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Contents 1 6000 B.C. 2 4000 B.C. 3 Post-4000 B.C. 4 1967 B.C. 5 1700 B.C. 6 1256 A.D. 7 Middle 1300s A.D. 8 1505 A.D. 9 Late Renaissance 10 1610 A.D. 11 1620 A.D. 12 1700s to 1800s A.D. 13 1734 A.D. 14 1779 A.D. 15 1796 A.D. 16 1799 A.D. 17 1800s A.D. 18 1821 A.D. 19 1860s A.D. 20 1861-1865 A.D. 21 1861 A.D. 22 1865 A.D. 23 1867 A.D. 24 1868 A.D. 25 1870 A.D. 26 1884 A.D. 27 1885 A.D. 28 1889 A.D. 29 1893 A.D. 30 1897 A.D. 31 Late 1800s-Early 1900s A.D. 32 Late 1800s-Mid 1900s A.D. 33 Early 1900s A.D. 34 1906 A.D. 35 1909 A.D. 36 1910 A.D. 37 1915 A.D. 38 1919 A.D. 39 1920 A.D. 40 1920s A.D. 41 1920s to early 1930s A.D. 42 1923 A.D. 43 1924 A.D. 44 1926 A.D. 45 1928 A.D. 46 1929 A.D. 47 1933 A.D. 48 1934 A.D. 49 1936 A.D. 50 1937 A.D. 51 1939 A.D. 52 1940 A.D. 53 1942 A.D. 54 1944 A.D. 55 1947 A.D. 56 1948 A.D. 57 1950 A.D. 58 1954 A.D. 59 1957 A.D. 60 1959 A.D. 61 1961 A.D. 62 1962 A.D. 63 1964 A.D. 64 1965 A.D. 65 1967 A.D. 66 1968 A.D. 67 1969 A.D. 68 1970 A.D. 69 1973 A.D. 70 1975 A.D. 71 1976 A.D. 72 1977 A.D. 73 1979 A.D. 74 1980 A.D. 75 1981 A.D. 76 1982 A.D. 77 1983 A.D. 78 1984 A.D. 79 1986 A.D. 80 1986 and 1987 81 1987 A.D. 82 1989 A.D. 83 1990 A.D. 84 1991 A.D. 85 2016 A.D.

6000 B.C.Edit

• Zuul is worshiped as a demigod by the Hittites, Mesopotamians, and Sumerians.
  • Outside the orchestra, Dana Barrett informally meets with Peter Venkman. She reads out loud the Ghostbusters' findings on Zuul from an excerpt of "The Roylance Guide to Secret Societies and Sects" (and probably other occult references mentioned earlier in the film, Ghostbusters).

4000 B.C.Edit

• At the height of power in Sumeria, Gozer and the Cult of Gozer are engaged in a long, protracted war with the followers of Tiamat. Gozer and its followers are defeated. Tiamat banishes Gozer from the physical plane.
  • The date and event stating Gozer's height of power is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Shandor, Gozerian Sorceror and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions).
  • The events detailing Tiamat are from playable audio files in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) during the Museum of (Super)Natural History Level (realistic version), near the Gozer displays.

Post-4000 B.C.Edit

• During The Rectification of the Vuldronaii, Gozer assumes a (destructor) form of a Torb (in a parallel dimension).
  • Vinz Clortho, while in possession of Louis Tully, states this event to Egon Spengler and Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters.
  • The notion that this event took place in a parallel dimension is taken from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, when Ray Stantz makes an assertion that Gozer can only take one Destructor form per dimension and therefore, the event likely took place after Gozer was banished from our physical plane by Tiamat.
• During the Third Reconciliation of the Last Meketrex Supplicants, Gozer assumes a (destructor) form of a Sloar (in a parallel dimension). Many Shubs and Zulls roast in the depths of the Sloar.
  • Vinz Clortho, while in possession of Louis Tully, states this event to Egon Spengler and Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters.
  • The notion that this event took place in a parallel dimension is taken from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, when Ray Stantz makes an assertion that Gozer can only take one Destructor form per dimension and therefore, the event likely took place after Gozer was banished from our physical plane by Tiamat.

1967 B.C.Edit

• Statue of Azahotep is built.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Bagged Head of Azahotep.

1700 B.C.Edit

• Worshipers of Resheph use Phoenician Plague Vases on enemies.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Phoenican Plague Vase.

1256 A.D.Edit

• Ali El-Baluu imbues an antique carpet with the power of flight.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Ali El-Baluu's Irksome Rug.

Middle 1300s A.D.Edit

• A Turkish merchant finds the Jar of Archangel's Gallbladder.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Archangel's Gallbladder.

1505 A.D.Edit

• Prince Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf is born.
  • The date and event is shown on the computer screen of Egon Spengler when he reveals his research from the Occult Reference Net to Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters II.

Late RenaissanceEdit

• A painter has a premonition of four men and an infant (The Ghostbusters and Oscar) and paints them. It is later acquired by Prince Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf and painted over.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Egon Spengler thinks the painting used by Vigo was Late Renaissance.

1610 A.D.Edit

• Prince Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf is executed by his subjects.
  • The date and event is shown on the computer screen of Egon Spengler when he reveals his research from the Occult Reference Net to Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters II.

1620 A.D.Edit

• November: The ancestors of Dana Barrett arrive in America.
  • This event was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
  • The month November is conjecture and was chosen because the Mayflower arrived in America in November 1620 according to history of the United States of America.

1700s to 1800s A.D.Edit

• The ancestors of Winston Zeddemore arrive in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina against their will aboard a slave ship.
  • This event was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
  • 1700s was chosen as Charleston Harbor was a major economic hub by the mid-1800s, including the slave trade.
• The great-grandparents of Ray Stantz arrive in America from Switzerland.
  • This event was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
  • 1880s was chosen as Ellis Island was selected as a federal immigration system and opened on January 1, 1892.
• The grandparents of Egon Spengler arrive in America from Ostrov in Eastern Poland.
  • This event was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
  • 1880s was chosen as Ellis Island was selected as a federal immigration system and opened on January 1, 1892.

1734 A.D.Edit

• Friedrich der Mausch's bust is carved by Marscapone.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Whistling Bust of Mausch.

1779 A.D.Edit

• Gracie Mansion is built in Manhattan on the East River.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on the Gracie Mansion plaque as the NYPD officers arrive with the Ghostbusters.

1796 A.D.Edit

• The Alabaster Wretch is lost while on route to Zanzibar.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Wheel of the Alabaster Wretch.

1799 A.D.Edit

• Gracie Mansion is remodeled for Archibald Gracie.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on the Gracie Mansion plaque as the NYPD officers arrive with the Ghostbusters.

1800s A.D.Edit

• Over a hundred card designs that date back to the 1800s are made by various artists.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated on a display in the New York City Public Library near the second encounter of Crusto and Cruster.

1821 A.D.Edit

• Swiss Death Clock constructed by Herschel Glueke.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Swiss Death Clock.

1860s A.D.Edit

• A castle is built on Shandor's Island.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Egon Spengler mentions the date and event at the start of the Lost Island Rising Level (realistic version).

1861-1865 A.D.Edit

• Poindexter's Partisan Rangers are killed in battle during the Civil War.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the date found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Confederate Ghost.
  • The timeframe of 1861 to 1865 is based on Civil War history.

1861 A.D.Edit

• The New York 87th dies of hypothermia during the coldest winter.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Union Ghost.
  • The year is conjecture based on Civil War history: the consolidation of the New York 87th unit took place on September 6,1862. Logically, this event would happen before the consolidation in 1861.

1865 A.D.Edit

• The Voyaging Case International begins appearing at train stations.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Voyaging Case International.

1867 A.D.Edit

• In December, the Anguished Stuffed Bear is removed from Clough's Museum of Taxidermic Curiosities.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Anguished Stuffed Bear.

1868 A.D.Edit

• Former Confederate artillery gunner Cecil Starkey is killed due to a curse for deserting his platoon.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Cursed Musket of Cecil Starkey.

1870 A.D.Edit

• The Van Horne Pneumatic Transit is founded in New York.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on sign by Ray Stantz as he descends the hole on First Avenue.

1884 A.D.Edit

• The ghost of an unidentified woman begins haunting soldiers at Fort Detmerring in New York.
  • A Fort Detmerring official tells Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore about a 100 year old haunting (i.e. 1984-100=1884).
  • The Ghostbusters commentary and "Making Ghostbusters" explain this was a deleted scene recycled into a dream sequence. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.

1885 A.D.Edit

• A portrait of Ivo Shandor's Mother is painted.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Egon Spengler mentions the date and event after the Ghostbusters enter the castle in the Lost Island Rising Level (realistic version).

1889 A.D.Edit

• One of the greatest tangible evidence of psychic energy is recorded.
  • In Ghostbusters II, during the conclusion of the Armand's Restaurant date, Ray Stantz compares the Mood slime to an event that has not happened in 100 years (i.e. 1989-100=1889).

1893 A.D.Edit

• The Gustav Self-Service Tray is purchased from Hotel de Gustav.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Gustav's Self-Service Tray.

1897 A.D.Edit

• Gracie Mansion is purchased by the City of New York.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on the Gracie Mansion plaque as the NYPD officers arrive with the Ghostbusters.
• The Sedgewick Hotel is founded.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Bellhop Ghost.

Late 1800s-Early 1900s A.D.Edit

• Dr. Ivo Shandor's architecture firm is involved in a number of projects around New York City. It also did renovations on several existing buildings and a number of public works that caused a public controversy. A lot of people thought the renovations were unnecessary.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Ilyssa Selwyn mentions the date and event in the cinematic after the Checking Out the Library Level (realistic version).

Late 1800s-Mid 1900s A.D.Edit

• Dr. Ivo Shandor's power brokers dominate their respective industries.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Black Slime Monster.

Early 1900s A.D.Edit

• The Natural History Museum is run by a board of trustees led by Chairman Cornelius Wellesly.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Ray Stantz mentions this date and event in the Museum of (Super)Natural History Level (realistic version) after the Union Ghosts and Confederate Ghosts encounter in the Civil War Exhibit.

1906 A.D.Edit

• The Phantom Flush Toilet is presented to His Majesty Edward VII as a diplomatic gift.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Phantom Flush Toilet.

1909 A.D.Edit

• The Tunguska Blast of 1909 takes place. The parapsychological community considers this the biggest inter-dimensional cross rip, that is, until 1984.
  • Ray Stantz states this event to Louis Tully upon Gozer's defeat at the end of Ghostbusters.

1910 A.D.Edit

• Portrait of Godfrey McCallister Sedgewick is commissioned.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Portrait of G. Sedgewick.
• Shandor devotee, Vikram Veedam paints "Fox Hunt on Tiamat Island."
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Fox Hunt on Tiamat Island.

1915 A.D.Edit

• Leslie Campbell receives Ritual Mask of Bad Advice from her uncle, Professor Gordon Campbell.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Ritual Mask of Bad Advice.

1919 A.D.Edit

• Dr. Ivo Shandor attempts to update the Church of Gozer Songbook.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Church of Gozer Songbook.

1920 A.D.Edit

• The New York Central City Albany train is derailed, killing hundreds of people.
  • Egon Spengler reveals this event after Winston Zeddemore is passed through by a Ghost Train.
• June 6th: Dr. Ivo Shandor starts a secret society, the Cult of Gozer.
  • Egon Spengler states the year and event information in a prison cell taken from Tobin's Spirit Guide in Ghostbusters.
  • The name Cult of Gozer is taken from Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
  • The "June 6th" part of the date is taken from Shandor's Tobin's Spirit Guide entry in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions).

1920s A.D.Edit

• An anonymous woman begins living at the Sedgewick Hotel and kills for her master, Dr. Ivo Shandor.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Spider Witch.

1920s to early 1930s A.D.Edit

• Vladmir Belascu performs exorcisms in central Russia.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Unruly Beard of V. Belascu.

1923 A.D.Edit

• 55 Central Park West is completed by Ivo Shandor.
  • This event was listed in the August 5, 1983 draft of Ghostbusters but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
• The ghosts of Mrs. Myrnick and her charges begin appearing at fine establishments and hotels.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Possessor Ghost.
• Portrait of Dr. Eleanor Twitty is commissioned.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Portrait of Eleanor Twitty.
• An oil tycoon named George S. Wooten passes away. The Wooten Collection, a rare book set, is acquired by Edmund Hoover. He is also engaged to Wooten's daughter, Tillie, and planning to marry later in the year.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore discovers an archived newspaper article that details this event. The year is not given but the article does reference the Spanish-American War that took place in 1898. This event likely took place after the war but before Hoover's relationship with Dr. Eleanor Twitty.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore discovers another archived newspaper article whose title reads "Oil Heiress Jilted...For Librarian?" and thus places it before Twitty's murder.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Azetlor's entry in Tobin's Spirit Guide states he seduced Dr. Eleanor Twitty around 1923.

1924 A.D.Edit

• March: Dr. Eleanor Twitty is murdered by Edmund Hoover, her fiancee. At the time, Twitty is the fifth woman to go missing under mysterious circumstances.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Librarian Ghost.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore discovers an archived newspaper article that details this event.
• May 10: Before dawn, Edmund Hoover is executed by hanging. His last words were that he will return as Azetlor and guard all rare books in its collection.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore discovers an archived newspaper article that details this event and date.

1926 A.D.Edit

• John George Hohman commissions a scale model from the Shandor architectural firm.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Hohman's Black Low-Rise.

1928 A.D.Edit

• May: Ivo Shandor is arrested for attempted kidnapping of a teenage girl. Police initiate a search of his penthouse at 55 Central Park West and discover a pile of human bones.
  • This event was listed in the August 5, 1983 draft of Ghostbusters but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.

1929 A.D.Edit

• October 28: Ivo Shandor is executed by electrocution at Sing Sing.
  • This event was listed in the August 5, 1983 draft of Ghostbusters but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.

1933 A.D.Edit

• A minor sub-demon hides in Vladmir Belascu's beard.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Unruly Beard of V. Belascu.

1934 A.D.Edit

• Blackshirts brutalize a woman and her children near Pontevecchio in Italy.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Stone Angel Head.

1936 A.D.Edit

• Ambrose Whitman paints portrait of The Chairman and The Board of Trustees.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Painting of the Trustees.

1937 A.D.Edit

• November 25th: Arbison Morguncher commits suicide by massive binging on Thanksgiving Day.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Sloth Ghost.
  • The month and day are taken from the historical date of Thanksgiving 1937.

1939 A.D.Edit

• A flower cart is possessed in Berlin, Germany. 300 eyewitnesses saw it move half a kilometer.
  • Egon Spengler states this event to Ray Stantz in Ray's Occult Books after the title sequence of Ghostbusters II.
• The Van Horne Pneumatic Transit is abandoned.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Egon Spengler states to Winston Zeddemore that the tunnel was abandoned for 50 years (i.e. 1989-50=1939).

1940 A.D.Edit

• Lunchpail is enchanted by Angelo Galliano, a former magician.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Galliano's Enchanted Pail.

1942 A.D.Edit

• Gracie Mansion is selected as the official mayoral residence by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the year is seen on the Gracie Mansion plaque as the NYPD officers arrive with the Ghostbusters.

1944 A.D.Edit

• Speedy Jenkins makes a deal for a bottomless bottle of cough syrup.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the 3-Toed Jenkins's Midnight Goose.

1947 A.D.Edit

• The Philadelphia Mass Turbulence of 1947 takes place. It is the most definitive event of symmetrical book stacking to date.
  • In Ghostbusters, Ray Stantz states this event to Egon Spengler and Peter Venkman in the New York City Public Library.
• September 20th: Mayor Fiorello La Guardia dies.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Mayor Clotch tells his staff he spent his night talking to La Guardia, and he'd been dead for 40 years.
  • The date of death is taken from actual history.

1948 A.D.Edit

• The Scoleri Brothers are executed at Sing Sing.
  • This event was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.

1950 A.D.Edit

• Pappy Sargassi opens a restaurant called "Sargassi's."
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event is found in the "Tobin's Spirit Guide" entry's notes for Sargassi.

1954 A.D.Edit

• Remco de Groot paints "The Ravishing Red Prince."
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the The Ravishing Red Prince.

1957 A.D.Edit

• Franklin Wurst binds a sub-demon to a chair as a prank.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Seat of Vapors Foul.

1959 A.D.Edit

• Arthur Houston's psychic frustration transfers to his reading lamp.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Reluctant Reading Lamp.

1961 A.D.Edit

• November 15th: An infant girl is born and adopted by Jeremiah and Fabienne Selwyn. She is named Ilyssa.
  • This data is revealed in the March 20, 2009 Ghostbusters: The Video Game press kit.

1962 A.D.Edit

• Mr. Fianella begins working for ConEd in New York.
  • In Ghostbusters II, during the Ghostbusters' trial, Fianella states he worked at ConEd for 27 years (i.e. 1989-27=1962).

1964 A.D.Edit

• Between April 22nd and October 18th: Janine Melnitz buys two coins from the 1964 New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
  • In Ghostbusters, Janine Melnitz gives one of her coins to Egon Spengler before they set out to 55 Central Park West in the "Busy" deleted scene. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
• Summer: The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are seen in Merry Pranksters' tour bus.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
  • Summer and year based on the actual history of the Merry Pranksters.

1965 A.D.Edit

• A TeleCo "Red Phone" becomes Asmodeus' Hotline.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Asmodeus' Hotline.

1967 A.D.Edit

• Spring: The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are seen at Haight-Ashbury.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
  • Spring and year based on the actual history of Haight-Ashbury.
• November 23rd: Sydney Chalmers is selected to be Broccoli Queen of Thanksgiving Day Parade.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Broccoli Queen Autobiography.
  • The month and day are based on the historical date for Thanksgiving 1967.

1968 A.D.Edit

• Madame Dee transfers her medium powers to the Toaster of Sights Unseen.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Toaster of Sights Unseen.

1969 A.D.Edit

• Between August 15th and August 18th: The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are seen at Woodstock.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
  • The August timeframe and year is based on actual history of Woodstock.
• December 6th: The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are seen at Altamont.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.
  • The date is based on the actual history of Altamont.

1970 A.D.Edit

• The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are documented in action.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.

1973 A.D.Edit

• The Broccoli Queen Autobiography is released for sale.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Broccoli Queen Autobiography.

1975 A.D.Edit

• Werner Gischman prints the pin-up Calendar of Doom.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Pin-Up Calendar of Doom!.
• December 25th: The Vigilant Legion of the Black Pit murders all of Werner Gischman's friends and family and confiscates Calendar of Doom copies.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Pin-Up Calendar of Doom!.

1976 A.D.Edit

• Nate Featherwell and dummy Smuggy are murdered by the Stalking Chair.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Featherwell's Stalking Chair.

1977 A.D.Edit

• Ilyssa Selwyn enters the University of Illinois at age 15 after her foster parents are killed in a cave-in.
  • This data is revealed in the March 20, 2009 Ghostbusters: The Video Game press kit.

1979 A.D.Edit

• Patrelli's Mischievous Traffic Cone begins to cause bizarre traffic accidents.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Patrelli's Mischievous Traffic Cone.

1980 A.D.Edit

• Louis Tully starts his career as an accountant.
  • In Ghostbusters, Louis Tully tells Dana Barrett he is holding a party that celebrates his fourth anniversary as an accountant (i.e. 1984-4=1980).

1981 A.D.Edit

• The Possessed Bell Bottom Jeans are last seen, until 1991.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Possessed Bell-Bottom Jeans.

1982 A.D.Edit

• The New York City Public Library's Branch Collection Special History is founded in order to preserve the artistry of card design.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated on a display in the New York City Public Library near the second encounter of Crusto and Cruster.
• Annette Fleming decides to defer a bonus.
  • In Ghostbusters, Louis Tully states the event happened two years ago to everyone at his 4th anniversary party.

1983 A.D.Edit

• Fran Abernathy imports a Ghostfruit Tree to Louisiana.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Ghostfruit Tree.

1984 A.D.Edit

• Two Weeks Prior: An Ecto Surge is released in New York City, the beginning of an inter-dimensional cross rip that summons Gozer to the physical plane.
  • The Sedgewick Hotel Manager tells the Ghostbusters the disturbances have never been problematic until two weeks ago.
  • Given future surges that take place on The Real Ghostbusters, Extreme Ghostbusters, and Ghostbusters: The Video Game, it appears logical to assume a similar Ecto Surge took place prior to the events in the Ghostbusters.
• At 1:40 p.m., in the New York City Public Library, 10 eyewitnesses sight the ghost of Dr. Eleanor Twitty. Drs. Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, and Peter Venkman investigate and take readings that go toward perfecting key technology.
  • In Ghostbusters, Ray Stantz states this event to Peter Venkman just as he was making a move on Jennifer in Weaver Hall.
• The Ghostbusters is founded.
• After leaving her apartment for two days, Dana Barrett sees the Ghostbusters about Zuul.
  • In Ghostbusters, Dana Barrett states she left her apartment two days ago and hadn't been back since.
• Before midnight, the Ghostbusters receive their first call and capture Slimer at the Sedgewick Hotel.
  • In Ghostbusters, the sign in front of the Alhambra Ballroom reads "Eastside Theatre Guild, Midnight Buffet."
• Two Weeks Later: Ray Stantz and Peter Venkman return from the Brooklyn job and hire Winston Zeddemore.
  • In Ghostbusters, after the interview, Janine Melnitz states to Peter Venkman that she's been working two weeks without a break.
• A Couple Weeks Later, Thursday: Before 9 p.m., Zuul possesses Dana Barrett and Vinz Clortho posssesses Louis Tully.
  • In Ghostbusters, just prior to the final battle, Winston Zeddemore states to Mayor Clotch that he's only been working with the Ghostbusters for a couple weeks.
  • In Ghostbusters, Dana Barrett agrees to a date with Peter Venkman on Thursday, nine-ish. The grid is shut down the next day.
• A Couple Weeks Later, Friday: The Ghostbusters defeat Gozer by crossing the streams into its Ziggurat.
  • In Ghostbusters, just prior to the final battle, Winston Zeddemore states to Mayor Clotch that he's only been working with the Ghostbusters for a couple weeks.
  • In Ghostbusters, Dana Barrett agrees to a date with Peter Venkman on Thursday, nine-ish. The grid is shut down the next day.

1986 A.D.Edit

• The Ghostbusters finally award the Sedgewick Hotel with a clean bill of health, in terms of paranormal activity.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), after Ray Stantz and the Rookie find a slimed Peter Venkman, Stantz notes there can't be more ghosts because they gave a clean bill of health for the Sedgewick five years ago.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) takes place in 1991, so the year 1986 is derived by subtracting 5 years from 1991.
• The Sedgewick Hotel undergoes remodeling, during which Room 1221 is unlocked.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), John O'Keefe's notes state "After her spree it was locked up, until about five years ago when the hotel was remodeled."
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) takes place in 1991, so the year 1986 is derived by subtracting 5 years from 1991.

1986 and 1987Edit

• The Ghostbusters are sued by every state, city, and county for the Gozer Incident. They are served a judicial restraining order, preventing them from paranormal investigation and eliminations.
  • Ghostbusters II begins with "5 Years Later" but that is interpreted as "five years after the events of Ghostbusters" and in the courtroom scene, Peter Venkman says, "its been years since they used the packs." There is never a concrete mention of exactly when the Ghostbusters were served the order.

1987 A.D.Edit

• Remote-controlled Ecto-1 goes for sale.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this date and event is stated in the scan for the Remote-Controlled Ecto-1.

1989 A.D.Edit

• March/April: Dana Barrett's son, Oscar, is born.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Dana Barrett states Oscar is eight months old when Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Peter Venkman first visit her. Calculated from the assumption Ghostbusters II takes place only in part of late November and December.
• Late November/Early December: Psychomagnetheric Slime possesses Dana Barrett's baby carriage in an attempt to kidnap her son Oscar, indirectly putting the Ghostbusters back in business.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Dana's calendar is still on November 1989 when Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Peter Venkman first visit.
• December 30th: Psychomagnetheric Slime possesses Dana Barrett's apartment bathtub and attempts to kidnap her son Oscar.
  • Calculated the day based on the build up to the final battle with Vigo and passage of time.
• December 31st: A Psychomagnetheric Slime Mold forms around the Manhattan Museum of Art while approximately 3000 manifestations related to the Slime terrorizes New York.
  • In Ghostbusters II, the City and County of New York states they were swamped with 3000 cases.

1990 A.D.Edit

• January 1st: The Ghostbusters defeat Vigo the Carpathian and bind him back into his painting.
  • Ghostbusters II
• Weeks Later: Mayor Clotch commemorates the return of the Statue of Liberty to Liberty Island and awards the Ghostbusters with their second Key to the City.
  • 'Weeks Later' was listed in the Ghostbusters II script draft of the film but not mentioned in the movie. Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity.
• The Ghostbusters are awarded with their third Key to the City.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), three Keys to the City can be seen in Peter Venkman's office. Two for each of the films and one marked for "1990."
• Fall: Mayor Clotch runs for Governor in the fall election.
  • In Ghostbusters II, behind the scenes of "World of the Psychic," Jack Hardemeyer states Clotch is running for governor next fall to Peter Venkman.

1991 A.D.Edit

• November 19th to November 21st: Ruthless producers reopen "Hindenburg The Opera" after a stage fire killed the cast.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Ray Stantz mentions the event and Winston Zeddemore mentions more of the event and the reopening was last week after the Rookie and Winston blow up the tanker in the Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version).
  • The dates November 19th to the 21st is based on when the main story takes place during Thanksgiving.
• The Ghostbusters hire a fifth Ghostbuster just as Dr. Ivo Shandor's latest plan comes to fruition.
  • This year is revealed in March 20, 2009 Ghostbusters: The Video Game press kit.
  • The Gozer display was set to release Thanksgiving weekend. Month and dates are based on the historical date of Thanksgiving 1991.
• November 26th: Ilyssa Selwyn inadvertently triggers a Psi Energy Pulse at the Natural History Museum just as the Rookie arrives at the Firehouse for his first day of work. Slimer and the Sloth Ghost both escape.
  • November 26th is based on the progression of time in the game. See below.
• November 26th: The Ghostbusters track down Slimer to the Sedgewick Hotel and take three hours to recapture him as well as investigate the manifestation of more entities.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Peter Venkman mentions it took under three hours at the end of the Welcome to the Hotel Sedgewick Level (realistic version).
• November 26th: The Ghostbusters confront the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Times Square and saves Ilyssa Selwyn from it.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the event takes place in the evening as Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version) happens directly after the Welcome to the Hotel Sedgewick Level (realistic version).
  • Winston Zeddemore notes it took him four hours to get from the opera to the Sedgewick Hotel.
  • At the end of the Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version), Ray Stantz declares, "Happy Thanksgiving!"
• November 27th: The Ghostbusters investigate a disturbance at the New York City Public Library. They finally trap the Library ghost, acquire the Gozerian Codex, destroy Azetlor, and shut off one node of the Mandala.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), the Ghostbusters arrive at the New York City Public Library during the day, indicating it is the next day after the Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version), which took place in the evening.
  • In the cinematic after the Panic in Times Square Level (realistic version), Mayor Mulligan mentions the Natural History Museum's opening gala is tomorrow night.
  • During the Checking Out the Library Level (realistic version), when Winston Zeddemore checks in from the periodical section, he mentions he is checking the box score from the Knicks game last night.
  • Historically, a New York Knicks game took place on November 26, 1991. This matches up with this event taking place on the 27th.
• November 27th: The Ghostbusters crash the opening gala of the "World of Gozer" Exhibit at the Natural History Museum. The Chairman appears and kidnaps Ilyssa Selwyn. She is saved by the Ghostbusers, who then disperse the Chairman and shuts down another node of the Mandala.
  • In the cinematic after the Checking Out the Library Level (realistic version), Ilyssa Selwyn mentions the gala is tonight, indicating the Museum of (Super)Natural History Level (realistic version) takes place on the same day as the Checking Out the Library Level (realistic version).
  • In the cinematic after Museum of (Super)Natural History Level (realistic version), Peter Venkman assures the team nobody will be around to pull their operating license on Monday and they have the four day weekend to solve the case. This matches up with Thanksgiving weekend starting on Thursday, November 28th, and ending on Sunday, December 1st then the mentioned Monday being December 2nd.
• November 28th: The Ghostbusters return to the Sedgewick Hotel in search of another node of the Mandala. The Rookie and Egon Spengler shuts it down and defeats its guardian, the Spider Witch.
• November 28th: The Ghostbusters leave the Sedgewick Hotel and set out to the Hudson River in search of the last node of the Mandala. They encounter Shandor's Island and board it. They shut down the node, defeat a Imprisoned Juvenile Sloar, and destroy an orrery, causing the island to sink into the Hudson again.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), Winston Zeddemore mentions at the start of the Lost Island Rising Level (realistic version) that he is not swimming in the Hudson River in November and doesn't approve of a disaster happening so close to Christmas.
• November 28th: The Containment Unit is shut off and Ilyssa Selwyn is kidnapped. The Ghostbusters return to the Firehouse and realize the endgame is in Central Park. They confront Ivo Shandor and destroy him just as he chooses his Supreme Destructor Form.
  • In the cinematic after the Lost Island Rising Level (realistic version), the NY News 6 reporter mentions the Thanksgiving evacuation of Manhattan and a disturbance at the parade.
  • Historically, Thanksgiving took place on the 28th of November in 1991.
• November 28th: The Ghostbusters offer the Rookie a potentially lucrative opportunity to lead an expansion of the Ghostbusters franchise to Chicago, Los Angeles, or Cincinnati.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), this event is heard during the end credit sequence.

2016 A.D.Edit

• February 14th: On a December episode of "World of the Psychic," Elaine predicts the end of the world on this date, according to her alleged encounter with an alien.
  • In Ghostbusters II, Elaine reveals this to show host, Peter Venkman. This is most likely not going to happen but Venkman's other guest, Milton Anglund, was technically correct with his guess.