Universal Calendar

The founding ofAnkh-Morpork. This is the year 1 of the old Ankh-Morporkiancalendar.

1282 AM Unseen University founded by Alberto Malich .

Alberto Malich performs the Rite of AshkEnte backwards, enters Death's Domain and becomes his valet.

(1880 by the Ankh-Morpork calendar.) TheDiet of Bugsconvenes in the town ofBugs, inÜberwald. Among other resolutions, it outlaws production of silver and garlic in theUnholy Empire.

Sir Gyles de Munforte founds the de Munforte School for Gentleman Assassins

Veltrick I becomes King of Ankh ; assassinated four days later by his son, who succeeds him as Veltrick II During his brief reign, Veltrick I founds the City Watch

Assassins' School becomes a Royal Guild .

2126 AM Grune 4: Ankh-Morpork Civil War Lorenzo the Kind , last King of Ankh-Morpork, beheaded by Watch Commander Suffer-Not-Injustice Vimes

Year of the Significant Triangle Windle Poons born

Birth of Cohen the Barbarian

Year of the Notional Serpent The prophet Brutha becomes Cenobiarch and begins reform of Omnianism , which he is also doing about a century later. Address complaints to the History Monks

Century of the Three Lice ends.

Century of the Fruitbat begins.

Esmerelda "Granny" Weatherwax born around this time

The Dean born (age 72 in Soul Music )

Birth of Mustrum Ridcully , future Archchancellor (7 months after the Dean , who is 72 in Soul Music (1986))

About this time, Ridcully visits Lancre ; Esme Weatherwax meets the Queen of the Elves . See Lords and Ladies

Mustrum Ridcully leaves Unseen University for the country as a seventh-level mage, age 27.

Homicidal Lord Winder becomes Patrician

A proposed date for theGlorious Revolution(24-25 May.) Some data disagree; seediscussionandTalk:Discworld Timeline.

Date for theGlorious Revolution(24-25 May.) “More'n Thirty years ago” beforeNight Watch,Thud!,Monstrous RegimentandMaking Money

Events ofThe Colour of Magic,The Light Fantastic.

Events of Equal Rites Eskarina Smith becomes Unseen University 's first (and only?) female student Cutangle is Archchancellor at this time Granny Weatherwax first leaves Ramtops , visits Ankh-Morpork Moist von Lipwig born By this date, Rosemary Palm is operating her House of Negotiable…

Events of Mort Hogswatch: Mort becomes Death 's apprentice Alberto Malich returns briefly to Unseen University Keli becomes Queen of Sto Lat Mort becomes Duke of Sto Helit In this year or shortly thereafter Mort marries Ysabell

Events of the opening of Wyrd Sisters King Verence I of Lancre murdered by Duke Leonal Felmet . Verence's infant son given to the traveling actor/manager Vitoller and his wife for safekeeping, and given the name Tomjon . Havelock Vetinari graduates from the Assassins' Guild with full honors…

It is believed by some thatTroll Bridgeoccurs at this time and thatCohen the Barbarianwas caught in the timeslip; this would explain the discrepancy in Cohen's age as given inThe Light FantasticandInteresting Times.

(Approximate) year of Susan Sto Helit 's birth (sixteen years before Soul Music , ca. 1986).

Events of Sourcery War of the Sourceror By this date, Lord Havelock Vetinari has become Patrician Archchancellor -elect Virrid Wayzygoose killed by Coin Rincewind becomes trapped in the Dungeon Dimensions

Probable year of the birth ofTiffany Aching.

Events of the latter part ofWyrd Sisters

Year of the Notional Serpent Events of Guards! Guards! ; Short Story:Theatre of Cruelty ; Moving Pictures in late spring to summer; Reaper Man in the fall; Witches Abroad also in late summer to fall. Carrot Ironfoundersson joins the Night Watch Rufus Drumknott becomes the Patrician's…

Events of Men at Arms , Lords and Ladies (midsummer), Soul Music (late in the year), Interesting Times Day Watch and Night Watch combined; Sam Vimes knighted and made Watch Commander Sir Samuel Vimes marries Lady Sybil Ramkin Death of Dr. Cruces ; Lord Downey becomes Master of Assassins …

2425 AM Events of Feet of Clay (One year before the tercentenary of the Civil War ( 1688 UC )) Events of Maskerade , in the fall Events of Hogfather , at the end of the year Cheery Littlebottom joins the Watch Dorfl joins the Watch Sam Vimes re-forms the Cable Street Particulars as…

This is one of the benchmarks of the timeline, mentioned specifically inFeet of Clayas being the 300th anniversary of theAnkh-Morpork Civil War(1688).

Events ofCarpe Jugulum(early spring),The Fifth Elephant(late in the year)

These are in the winter early in the year afterThe Fifth Elephant.

Events ofThud!(14 months afterNight Watch),Going Postal,Monstrous Regiment