The Godfather
Timeline
- 1892
- Vito
(Andolini) Corleone is born in Corleone, Sicily. (Godfather I, GII)
-
- Hyman Suchowsky
Roth is born. (GII)
1897
Vito's wife
Carmella is born. (GII)
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1901
Vito's father,
mother and brother are murdered by Don Ciccio.
(GII)
Vito flees
to the United States. (GII)
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1914
Vito marries
Carmella. They live in New York City together. (GII)
1916
Santino
(Sonny) Corleone and Thomas Hagen are
born. (GI, II)
1917
Don
Fanucci harrasses Vito's neighborhood. (GI, II)
1919
Fredo
Corleone is born. (GII)
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1920
Michael Corleone
is born (GI, II, III)
Vito kills
Don Fanucci. (GII)
Vito's neighbors
begin asking and doing favors for him. (GII)
Hyman Roth starts traveling to havana, Cuba to run molasses. (GII)
1923
Constanzia
(Connie) Corleone is born. (GII)
1924
Michael's
second wife Kay is born. (GII)
1925
Vito kills
Don Ciccio. (GII)
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1931
Michaels first
wife Appolonia is born. (GI)
1939
The Corleone's
move out of the city to Long Beach, Long Island. (GII)
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1940
Tom marries
Theresa. (GI)
Tom's son Frank
is born. (GI)
Sonny's son
Frank is born. (GI)
1941
Michael joins
the United States Marine Corps. He serves in World War Two. (GI,
II, III)
Sonny introduces
Connie to his friend Carlo at Vito's surprise party. (GIII)
1942
Tom's son Andrew
is born. (GII)
1944
Michael is
described in Life magazine as a war hero. (GI)
1945
Santino Jr.
is born. (GI)
Michael is
discharged from the marines and enrolls at Dartmouth College. (GI,
II, III)
Connie and
Carlo are married. (GI)
Vito sends
Tom to Hollywood to talk to Woltz about Johnny Fontane's
career. (GI)
Vito sends
Fredo to Las Vegas. (GI)
Sollozzo discusses
drug deal with Vito. (GI)
Vito's assassination
is attempted. (GI)
Sonny assumes
temporary control as Don. (GI)
1946
Sonny orders
that Bruno Tattaglia be murdered. (GI)
Michael murders
Sollozzo and the police captain McCluskey. (GI,II,III)
Michael flees
to Sicily. (GI,II,III)
1947
Michael courts
and marries his first wife Appolonia while hiding in Sicily. (GI,II,III)
Appolonia is
murdered. (GI,II,III)
1948
Tom Hagen is
named consigliere. (GI)
Sonny is murdered.
(GI)
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Summary
1950
Michael's last
confession. (GIII)
1951
Michael and
Kay are married. (GI)
Michael and
Kay's first child, Anthony is born. (GI)
1952
Michael assumes
control over family business. (GI)
1953
Michael and
Kay's second child, Mary is born. (GI)
1954
Michael takes
over as Don Corleone. (GI)
1955
Vito dies.
(GI)
The heads of
the five families are murdered by Michael's order. (GI)
Connie and
Carlo's son, Michael's godson, Michael Francis Rizzi is born and baptized. (GI)
1958
Michael's son
Anthony has his first communion. (GII)
Michael's home
is attacked, and his murder is attempted. (GII)
Michael flees
and Tom Hagen temporarily assumes the role as Don. (GII)
Michael goes
to Cuba with the heads of a few big companies to discuss interests in Cuba.
(GII)
Kay loses her
baby while Michael is away. (GII)
Hyman Roth's
murder is attempted but fails. (GII)
1959
Michael and
his family are investigated for criminal charges. (GII)
Michael is
on trial for ordering multiple murders. (GII)
Carmella Corleone
dies. (GII)
Michael orders
the murder of Fredo and Roth. (GII)
Michael and
Kay are separated. (GII)
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1979
Michael receives
highest papal award from the church. (GIII)
Michael forms
the Vito Corleone Foundation. (GIII)
Michael takes
Vincent Mancini, Sonny's illegitimate son,
under his guidance. (GIII)
Michael attempts
to gain control over Immobilare. (GIII)
The heads of
the major families gather for a meeting. Their assassination is attempted. (GIII)
Michael has
a diabetic stroke. (GIII)
Vinny assumes
control while Michael is in the hospital. (GIII)
Vinny murders
Joey Zaza. (GIII)
1980
Anthony debuts
as an opera singer in Palermo, Sicily. (GIII)
Vinny assumes
role of Don. (GIII)
Michael's murder
is attempted. (GIII)
Mary is unintentionally
murdered. (GIII)
1997
Michael dies
peacefully. (GIII)
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