Veld's unnamed wife is killed. All survivors are transported to Shinra's facility in Nibelheim for processing, where Felicia is implanted with a partial summoning materia connected to a lesser WEAPON, and Veld is given a prosthetic arm with a different materia permanently slotted into place. (source: BC, FF7R)

circa [ μ ] – εγλ 2000

SOLDIER First Class Angeal Hewley interrupts a violent but entirely friendly spar between SOLDIERs First Class Sephiroth and Genesis Rhapsodos; his sword breaks, resulting in Genesis receiving a shrapnel injury to his left shoulder. Although considered minor for a SOLDIER of his class, the wound doesn't heal, instead setting off a chain reaction in his biology that causes Genesis to begin to degrade. In spite of this, Shinra deploys Genesis to Wutai to lead the final assault on Fort Tamblin and end the Wutai War. (source: CC, CCCG, CCU)

circa March - May
[ μ ] – εγλ 2000

Cloud Strife leaves Nibelheim to enlist in SOLDIER in the spring, a few months before his fourteenth birthday. (source: FFVII, CC, FF7R)

October
[ μ ] – εγλ 2000

Genesis Rhapsodos' inhuman abilities manifest during his assault on Fort Tamblin, leading him to defect along with his entire unit of Second and Third Class SOLDIERs. Shinra deploys the other two Firsts to clean up after him; Director Lazard Deusericus attends the final sortie under the auspices of watching Angeal's current protege, SOLDIER Second Class Zack Fair, handle the last forces in Fort Tamblin as a sort of assessment to decide whether or not he should be promoted to First. While partially true, Lazard also appears to have attended in order to connect with Genesis and his men, with the hopes of allowing both Angeal and Sephiroth to connect with him as well. (source: CC, EC)

Shinra plans to bomb the area and wipe out the defected SOLDIERs under Genesis' command; this will also result in the deaths of most Shinra personnel in the area, none of whom are aware of the company's intentions. Sephiroth is warned by former P0 SOLDIER Glenn Lodbrok, now working with Wutai's armed forces again Shinra, and spends the entire night fighting through enemy forces in an attempt to get everyone to safety. He succeeds, and is hailed as a hero for his actions on the battlefield. (source: EC, FF7R)

Sephiroth is delayed and unable to meet up with Genesis, who absconds from the field with Angeal in pursuit, leaving a summon to keep Zack from also giving chase. (source: CC)

December
[ μ ] – εγλ 2000

The Wutai War formally comes to an end. (source: FFVII, CC, BC, EC, UO, U10, CCU)

Former P0 Class SOLDIERs Glenn Lodbrok, Lucia Lin and Matt Windsor install themselves to support Wutai's interim government under the command of one Viceroy Sarruf, a faceless leader who is actually Rufus Shinra. (source: FF7R)

At the end of this year, Shinra's "new era" begins, heralding a change in calendar. (source: CC)

December
[ μ ] – εγλ 2000

Former P0 Class SOLDIERs Glenn Lodbrok, Lucia Lin and Matt Windsor install themselves to support Wutai's interim government under the command of one Viceroy Sarruf, a faceless leader who is actually Rufus Shinra. (source: FF7R)

At the end of this year, Shinra's "new era" begins, heralding a change in calendar. (source: CC)

January
[ ν ] – εγλ 0001

The Wutai War formally comes to an end. (source: FFVII, CC, BC, EC, UO, U10, CCU)

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