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The Mafia Series Timeline covers the entire history of the Mafia game world in chronological order. From the founding of Empire Bay in 1547 to the final events of Mafia III, every major event in the history of the Mafia universe is recorded here.

16th Century[]

1547[]

  • Porto Romano (to be later renamed Empire Bay) is founded by Italian explorer Giulio Contadino, who named it after his home city of Rome.[1]

17th Century[]

1600s[]

  • Porto Romano comes under Dutch rule and the simple trading post at the mouth of the Culver River grows into a major metropolis.[1]

1694[]

  • Porto Romano is renamed Empire Bay by its first English governor, Sir John Stanmore, who oversaw the colony for a remarkable 45 years.[1]

18th Century[]

1718[]

1783[]

  • The United States gains independence by winning the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain. British forces used prison ships in Empire Bay to hold thousands of American POWs during the war. The conditions were so terrible that more men died there of disease than in the battles of the war itself.

19th Century[]

1800s[]

1819[]

1835[]

1846[]

1850[]

1861[]

1865[]

  • The American Civil War ends.

1867[]

1877[]

1883[]

1885[]

1887[]

1890[]

  • Bon Temps Beer is founded.[12]

1894[]

1897[]

1899[]

  • October 6th: Joseph Tremblay is born in Winnipeg, Canada.[15]

1900[]

20th Century[]

1901[]

1903[]

1904[]

1905[]

1906[]

1908[]

1910[]

1911[]

1913[]

1914[]

1916[]

1918[]

1919[]

1920[]

1921[]

1922[]

1923[]

1925[]

May

1926[]

1927[]

  • El Greco is transferred to the office of the U.S. Ambassador in Empire Bay.[41]
  • Pepé Costa is arrested for armed robbery and manslaughter, and sentences to twenty years in jail.[21]
  • Shubert is founded.[42]
  • White Dove is founded.[43]

1928[]

1929[]

October
  • The Wall Street stock market collapses, subsequently signaling the beginning of the Great Depression throughout the 1930s.

1930[]

  • The events of Mafia begin.
September
Unknown

1931[]

1932[]

June 17th
  • Harry Smith is found dead after missing for two months.[46]
September
  • Tommy Angelo rigs the Lost Heaven Grand Prix by sabotaging one of the cars on September 3rd, then participates in and wins the race the following day.
November
Unknown

1933[]

January
  • Adolf Hitler comes to power in Germany.
February
  • Sam is injured during a failed whiskey deal in the Lost Heaven countryside.
April
  • Frank Colletti becomes a state's witness, providing evidence against the Salieri family.
June
July
August
September
  • William "Bill" Gates steals a shipment of whiskey from the Morello family and tries to sell it to the Salieri family.
December
  • Prohibition ends in the US.
Unknown

1934[]

June - November

1935[]

May
  • A failed assassination attempt on Don Salieri leads to the murder of his body guard Carlo.
  • Roberto Ghillotti is assassinated on his 50th birthday.
  • After a number of failed assassination attempts, Sergio Morello is killed by Tommy.
  • Don Morello is assassinated trying to flee Lost Heaven.
  • The Salieri Crime Family takes control of the criminal underworld in Lost Heaven.

1936[]

1938[]

July
November
  • Michelle is found and murdered.
  • Frank Colletti is found and murdered in Europe, 5 years after he was supposedly killed by Tommy.
  • Tommy and Paulie rob the Grand Imperial Bank.
  • Paulie is murdered in his apartment.
  • Sam is killed by Tommy Angelo at the Lost Heaven Art Gallery.
  • Don Salieri orders the killing of Tommy, who flees Lost Heaven with his family.
Unknown
  • Tommy later returns to testify against the Salieri crime family.
  • Tommy is sentenced to eight years in solitary confinement.
  • Ralph and Vincenzo Ricci get arrested.
  • Don Salieri is sentenced to life imprisonment.
  • The events of Mafia II Mobile take place.
  • Eric Reilly and Sara Collins get divorced.[35]

1939[]

1942[]

1943[]

1944[]

  • June 6th: D-Day takes place in Europe. Harry participates in the landing, as a soldier of the U.S. Army.
  • June 22nd: Silvio Palmieri is naturalized into the U.S.[17]
  • Vito is wounded and spends a few months in the hospital, being awarded the Purple Heart.

1945[]

January
February
  • Vito returns home on leave for his injuries and reunites with Joe Barbaro, who gets him forged discharged papers through Giuseppe; ending his service in the US Army.
  • Through the insistence of his mother, Vito sees Derek Pappalardo about work and does his first job for the Vinci Crime Family.
  • Vito breaks into the Office of Price Administration to steal some gas stamps, which he then sells at area gas stations.
  • While robbing a jewelry store, Vito and Joe run into Brian O'Neill and his gang and start a standoff, alerting the police and causing a shootout.
  • Vito, Joe, and Henry ambush and kill Sidney Pen.
  • Vito is arrested for stealing and distributing the gas stamps.
  • Stan escapes to Birkland by train.
  • Richie Mazzeo is killed by Joe.
May
  • May 8th: Nazi Germany surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II in Europe.
  • Vito is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the theft and illegal distribution of federal ration stamps and sent to Hartmann Federal Penitentiary.
  • While in prison, Vito befriends Leo Galante, consigliere of the Vinci crime family.
June
August
September
  • September 2nd: Japan surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.
  • September 19th: Giuseppe Buffa is born.[59]

1946[]

1947[]

1948[]

1949[]

1950[]

1951[]

April
May
June
July
September
Unknown

1952[]

  • Gianni Derazio has a stroke.[63]

1953[]

  • Nikita Khrushchev becomes First Secretary of the Soviet Union.

1954[]

1955[]

1957[]

1958[]

1959[]

1961[]

1962[]

  • First Baptist Church is firebombed.[64]
  • Lucio Marcano is found dead with his throat slit.[61]
  • A Cuban military cargo plane en route to Mexico City carrying a nuclear warhead experiences severe weather and crashes on an island about 500 miles south of New Bordeaux. The plane and its cargo were considered lost at sea.

1963[]

  • November 22nd: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
  • John Donovan learns that fellow C.I.A. agent Connor Aldridge has been feeding intelligence to the NVA.
  • Connor Aldridge evades capture by John Donovan in a Saigon alleyway.

1965[]

1966[]

1967[]

1968[]

Note: Due to the open world format of Mafia III, the exact dates of most events are unknown. We have listed events in a logical order of progression, but this is dependent on players' individual choices. We ask that you do not add to or change the events listed under 1968. If you feel something is out of place or needs to be added, feel free to post in the Mafia III Timeline Entries thread.
February - May
  • Lincoln Clay arrives home from the Vietnam war on February 20.
  • Baka is killed by Lincoln Clay on February 21.
  • Thomas Burke is diagnosed with liver cancer and given 6-8 months to live. (Exact date unknown)
June - October

1968 - Exact Dates Unknown[]

1969[]

1971[]

August

1980[]

  • Former Sheriff Walter Beaumont is released from prison after serving 12 of his 15 year sentence.

1986[]

  • Jonathan Maguire gets promoted to Assistant Director of the Criminal Enterprise Branch.

1989[]

  • Walter Beaumont is killed in the driveway of his home.

1999[]

21st Century[]

2002[]

2016[]

Timeline Errors[]

  • The date of death mentioned on Don Peppone's cigarette card is 1921 when he died in a deal gone wrong. While in Intermezzo Four, Detective Norman mentions that Don Peppone drowned up at the lake in 1922.
  • The date of death listed on Anna McGee's grave marker is 6 June 1968. This is an obvious oversight on the part of the Hangar 13 developers, as it conflicts with the following known dates in the game.
    • While Lincoln is recovering from his injuries, the television at Father James' home clearly shows news footage of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination on June 5, 1968.
    • An NPC conversation scripted to take place at the beginning of The Way of Flesh discusses James Earl Ray being flown back to the U.S. after his capture at a London airport on June 8, 1968. Both of these known dates make her death occurring on the 6th impossible.

References[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Mafia II Loading Quotes - Empire Bay History
  2. Mafia III Map Road Atlas

    Seen on Mafia III promotional map.

  3. Mafia II Family Album - Brian O'Neill
  4. Humphrey Whiskey

    From the advertisement

  5. Old Empirical Ad 2

    From the aadvertisement

  6. Sinclair Parish Welcome Sign

    Seen on Sinclair Parish welcome sign.

  7. City Cemetery 2

    As stated on his fake gravestone.

  8. Ammo Crate
  9. His 50th birthday speech during Happy Birthday.
  10. Frankie Potts Week 09-1

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Frank Vinci.

  11. Frankie Potts Week 09-4

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Leo Galante.

  12. Bon Temps Beer Ad

    From the advertisement

  13. Frankie Potts Week 04-3

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Alberto Clemente.

  14. Stoltz Beer Ad (Mafia DE)

    From the advertisement

  15. Note-A Trip to the Country 7

    From his passport

  16. 16.0 16.1
    Note-The Death of Art 5

    Seen on Tommy's immigration papers.

  17. 17.0 17.1
    Frankie Potts Week 03-1

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Silvio Palmieri.

  18. Duffy's Irish Pub Brochure

    From Duffy's Irish Pub Brochure.

  19. Note-The Death of Art 5b
  20. Frankie Potts Week 06-1

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Carlo Falcone.

  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2
    Frankie Potts Week 09-3

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Pepé Costa.

  22. Frankie Potts Week 04-2

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Luca Gurino.

  23. Mafia II Family Album - Eddie Scarpa
  24. Frankie Potts Week 06-2

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Eddie Scarpa.

  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 Mafia II Family Album - Leo Galante
  26. Mafia II Family Album - Frank Vinci
  27. Cigarette Card 4-2

    From Ennio Salieri's cigarette card.

  28. Paulie states the Bolt Ace is a car "could've bought twenty years ago" during Molotov Party.
  29. Frankie Potts Week 04-1

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Henry Tomasino.

  30. 30.0 30.1 Mafia II Family Album - Carlo Falcone
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 Assets and Kill List - Salvatore "Sal" Marcano
  32. Frankie Potts Week 02-1

    Seen on Frankie Potts's license.

  33. Frankie Potts Week 03-2

    Seen on Frankie Potts file on Antonio Paladino.

  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2
    Burke Tomb

    As stated on the Burke family tomb.

  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 Mafia II Family Album - Eric
  36. 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3
    Robinson Family Tomb 2

    As stated on the Robinson family tomb.

  37. Mafia II Family Album - Alberto Clemente
  38. 38.0 38.1 38.2 Mafia II Family Album - Mr. Scaletta
  39. Lincoln Clay Case File 839-2982v-68s-2

    Seen on a FBI wanted poster of Vito Scaletta.

  40. Note-The Death of Art 3b
  41. 41.0 41.1 Mafia II Family Album - El Greco
  42. Shubert Beverly Ad 4

    Seen on an advertisement of Shubert Beverly.

  43. White Dove Tire Ad

    From the advertisement

  44. Mafia II Family Album - Jack Olivero
  45. Mafia II Family Album - Henry Tomasino
  46. Note-A Trip to the Country 4
  47. 47.0 47.1
    Note-Visiting Rich People 2

    From a news on Tomaso Moretti's death.

  48. Note-Visiting Rich People 3

    From Roberto Ghillotti's letter.

  49. Mafia II Family Album - Marty
  50. Note-The Death of Art 2b

    The note of Tommy and Sarah's wedding photo.

  51. Cigarette Card 18-2

    From Valerio's Cigarette Card.

  52. Assets and Kill List - Enzo Conti
  53. Cigarette Card 17-2

    From Carillo's Cigarette Card.

  54. Mafia II Family Album - Sidney Pen
  55. Assets and Kill List - Frank Pagani
  56. Vito states the Jefferson Provincial is a 1942 year model during Home Sweet Home.
  57. Vinnie claims in Stairway to Heaven.
  58. Lincoln Clay Case File 013-043o-96k-2

    Seen on a FBI wanted poster of Lincoln Clay.

  59. Giuseppe Buffa File

    Seen on Giuseppe Buffa's File.

  60. Worse Than Dying 5

    As stated on her tomb.

  61. 61.0 61.1 Assets and Kill List - Olivia Marcano
  62. Potomac Indian Ad

    From an advertisement.

  63. 63.0 63.1 Assets and Kill List - Tony Derazio
  64. Assets and Kill List - Dixie Mafia
  65. Lincoln's Journal - Berkley Stallion
  66. Lincoln's Journal - Lassiter Leopard
  67. Lincoln's Journal - Armored Majesty
  68. Lassiter Nightcrawler Ad

    From an advertisement.

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