Timeline of Kazan
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1438 - Khanate of Kazan begins.[1]
- 1552 - Siege of Kazan; Russians in power.[2][3]
- 1562 - Annunciation cathedral founded.[4]
- 1579 - Bogoroditski convent built.[4]
- 1770 - Märcani Mosque built.
- 1774
- July: Battle of Kazan (1774).
- Fire.[5]
- 1788 - Kazan Gunpowder Plant established near city.
- 1804 - University founded.[6]
- 1815 - Fire.[4]
- 1825 - Fire.[4]
- 1849 - Nurulla Mosque built.
- 1875 - Horse tramway begins operating.[citation needed]
- 1881 - Population: 134,700.[7]
- 1883 - Population: 140,726.[4]
- 1890 - Äcem Mosque built.
- 1894 - Moscow-Kazan Railway begins operating.
- 1895 - Kazan Art School founded.
- 1896 - Railway station built.
- 1897 - Population: 131,508.
20th century
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- 1900 - Population: 143,707.[4]
- 1913 - Population: 195,300.[8]
- 1917
- 14 August: 1917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire begins.
- 12 December: Idel-Ural State declared.
- 1918
- 5-7 August: Capture of Kazan by the White Army.
- 5-10 September: Red Army Kazan Operation occurs.
- 1924 - Kazan Zoo founded.[9]
- 1973 - Vakhitovsky district formed.[10]
- 1986 - Kazan International Airport active.
- 1990 - 8 August: Yeltsin gives speech ("as much sovereignty as you can swallow") in Kazan.[11]
- 1991 - Kamil Iskhakov becomes mayor.
- 1992 - May: World Congress of Tatars meets in Kazan.[11]
- 1998 - Madina Mosque built.[12]
21st century
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- 2000 - City becomes part of the Volga Federal District.
- 2005
- Kazan Metro begins operating.
- Millennium Bridge (Kazan) and Qolşärif Mosque[11] open.
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" created.
- Ilsur Metshin becomes mayor.
- 2008 - 9 January: 2008 Kazan gas explosion.
- 2013
- Kazan Arena opens.[13]
- 2013 Summer Universiade (athletic event) held in Kazan.
See also
References
- ^ Lawrence N. Langer (2002). Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6618-8.
- ^ "Russia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved March 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Norman E. Saul (2015). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-4437-5.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f "Kazan", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ William Henry Overall, ed. (1870), "Kasan", Dictionary of Chronology, London: William Tegg, OCLC 2613202
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kazan", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Western Europe: Russia and former Soviet Union (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Районы Казани". City of Kazan Official Web-Portal (in Russian). City of Kazan. Retrieved March 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
- ^ ArchNet. "Kazan". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "A Look at the Venues Hosting 2018 World Cup", New York Times, 15 July 2014
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Further reading
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- Abraham Rees (1819), "Kazan", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown – via Hathi Trust
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Kazan". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Kazan", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Kazan", Russia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 1328163
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - William Henry Beable (1919), "Kazan", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Kazan". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill.
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External links
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