GTA IV Timeline

This is a timeline of events relating to GTA 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 "Gay Tony" 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 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 McReary 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.
• 2008 (October 3): 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.