Events[]
- The film Show Boat is set to hit the silver screen.[1]
- Ethiopia is invaded by Fascist Italy.[2]
- Malaria epidemic ravages in Ceylon.[3]
- Monarchy restored in Greece.[2]
- Persia becomes Iran.[2]
- Bank of Canada is established.[2]
- Beer first becomes available in cans.[2]
- First known "chain" letter upsets the U.S. Postal system.[2]
- January
- January 11
- Indiana Jones and Doctor Lopez are hired by Caspar Zzyzx to find a lost treasure map leading to the Shrine of the Sea Devil.[4]
- After encountering headhunters on the Marquesas Islands, Lopez dies while Indiana Jones, with the help of Manahiki, narrowly escapes.[4]
- Jones, finding the Shrine, battles mutinous sailors and the Sea Devil. He is rescued from a watery grave by Amelia Earhart.[4]
- January 13: An article about the events surrounding the Sea Devil is published in The Evening Sun.[4]
- January 11
- February: Thomas Edward Lawrence retires from the army.[5]
- March:[2] Hitler ignores the Treaty of Versailles, which limited the size of German military.[3]
- May
- Riots break out in Rhodesia and St. Kitts.[3]
- Revolution takes place in Greece and Venezuela.[3]
- Chaco War ends.[3]
- Stalin begins purge of the military and civilian dissident group in the Soviet Union.[3]
- U.S. grant indipendence to the Philippines.[3]
- Ballon flight by Explorer II reaches altitude of 14 miles.[3]
- The first airmail flight across the Pacific reaches Manila in 7 days.[3]
- Jones goes on an archaeological trip to Ceylon to find the Heart of Koru Watu, not realising that it is actually the first piece of the Mirror of Dreams, which eventually leads to his search for the Heart of the Dragon.[6]
- Jones, Willie Scott and Short Round battle Mola Ram and the Thuggee cult in India.[7][8]
- July
- Indy stumbles in the Temple of the Forbidden Eye in India.[9][10]
- July 10: an edition of the Chicago Tribune, reporting that Rachel Mauberg's son had been murdered by his hired bodyguards while on an expedition in Africa.[11]
- September 15: Nuremburg Laws enacted in Germany; offical persecution of Jews begins.[2]
- Police finds illegal artefacts in Jamal's antique shop.[12]
- A optimistic Inaugural Address occours.[13]
- The Government of lndia Act gives all provinces full representative and elective governments, and extends the right to vote to 30 million Indians.[14]
Deaths[]
- Albrecht Von Beck in Xi'an, China[6]
- Kai Ti Chang in the Netherworld[6]
- Forrestal in Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors, Peru[9] (Approximate)
- January 11: Pete abord the Julie Anne in the Pacific Ocean.[4]
- May 19:[5] Thomas Edward Lawrence in England[9]
- In Shanghai
- In India
- Thuggee assassin[7]
- Sacrifice Victim[7]
- Chief Guard[7]
- Mola Ram[7]
- Guard[7]
- Temple Guard[7]
- August 12: Nagata[15]
Behind the scenes[]
Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide places the completion of the Boulder Dam in this year,[9] when The World of Indiana Jones correctly places it in 1936.[2]
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: A Tale of High Adventure
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom novel
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom junior novel
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom storybook
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom comic
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Read-Along Adventure
- Indiana Jones: Indy's Adventures
- Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
- Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye
- Indiana Jones and the Cup of the Vampire
- Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasures 5 - "Olympic Ordeal!"
- The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Club Nightmare!" (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones: Traps and Snares
- Indiana Jones: The Search For Buried Treasure
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- The Adventures of Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and his Life of Adventure
- So Then What Happened? (Non-fiction source)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
- The World of Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun
- Indiana Jones and the Lands of Adventure
- Indiana Jones Magic & Mysticism: The Dark Continent
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb: 1935 Journal
- Indiana Jones' Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Kao Kan's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Short Round's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Willie Scott's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- Indiana Jones Heritage trading cards (Card: An Evening at Club Obi Wan)
- Colonel Lawrence's War - T.E. Lawrence and Arabia (Non-fiction source)
- Paul Robeson - Scandalize My Name (Non-fiction source)
- The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
- The Indiana Jones Handbook
- The Diaries of Indiana Jones
- Grail Diary (prop replica)
- Inside the World of Indiana Jones on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Paul Robeson - Scandalize My Name
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 The World of Indiana Jones
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 The Adventures of Indiana Jones
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Colonel Lawrence's War - T.E. Lawrence and Arabia
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- ↑ Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide and The Greatest Adventures of Indiana Jones place Temple of Doom in June (The Diaries of Indiana Jones date the events of the movie between June 13 and June 22), while The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones place it in December.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye
- ↑ Indiana Jones Magic & Mysticism: The Dark Continent
- ↑ The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Club Nightmare!"
- ↑ The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun