GTA IV Timeline

This is a timeline of events relating to Grand Theft Auto IV.

1920s

• 1923: Jon Gravelli is born in Meadow Hills, Liberty City.

1930s

• 1935: Maureen McReary is born in Ireland.

1950s

• 1955 (November 1): The Vietnam war begins.
• 1956: Derrick McReary is born in Dukes, Liberty City.
• 1957: James Pegorino is born in Alderney City.
• 1957: The first Rusty Brown's Ring Donuts shop opens up in Vice City.
• 1958: Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince is born (Midwest or Dukes, one claim).
• 1958: Ray Bulgarin is born in Russia.

1960s

• 1963: Mikhail Faustin (Russia), Francis McReary (Dukes), Anthony Prince (Midwest or Dukes, another claim), Jim Fitzgerald and Clay Simons (both Acter) are born.
• 1964: The founding members of The Lost Brotherhood meet while fighting in the Vietnam War.
• 1965: Sammy Bottino is born in Broker, Liberty City.
• 1967: Vladimir Glebov (Russia) and Thomas Stubbs III (Algonquin) are born.
• 1968: Phil Bell (Alderney City) and Jon Gravelli, Jr. are born.
• 1969: Dimitri Rascalov (Russia) and Brian Jeremy (Acter) are born

1970s

• 1971: Billy Grey (Acter) and Mori Kibbutz (Midwest, year of birth unconfirmed) are born
• 1973: Manny Escuela (South Bohan), Dwayne Forge (North Holland) and Gerry McReary (Dukes) are born.
• 1974: Johnny Klebitz is born in Acter.
• 1975 (April 30): The Vietnam War ends, and the The Lost Brotherhood is later created by several war veterans.
• 1976: Ray Boccino is born in Westdyke.
• 1977: Roman Bellic (Yugoslavia), Bruce Kibbutz (Midwest), Elizabeta Torres (South Bohan), Gracie Ancelotti (Alderney City), Terry Thorpe (Acter), and Yusuf Amir (Dubai, UAE) are born.
• 1978: Niko Bellic and Florian Cravic (both Yugoslavia) are born.
• 1978: Jon Gravelli becomes boss of the Gambetti Family.
• 1979: Patrick "Packie" McReary (Dukes), Mallorie Bardas (Puerto Rico), Malc and DeSean (both Northwood) are born.

1980s

• 1980: Kate McReary is born in Dukes, Liberty City.
• 1981: Teafore "Real Badman" Maxwell-Davies (Jamaica) and Ashley Butler (Acter) are born.
• 1982: "Little" Jacob Hughes is born in Jamaica.

• 1983: Huang Lee (Kowloon, Hong Kong), Luis Lopez (Northwood) and Trey "Playboy X" Stewart (North Holland) are all born.

1990s

• 1990: Niko Bellic is twelve when his family gets first electricity.
• 1992 (April 1): The Bosnian war begins. Niko Bellic fights in the Bosnian conflict on the Serbian side at only fourteen.
• 1993: Dwayne Forge is jailed on crack distribution charges.
• 1995 (December 14): The Bosnian war is declared over with the signing of the Dayton Agreement, although many conflicts still continue. Around this time, Niko Bellic and his army unit are betrayed and killed except for him, Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic. Niko begins searching for the traitor.
• 1998: Niko's cousin Roman emigrates to the USA, where he settles in Liberty City and becomes a cab driver.

2000s

• 2000: Mr. McReary commits suicide. The Irish Mob leaves Purgatory and settles in Dukes.
• 2001 (September 11): The 9/11 attacks occured. The attacks are frequently mentioned, especially in political atmospheres like Weazel News.
• 2003 (March 20 - May 1): The US first invades Iraq - this conflict is mentioned in GTA IV.

• 2008: The events of GTA IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad Of Gay Tony all take place in autumn.

1. Angels in America, No Love Lost take place on the same day, when Jason Michaels dies.
2. Action/Reaction takes place after Roman's Sorrow, according to internet news.
3. Blow Your Cover and Buyer's Market are one event.
4. Tom Goldberg is killed before Hit the Pipe, according to internet news.
5. Roman's Holiday takes place very shortly before Hostile Negotiation.
6. Three Leaf Clover and I Luv LC take place on the same day, when a bank is robbed.
7. It's hinted during Not So Fast (when Gracie doesn't call Tony back) that I'll Take Her occurs in between Frosting On The Cake / Diamonds in the Rough (same event) and the diamond deal mentioned below. It also places the kidnapping shortly after Taking in the Trash from Niko's perspective.
8. Frosting On The Cake and Diamonds in the Rough are one event, and both right before Taking in the Trash.
9. Museum Piece, Collector's Item and Not So Fast, the infamous diamond deal, all take place on the same night.
10. Was It Worth It?, No Way on the Subway and Get Lost happen in that order, when Jim Fitzgerald dies.
11. Ladies' Night happens in between Ransom (because Tony is forwarded the photo) and She's a Keeper (because Gracie is at the original hideout).
12. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend and Ladies Half Price are one event.
13. Dimitri Rascalov is killed before Departure Time.

A discrepency in the intersecting timelines is seen in Chinese Takeout, when Billy Grey makes a cameo appearance. Grey was arrested before Elizabeta Torres was. Goldberg's death versus the bank robbery (see above) also places the event in two different slots when compared to Niko's perspective.

• 2008: The US government spends $700 billion to bail out several major banks, which Gay Tony briefly mentions in the mission I Luv LC.
• 2009: The events of GTA Chinatown Wars takes place.