Fictional Dates
Fictional dates that have been featured / mentioned in movies, TV shows and books:
- Friday, 6th of January, 1854: Sherlock Holmes (2009) - The birth date of Sherlock Holmes.
- Wednesday, 2nd of September, 1885: Back to the Future Part III (1990) - The date that Marty travels back in time to.
- Friday, 29th of April, 1892: The Godfather: Don Corleone is born.
- Thursday, 16th of June, 1904: The events of James Joyce's novel Ulysses take place.
- Sunday, 14th of April, 1912: Titanic (1997) - On this date, Jack sketches a picture of Rose.
- Friday, 31st of December, 1926: Harry Potter: Voldemort is born.
- Thursday, 6th of December, 1928: Harry Potter: Hagrid is born.
- Thursday, 13th of March, 1930: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder is born.
- Thursday, 12th of May, 1955: The birth date of Homer Simpson.
- Saturday, 12th of November, 1955: Back to the Future (1985): This is the date that Doc and Marty travel back in time to.
- Wednesday, 4th of January, 1956: Man On Fire: The birth date of John W. Creasy.
- Saturday, 12th of May, 1956: Homer Simpson is born.
- Monday, 1st of October, 1956: Marge Simpson is born.
- Sunday, 7th of September, 1958: Breaking Bad: Walter White is born.
- Monday, 24th of August, 1959: Tony Soprano is born.
- Sunday, 20th of December, 1959: Psycho (1960) - Norman Bates is arrested.
- Tuesday, 3rd of October, 1961: X-Files: Special Agent Fox Mulder is born.
- Sunday, 11th of March, 1962: The Matrix: Neo is born.
- Sunday, 23rd of February, 1964: X-Files: Special Agent Dana Scully is born.
- Monday, 24th of August, 1964: Metal Gear Solid 3 (Game): The game begins when Snake enters Tselinoyarsk, Russia, via the world's first HALO jump.
- Sunday, 30th of August, 1964: Metal Gear Solid 3 (Game): Snake enters Tselinoyarsk, Russia, via a D-21 drone.
- Wednesday, 2nd of September, 1964: Metal Gear Solid 3 (Game): Snake kills The Boss.
- Sunday, 2nd of June, 1968: Sleepers (1996): Lorenzo Carcaterra is released from the Wilkinson Home for Boys.
- Thursday, 29th of August, 1968: Internet urban legend: All televisions in the United States shut down on this day for 25 seconds.
- Wednesday, 27th of January, 1971: Coronation Street character Valerie Barlow dies after being electrocuted by a faulty hairdryer.
- Tuesday, 4th of April, 1972: Emily Nugent and Ernest Bishop are married on Coronation Street.
- Sunday, 4th of January, 1976: Rocky: Rocky Balboa fights Apollo Creed for the first time.
- Thursday, 25th of November, 1976: Rocky II: Rocky Balboa defeats Apollo Creed.
- Thursday, 4th of January, 1979: Goodfellas (1990) - Morris "Morrie" Kessler is killed.
- Wednesday, 24th of January, 1979: Supernatural: The birthdate of Dean Winchester.
- Wednesday, 19th of September, 1979: Hermione Granger from Harry Potter is born.
- Thursday, 31st of July, 1980: Harry Potter is born.
- Sunday, 1st of March, 1981: Harry Potter character Ron Weasley is born.
- Saturday, 15th of August, 1981: Rocky III: Rocky loses to Clubber Lang (Mr. T) and his coach, Mickey Goldmill, dies of a heart attack.
- Saturday, 5th of December, 1981: Sleepers (1996): Sean Nokes is killed at a diner by Thomas Marcano and John Reilly.
- Friday, 25th of December, 1981: Rocky IV: Rocky Balboa defeats Russian boxer Ivan Drago.
- Wednesday, 14th of April, 1982: Pineapple Express (2008): Dale Denton's date of birth.
- Tuesday, 1st of June, 1982: District 9: An Alien ship appears over Johannesburg in South Africa.
- Tuesday, 2nd of November, 1982: ET goes home.
- Monday, 28th of February, 1983: Scarface (1983): Tony Montana is arrested while attempting to launder money.
- Wednesday, 4th of April, 1984: 1984 - The first entry in the protagonist's illegal diary is created.
- Wednesday, 4th of April, 1984: The first day in the novel 1984 by George Orwell.
- Saturday, 12th of May, 1984: The Terminator (1984) - After holding a cop at gunpoint, Kyle Reese demands to know what year it is.
- Monday, 24th of September, 1984: Breaking Bad: Jesse Pinkman is born.
- Wednesday, 31st of October, 1984: The Karate Kid (1984) - Mr. Miyagi defends Daniel LaRusso against a group of bullies.
- Thursday, 28th of February, 1985: John Connor is born.
- Sunday, 27th of October, 1985: Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Marty returns to the present.
- Tuesday, 15th of July, 1986: The Sopranos: A.J. Soprano is born.
- Saturday, 24th of December, 1988: The date that the events from the movie Die Hard occur on.
- Friday, 8th of December, 1989: Coronation Street character Alan Bradley is fatally hit by a tram.
- Sunday, 31st of December, 1989: Ghostbusters II (1989) - The Titanic arrives.
- Monday, 1st of January, 1990: Ghostbusters II (1989) - The Ghostbusters defeat Vigo the Carpathian.
- Tuesday, 31st of July, 1990: Hagrid arrives to tell Harry Potter that he is a wizard.
- Sunday, 12th of January, 1992: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - HAL 9000 goes online.
- Saturday, 7th of March, 1992: FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully begin work on their first X-Files case.
- Tuesday, 2nd of February, 1993: Groundhog Day (1993) - Phil Connors (played by Bill Murray) relives the same day over and over again.
- Tuesday, 2nd of July, 1996: Independence Day (1996): Alien ships destroy multiple cities around the world.
- Saturday, 4th of January, 1997: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - Jason Bourne joins the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
- Monday, 4th of August, 1997: Terminator 2 (1991) - This is the exact date that Skynet goes online.
- Friday, 29th of August, 1997: Terminator 2 (1991) - On this date, Judgment Day occurs when Skynet becomes self-aware.
- Thursday, 16th of October, 1997: Lost In Space - The Robinson family gets lost in space.
- Wednesday, 17th of June, 1998: In the first episode of The Sopranos, Tony's newspaper is dated as the 17th of June, 1998.
- Sunday, 28th of June, 1998: WWE: Mankind fights The Undertaker in a historic Hell in a Cell match.
- Thursday, 23rd of July, 1998: Resident Evil (Game) - S.T.A.R.S team Alpha crash their helicopter at the Arlkay Mountain Estate.
- Sunday, 26th of July, 1998: Resident Evil (Game) - S.T.A.R.S team Bravo (Jill, Wesker, Chris and Barry) arrives at the Arlkay Mountain Estate.
- Sunday, 27th of September, 1998: Resident Evil 3 (Game): The Umbrella Corporation releases Nemesis into Raccoon City in an attempt to wipe out the remaining S.T.A.R.S members.
- Tuesday, 29th of September, 1998: Resident Evil 2 (Game) - The game starts with Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield entering Raccoon City.
- Monday, 13th of September, 1999: Space: 1999 - The Moon manages to escape Earth's orbit after an explosion occurs at a lunar waste dump.
- Sunday, 14th of November, 1999: WWE: Stone Cold Steve Austin is run down by a car at Survivor Series.
- Saturday, 1st of January, 2000: Futurama: Fry falls into a cyrogenic chamber, which freezes him until the year 3000.
- Wednesday, 23rd of August, 2000: Escape from L.A. (1996) - An earthquake hits the city of Los Angeles, causing an island to form off the coast of California.
- Tuesday, 5th of November, 2002: The West Wing: Josiah Bartlet is re-elected as the President of the United States.
- Monday, 13th of January, 2003: Coronation Street character Maxine Peacock is murdered by Richard Hillman.
- Tuesday, 12th of August, 2003: Inside Man (2006): A gang takes control of the Manhattan Trust Bank in New York.
- Tuesday, 28th of October, 2003: The Social Network (2010): Mark Zuckerberg launches Facesmash.
- Tuesday, 16th of December, 2003: Man On Fire: John W. Creasy and The Voice die.
- Wednesday, 3rd of March, 2004: 24: Jack Bauer stops an assassination attempt on the life of David Palmer.
- Sunday, 3rd of October, 2004: AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004): A heat bloom in the Antarctica is discovered.
- Sunday, 10th of October, 2004: The events of the movie Alien vs. Predator (2004) occur.
- Friday, 22nd of October, 2004: LOST: Oceanic Flight 815 crashes on The Island.
- Thursday, 4th of November, 2004: LOST: The hatch is finally opened.
- Friday, 4th of March, 2005: Coronation Street character Tommy Harris dies after being hit in the head with a wrench by his daughter Katy Harris.
- Wednesday, 20th of April, 2005: Coronation Street actress Katy Harris commits suicide.
- Wednesday, 18th of October, 2006: The Dark Knight - The Joker robs a bank.
- Monday, 15th of January, 2007: Coronation Street character Charlie Stubbs is murdered after being hit on the head with a statue.
- Monday, 30th of April, 2007: Metal Gear Solid 2 (Game) - Jack (aka Raiden) and Rose meet each other for the first time.
- Wednesday, 6th of June, 2007: Coronation Street character Paul Connor dies in a car crash.
- Wednesday, 8th of August, 2007: Metal Gear Solid 2 (Game) - The game begins with the Tanker Incident, with Solid Snake infiltrating the USS Discovery.
- Friday, 23rd of May, 2008: Cloverfield (2008) - A gigantic monster attacks the city of New York.
- Wednesday, 29th of April, 2009: Metal Gear Solid 2 (Game) - The Big Shell Incident occurs.
- Thursday, 30th of April, 2009: Metal Gear Solid 2 (Game) - The game ends with Raiden defeating Solidus Snake.
- Sunday, 21st of June, 2009: Children of Men (2006) - The birth of Baby Diego, the youngest person on earth.
- Tuesday, 14th of July, 2009: Breaking Bad: Gustavo Fring is killed.
- Friday, 31st of July, 2009: The Hangover: The group arrive in Las Vegas for Doug's bachelor party.
- Friday, 2nd of October, 2009: Breaking Bad: Mike Ehrmantraut dies.
- Sunday, 1st of August, 2010: The Simpsons: Lisa's engagement to Hugh Parkfield is ended. This was during an episode (1995) in which a fortune teller told Lisa about her future.
- Monday, 9th of August, 2010: District 9 - Eviction notices are served to the aliens living in District 9.
- Tuesday, 7th of September, 2010: Breaking Bad: Walter White dies.
- Saturday, 25th of September, 2010: Demolition Man (1993) - The last murder is committed in the city of Los Angeles.
- Monday, 6th of December, 2010: Coronation Street characters Ashley Peacock and Molly Dobbs die in a tram crash.
- Thursday, 21st of April, 2011: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Skynet becomes self-aware.
- Wednesday, 12th of September, 2012: I Am Legend (2007): Robert Neville (Will Smith) dies.
- Saturday, 22nd of December, 2012: The X-Files - This is the date that aliens plan to colonize earth. Mulder discovers this date on a secret government document that is titled "End Game".
- Friday, 27th of September, 2013: The Last of Us: The date that the opening scene occurred on. An infection spreads throughout the United States.
- Monday, 20th of January, 2014: Coronation Street character Hayley Cropper commits suicide while dying from pancreatic cancer.
- Monday, 2nd of June, 2014: Coronation Street character Tina McIntyre passes away after being murdered.
- Wednesday, 5th of November, 2014: V for Vendetta (2005) - V blows up the Old Bailey.
- Friday, 27th of March, 2015: Prometheus (2012) - A company called Weyland Industries launches a space mission that installs solar panels that align and move with Earth.
- Wednesday, 8th of July, 2015: Coronation Street character Deirdre Barlow passes away from a brain aneurysm.
- Monday, 21st of September, 2015: Coronation Street character Callum Logan is killed.
- Saturday, 10th of October, 2015: Back to the Future II (1989) - The Chicago Cubs win the World Series.
- Wednesday, 21st of October, 2015: Back to the Future II (1989) - Doc and Marty travel to the future (which happens to be the 21st of October, 2015). This fictional future contains hoverboards, self-lacing shoes and flying cars.
- Friday, 8th of January, 2016: Blade Runner (1982): The inception of Roy Batty.
- Sunday, 14th of February, 2016: Ghostbusters II (1989) - A psychic called Elaine tells Peter Venkman that the world will end on the 14th of April, 2016. Venkman responds by saying "Valentines Day... bummer."
- Tuesday, 22nd of March, 2016: The Purge (2013) - The first annual Purge begins.
- Friday, 12th of August, 2016: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Game) - The infamous mission "No Russian" takes place.
- Monday, 3rd of October, 2016: Modern Warfare 3 (Game) - Vladimir Makarov hijacks the Russian President's plane.
- Saturday, 21st of January, 2017: Modern Warfare 3 (Game) - Assault on the Hotel Oasis in Dubai.
- Sunday, 5th of February, 2017: Click (2006) - Britney Spears has her 23rd baby and the clone of Michael Jackson sues himself.
- Sunday, 5th of February, 2017: Oblivion (2013) - The last superbowl takes place.
- Sunday, 1st of September, 2024: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Bell Riots begin.
- Tuesday, 16th of November, 2027: Children of Men (2006) - The youngest person in the world, Baby Diego, is murdered.
- Tuesday, 6th of June, 2028: Judge Dredd: The Trans-Atlantic Tunnel is completed.
- Wednesday, 14th of February, 2029: Planet of the Apes: Captain Leo Davidson enters an electrical storm that transports him to a world that is ruled by apes.
- Sunday, 4th of July, 2032: Terminator 3 (2003) - John Connor is killed by a T-850.
- Tuesday, 3rd of August, 2032: Demolition Man (1993) - Simon Phoenix escapes from cryo-prison.
- Friday, 15th of July, 2039: Looper (2012) - The Rainmaker is born.
- Monday, 23rd of January, 2040: Event Horizon (1997) - Captain John Kilpack makes his final log.
- Tuesday, 5th of March, 2052: Fallout: The Great Plague arises.
- Friday, 26th of July, 2052: Fallout: The United Nations is disbanded.
- Wednesday, 4th of April, 2063: Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - The Enterprise arrives in the past, which happens to be the 4th of April, 2063. This is the day before humanity encounters alien life for the first time.
- Thursday, 5th of April, 2063: Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Humanity encounters alien life for the first time after a scientist invents warp driver. These aliens are called the Vulcans (example: Spock).
- Monday, 18th of November, 2154: Avatar (2009) - The final battle between the US Army and the native Na'vi clans occurs.
- Thursday, 13th of July, 2305: Star Trek: Generations (1994) - Captain Jean-Luc Picard is born.
- Wednesday, 20th of July, 2327: Star Trek: Generations (1994) - Captain Jean-Luc Picard graduates from the Starfleet Academy.
- Monday, 31st of December, 2379: Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Ripley is cloned.
- Tuesday, 3rd of March, 2505: Idiocracy (2006): Corporal Joe Bauers (Not Sure) and Rita wake up from suspended animation.