Minecraft wiki entry for Timeline_of_events, associated text: 4 – First release of Survival Multiplayer (Java Edition Alpha v1.0.15).
20 – Java: Seecret Friday Update 8 (Java Edition Alpha v1.0.17) released. Fences introduced.
30 – Notch gets on an employment trip to Bellevue, Washington, offered by VALVe Corporation.[16]
30 – Original Herobrine creepypasta is created.
31 – Minecraftcon, a spontaneous gathering of over 50 fans after a call by Notch, is held in Bellevue, Washington.[17]