The Great Gatsby Timeline By JKerper Dec 18, 1892 James Gatz is born in North Dakota to a family of poor farmers Period: Dec 18, 1892 to Nov 30, 1922 The Great Gatsby Jan 18, 1910 James Gatz changes his name to Jay Gatsby Feb 9, 1910 A young Gatsby acquires work on the yacht of millionaire Dan Cody, his future idol. Oct 20, 1910 Dan Cody dies, and Gatsby is left penniless but educated Jun 13, 1915 Nick Carraway graduates from Yale and fights in World War I Dec 23, 1917 Daisy Fay and Gatsby fall in love in Louisville before Gatsby is relocated for battle Jul 12, 1919 Daisy Fay marries Tom Buchanan and they first move to Chicago, and then East Egg on Long Island Apr 3, 1922 Nick moves to West Egg to learn the bond business and rents a house next to Gatsby's mansion Apr 26, 1922 Nick visits his cousin Daisy and her husband, Tom and meets Jordan Baker, a golfer Apr 30, 1922 Tom takes Nick to meet his mistress, Myrtle Wilson, and they throw a party with Myrtle's friends May 4, 1922 Gatsby invites Nick to one of his parties and two quickly become friends May 10, 1922 Gatsby takes Nick to lunch in New York where he reveals his past and Nick meets Meyer Wolfsheim May 14, 1922 Gatsby asks Nick to help reunite him and Daisy through Jordan and Nick becomes romantically involved with Jordan May 17, 1922 Gatsby and Daisy reunite and begin an affair May 27, 1922 Tom and Gatsby meet and Tom is instantly distrustful Jun 8, 1922 Daisy and Tom attend one of Gatsby's parties and Tom accuses him of being a bootlegger Jun 15, 1922 Daisy and Gatsby continue their affair and Gatsby cancels his parties and fires all his servants Jun 25, 1922 George Wilson discovers Myrtle's affair and plans to take her West Jun 30, 1922 Nick, Jordan, and Gatsby come for lunch at the Buchanan's and Tom witnesses the passion between Gatsby and Daisy Jul 30, 1922 They go to New York in the afternoon and Myrtle sees Tom drive by in Gatsby's car Jul 30, 1922 At the Plaza Hotel, Tom confronts Gatsby about the affair and Daisy realizes her allegiance is to Tom Jul 30, 1922 Daisy and Gatsby drive back in his car and Daisy hits and kills Myrtle while driving Jul 30, 1922 Tom discovers Myrtle's death and tells George it was Gatsby who killed her Sep 1, 1922 George shoots Gatsby and then commits suicide Nov 20, 1922 Nick tries in vain to get people to attend Gatsby's funeral and he meets Gatsby's father, Henry C. Gatz Nov 30, 1922 Nick returns to the Midwest, disgusted with the people in New York
