History of the Klingon language

1948 [edit]

• Marc Okrand, the author of the Klingon Dictionary is born on July 3rd

1966 [edit]

• The original Star Trek TV-show premiered on September 8th 1966

1967 [edit]

• Star Trek-Designer Matt Jeffries designs the Trefoil-logo

1971 [edit]

• Viacom was founded

1979 [edit]

• Star Trek - The Motion Picture premiered, introducing the first Klingon words.

1980 [edit]

• The publisher Heel Verlag has been founded.

1982 [edit]

• June 4: During Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the phrase Revenge is a dish best served cold is first mentioned as a Klingon proverb.

1984 [edit]

• June 1: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock premiered and marked the birth of the Klingon language as we know it.
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1985 [edit]

• The first edition of The Klingon Dictionary was published

1986 [edit]

• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released to cinemas.

1987 [edit]

• Production of Star Trek: The Next Generation begins.

1989 [edit]

• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is in the cinemas, including lots of Klingon dialogues

1990 [edit]

• The Washington Shakespeare Company was founded.

1991 [edit]

• Star Trek has its 25th anniversary.
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is released and contains many new Klingon dialogues and words just like its predecessor.
• Gene Roddenberry passes away.

1992 [edit]

• The Klingon Dictionary was published the second time with its addendum
• The Klingon Language Institute was founded by Lawrence M. Schoen.
• The first issue of HolQeD was published in March.

1993 [edit]

• The first Klingon language camp is held.
• Rich Yampell composes the first part of his song taHjaj wo'.

1994 [edit]

• The KLI celebrated its first qep'a'.
• The Interstellar Language School was founded by Glen Proechel.

1995 [edit]

• The KLI celebrated its second qep'a'

1996 [edit]

• The Klingon Way was published
• Star Trek First Contact had its premiere
• The KLI celebrated its 3rd qep'a'
• The Klingon Hamlet was published by the KLI, Pocket Books published it in 2000

1997 [edit]

• Klingon For the Galactic Traveler was published
• The KLI celebrated its 4th qep'a'

1998 [edit]

• The Bird of Prey Poster is published
• Klingonska Akademien has been founded by Zrajm in Sweden.
• The KLI celebrated its 5th qep'a'

1999 [edit]

• The 6^th qep'a' of the KLI took place in Las Vegas, Nevada
• The German version of Conversational Klingon is published, see Audiosprachkurs Klingonisch
• The Klingon Hamlet is published by Pocket Books
• Five notable Klingonists are awarded the Friend of Maltz certificate
• Several new grammatical details are published in the Star Trek Klingon Forum

2000 [edit]

• The 7^th qep'a' of the KLI took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• The Klingon Hamlet was published by Pocket Books, the KLI edition of it was published in 1996

2001 [edit]

• Marc Okrand created the Atlantean language for the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
• The 8^th qep'a' of the KLI took place in Brussels, Belgium (the only qep'a' held outside the USA to date).

2002 [edit]

• The KLI celebrated its 9th qep'a'
• The first German qepHom in Saarbrücken is initiated by Lieven L. Litaer
• The wiki of the KLI is opened in December

2003 [edit]

• The KLI celebrated its 10th qep'a'
• The movie Earthlings is made during the 10th qep'a'
• The 2nd qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2004 [edit]

• The access to the wiki of the KLI is restricted to only KLI members.
• A Klingon language edition of Wikipedia was created in June 2004.
• The KLI celebrated its 11th qep'a'
• The 3rd qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2005 [edit]

• The Klingon language edition of Wikipedia was permanently locked in August 2005.
• The KLI celebrated its 12th qep'a'
• The 4th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2006 [edit]

• The KLI celebrated its 13th qep'a'
• The 5th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2007 [edit]

• The KLI celebrated its 14th qep'a'
• The 6th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2008 [edit]

• The KLI celebrated its 15th qep'a'
• The klingon translation of the Tao Te Ching is published
• TKD is published in Czech under the title Klingonský slovník
• The 7th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2009 [edit]

• The new Star Trek had its premiere, although the Klingon scenes have been cut from the final movie.
• The 16th qep'a' is happening
• The 8th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2010 [edit]

• May: Klingon Art illustrator Gennie Summers passed away
• July: The KLI celebrated its 17th qep'a'
• November: The 9th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2011 [edit]

• August 14-16: The 18^th qep'a' of the KLI took place in Reno, Nevada
• many new words were released at the qep'a'.
• TalkNow - Learn Klingon! is published
• November 11: qepHom Germany celebrates its 10^th anniversary
• November 12: paq'batlh is published on qepHom 10

2012 [edit]

• The 19^th qep'a' of the KLI took place in Chicago, Illinois
• The 11th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening
• Glen Proechel, founder of the Interstellar Language School, dies on april 14

2013 [edit]

• May: Star Trek Into Darkness has its premiere
• May: The German Klingon Dictionary has been corrected and re-published
• July: The 20^th qep'a' of the KLI took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• November: The 12^th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening

2014 [edit]

• This Klingon Language Wiki starts in April
• The KLI is making plans and also progress installing its new website
• The 21st qep'a' is happening.
• The 13th Germany qepHom in Saarbrücken is scheduled for november 13-16

2015 [edit]

• Kaspersky launches password checker in Klingon
• The novel Breaking All The Rules is published, containing 2 Klingon words
• The 22nd qep'a' happened.
• October 31: The 14th Germany qepHom in Saarbrücken happened

2016 [edit]

• July 22: Star Trek Beyond premieres
• July 25: The 23^rd qep'a' is happening, revealing lots of new words
• September 08: Star Trek celebrates its 50th anniversary
• November 3: The 15^th qepHom Saarbrücken is happening, revealing even more new words
• November 4: New words are discovered during the public art tour

2017 [edit]

• August 9: World Con Helsinki
• September 24: Star Trek: Discovery premiers on September 24th (on CBS in the USA, on CraveTV in Canada) and on September 25th (on Netflix worldwide).
• September 25: Netflix Press Release is published including few new words.
• November 16-19 qepHom Saarbrücken #16

2018 [edit]

• January 7: The second part of Star Trek: Discovery continues with the episode Despite Yourself.
• July 19-21: qep'a' 25 is happening.
• August: the Klingon translation of The Art Of War, by Agnieszka Solska, is published. Her previous translation Tao Te Ching becomes available for purchase again.
• October 15: The Klingon translation of The Little Prince by Lieven L. Litaer is published.
• November 15-18: qepHom Saarbrücken is happening.

2019 [edit]

• January 31: The first Klingon dialogue in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery is heard in its 3rd episode Point of Light.
• July 18-21: qep'a' 26 is planned.
• November 14-17: qepHom Saarbrücken is scheduled for this date.

2020 [edit]

• January 23: Star Trek: Picard premieres
• March 4: premiere of the play mu' mu' mu' by URLAND
• July 23-25: qep'a' #27
• November 12-15: qepHom Saarbrücken #19

2021 [edit]

• January: The copyright of the book Nineteen Eighty-Four is set to expire in January
• July: qep'a' Number 28 is happening
• November: qepHom Saarbrücken celebrates its 20th anniversary

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