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[[File:Rescue Beam 1939.png|thumb|[[Rescue Beam]] billboard showing the date 1939]]

{{Quotation|[[Warden]]'s background|Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong.}}

The following is a list of known dated events in the Deadlock timeline.

The following is a list of known dated events in the ''[[Deadlock]]'' timeline.

Note: The main reference point for "current day" assumes that the musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]] opened on Broadway in the same year as it did in our world, and that said opening was a recent event, as mentioned by various characters.<ref name=":0">[[The New York Oracle]] - "''Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!"''</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu unselect 03.mp3|context=(in Spanish and English)|transcription=Talvez deberia comprar tickets for South Pacific. (Maybe I should buy tickets for South Pacific.)}}</ref> As such, some of the dates may be changed as more of the worldbuilding is set in stone during the game's development.

Note: The main reference point for "current day" assumes that the musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]] opened on Broadway in the same year as it did in our world, and that said opening was a recent event, as mentioned by various characters<ref name=":0">[[The New York Oracle]] - "''Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!"''</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu unselect 03.mp3|context=(in Spanish and English)|transcription=Talvez deberia comprar tickets for South Pacific. (Maybe I should buy tickets for South Pacific.)}}</ref> (see '''''Historical References''''' below). As such, some of the dates may be changed as more of the worldbuilding is set in stone during the game's development.

'''Estimated dates''' that either haven't been confirmed by in-game content or are set after the main timeline divergence point (the first [[Maelstrom]]) '''are marked with an asterisk (*).'''

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|1948*

|[[Minor characters|The Troubadour]] murders multiple people in Illinois and disappears<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Holliday|quote=When she confronted him he exploded into a murder of crows and flew away. That was 6 months ago}}</ref>

|-

|April 1949*

~~|South Pacific opens on Broadway<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />~~

|-

|Current Day 1949*

|Celestial Alignment, the second [[Maelstrom]] and the ritual take place

|}

== Historical references ==

List of references to real-world historical events, groups and individuals in ''Deadlock'' and their real-world dates.

* [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials]] - 1692-1693

* [[wikipedia:Catherine_the_Great|Catherine the Great]] - Died in 1796

* [[wikipedia:George_Frederick_Cooke|George Frederick Cooke]] - Died in 1812

* [[wikipedia:Grigori_Rasputin|Grigori Rasputin]] - Died in 1916

* [[wikipedia:House_of_Romanov|Romanov family]] - Executed in 1918

* [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]] (Soviet Empire) - Created in 1922

* [[wikipedia:Harry_Houdini|Harry Houdini's]] death - 1926

* [[wikipedia:The_Rockettes|Radio City Rockettes]] dance company - Moved to New York in 1932

* [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Boston Celtics]] team - Founded in 1946

* Knickerbockers team ([[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|New York Knicks]]) - Founded in 1947

* The [[wikipedia:Central_Intelligence_Agency|CIA]] - Formed in 1947

* [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific (Broadway Musical)]] - Opened in April 1949

== Branching Timelines ==

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 [[File:Rescue Beam 1939.png|thumb|[[Rescue Beam]] billboard showing the date 1939]]
 {{Quotation|[[Warden]]'s background|Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong.}}
-The following is a list of known dated events in the Deadlock timeline.
+The following is a list of known dated events in the ''[[Deadlock]]'' timeline.
-Note: The main reference point for "current day" assumes that the musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]] opened on Broadway in the same year as it did in our world, and that said opening was a recent event, as mentioned by various characters.<ref name=":0">[[The New York Oracle]] - "''Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!"''</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu unselect 03.mp3|context=(in Spanish and English)|transcription=Talvez deberia comprar tickets for South Pacific. (Maybe I should buy tickets for South Pacific.)}}</ref> As such, some of the dates may be changed as more of the worldbuilding is set in stone during the game's development.
+Note: The main reference point for "current day" assumes that the musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]] opened on Broadway in the same year as it did in our world, and that said opening was a recent event, as mentioned by various characters<ref name=":0">[[The New York Oracle]] - "''Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!"''</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu unselect 03.mp3|context=(in Spanish and English)|transcription=Talvez deberia comprar tickets for South Pacific. (Maybe I should buy tickets for South Pacific.)}}</ref> (see '''''Historical References''''' below). As such, some of the dates may be changed as more of the worldbuilding is set in stone during the game's development.
 '''Estimated dates''' that either haven't been confirmed by in-game content or are set after the main timeline divergence point (the first [[Maelstrom]]) '''are marked with an asterisk (*).'''
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 |1948*
 |[[Minor characters|The Troubadour]] murders multiple people in Illinois and disappears<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Holliday|quote=When she confronted him he exploded into a murder of crows and flew away. That was 6 months ago}}</ref>
-|-
-|April 1949*
-|South Pacific opens on Broadway<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
 |-
 |Current Day 1949*
 |Celestial Alignment, the second [[Maelstrom]] and the ritual take place
 |}
+== Historical references ==
+List of references to real-world historical events, groups and individuals in ''Deadlock'' and their real-world dates.
+* [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials]] - 1692-1693
+* [[wikipedia:Catherine_the_Great|Catherine the Great]] - Died in 1796
+* [[wikipedia:George_Frederick_Cooke|George Frederick Cooke]] - Died in 1812
+* [[wikipedia:Grigori_Rasputin|Grigori Rasputin]] - Died in 1916
+* [[wikipedia:House_of_Romanov|Romanov family]] - Executed in 1918
+* [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]] (Soviet Empire) - Created in 1922
+* [[wikipedia:Harry_Houdini|Harry Houdini's]] death - 1926
+* [[wikipedia:The_Rockettes|Radio City Rockettes]] dance company - Moved to New York in 1932
+* [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Boston Celtics]] team - Founded in 1946
+* Knickerbockers team ([[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|New York Knicks]]) - Founded in 1947
+* The [[wikipedia:Central_Intelligence_Agency|CIA]] - Formed in 1947
+* [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific (Broadway Musical)]] - Opened in April 1949
 == Branching Timelines ==