Timeline of Milan
Appearance
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Milan, Italy.
BC era
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- 222 BC - Romans conquer Mediolanum.[1]
3rd–8th centuries
- 3rd century AD - Roman Catholic diocese of Milan established.[2]
- 286 AD - Western Roman Empire capital moves from Rome to Mediolanum.[1]
- 313 - Edict of Milan.
- 370 - Basilica of San Lorenzo consecrated.
- 379 - Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio consecrated.
- 382 - San Nazaro in Brolo construction begins.
- 402 - City besieged by Visigoths.
- 452 - City besieged by Huns.
- 538 - City sacked by Ostrogoths.
- 569 - Lombards conquer city.
- 774 - Milan surrenders to the Franks.
12th–14th centuries
- 1162 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa seizes and destroys Milan.
- 1183 - Milan becomes a duchy.
- 1233 - Palazzo della Ragione built.
- 1277 - Battle of Desio.
- 1336 - Public clock installed.[3]
- 1381 - Chiesa di Santa Maria alla Scala built.
- 1386 - Milan Cathedral begins construction.
15th–16th centuries
- 1447 - Golden Ambrosian Republic begins.
- 1450 - House of Sforza takes power.
- 1456 - Ospedale Maggiore begins construction.
- 1469 - Printing press in operation.[4][5]
- 1471 - Panfilo Castaldi printer in business (approximate date).
- 1482 - Santa Maria delle Grazie built.
- 1493 - Santa Maria presso San Celso begins construction.
- 1496 - Chiesa di Santa Maria della Passione built.
- 1497 - Apicius de re Coquinaria cookbook published.[6]
- 1508 - Santa Maria alla Fontana built.
- 1535 - City becomes part of Habsburg Spain.
- 1562 - Palazzo dei Giureconsulti begins construction.
- 1565 - Casa degli Omenoni built (approximate date).
- 1579 - San Fedele built.
- 1580 - Plague.[7]
17th century
- 1608 - Palazzo del Senato construction begins.
- 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens.
- 1618 - Pinacoteca Ambrosiana opens.
- 1630 - Plague begins.[7][8]
- 1631 - Palazzo Annoni construction begins.
- 1644 - Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine rebuilt.
18th century
- 1717 - Teatro Regio Ducal built.
- 1761 - Palazzo Litta built.
- 1762 - Madonnina (statue) erected.
- 1774 - Orto Botanico di Brera (garden) established.[9]
- 1776 - Brera Academy founded.
- 1778
- La Scala inaugurated.
- Royal Palace of Milan expanded.
- 1779 - Teatro Lirico built.
- 1784 - Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli established.
- 1793 - Palazzo Serbelloni built.
- 1796 - Milan declared capital of Cisalpine Republic.
19th century
- 1802 - Milan becomes capital of the Napoleonic Italian Republic.[10]
- 1805 - Coronation of Napoleon as King of Italy.[10]
- 1807 - Milan Conservatory established.
- 1808
- Milan Stock Exchange established.
- Casa Ricordi music publisher in business.[11]
- 1817 - Caffè Cova in business on Via Monte Napoleone.[6]
- 1820 - Revolutionary Carbonari arrested.[12]
- 1824 - Pasticceria Marchesi in business.[13]
- 1838 - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano founded.
- 1840 - Milan-Monza railway begins operating.
- 1842 - Premiere of Verdi's opera Nabucco.[14]
- 1848 - Five Days uprising against Austrian Empire.[10]
- 1860
- Campari in business.[6]
- Antonio Beretta becomes mayor.
- 1861
- Milan becomes part of Kingdom of Italy.
- City hall opens in Palazzo Marino.
- 1863 - Istituto Tecnico Superiore founded.
- 1864 - Stazione di Milano Centrale (1864) opens at Piazza della Repubblica (Milan) .
- 1870 - Hoepli publisher in business.
- 1871 - Population: 261,976.[15]
- 1872
- Pirelli company founded.
- Ca' de Sass built.
- Teatro Dal Verme opens.
- 1876
- Corriere della Sera newspaper begins publication.[16]
- Trams begin operating.
- 1877 - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II built.
- 1879 - Milano Affori railway station and Milano Bovisa-Politecnico railway station open.
- 1881 - Population: 321,839.[17]
- 1883 - Salumi Peck (company) in business.[6][18]
- 1886 - German School of Milan founded.
- 1888 - Parco Sempione established.
- 1891 - Camera del Lavoro (labor centre)[18] and Società escursionisti milanesi (hiking club)[19] founded.
- 1894 - Touring Club Italiano established.
- 1896
- Casa di Riposo per Musicisti founded.
- Italo Pacchioni creates "first Italian film" Arrivo del treno alla Stazione di Milano.[10][20]
- 1897 - Population: 470,558.[21]
- 1898 - Bava-Beccaris massacre.[10]
- 1899
- Milan Football and Cricket Club founded.[22]
- Parini statue erected in Piazza Cordusio.
20th century
1900s–1940s
- 1902 - Bocconi University founded.
- 1903 - Palazzo Castiglioni built.
- 1906
- Confederazione Generale del Lavoro (labor union) headquartered in Milan.[10]
- Milan International (1906) world's fair held
- Simplon Tunnel opens.
- Casa Campanini built.
- Population: 560,613.[17]
- 1907 - Turci Calzature (shoe shop) in business.
- 1908 - Internazionale Milano football club founded.[22]
- 1909 - Malpensa Airport established.
- 1911 - Bar Jamaica in business.
- 1912 - Messina tram depot built.
- 1915
- Castello Cova built.
- American Chamber of Commerce established.[23][24]
- 1917
- Galleria Pesaro opens.
- La Rinascente (shop) in business.[23]
- 1919 - Fascio di Combattimento political group founded.[12]
- 1921
- Milan Sample Fair begins.[25]
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore established.
- 1922 - Novecento Italiano art movement active.[26]
- 1924 - University of Milan founded.
- 1926 - Stadio San Siro opens.
- 1927 - A. Rizzoli & Co. founded.
- 1930 - Planetario di Milano inaugurated.
- 1931 - Milano Centrale railway station opens.
- 1932 - Palazzo Mezzanotte (stock exchange) built.
- 1933
- Trolleybuses begin operating.
- Torre Branca built in Parco Sempione.[27]
- 1934 - Institute for International Political Studies founded.
- 1935 - Villa Necchi Campiglio (residence) built.[28][29]
- 1937 - Linate Airport opens.
- 1939
- A.C. Milan football club active.[22]
- Anteo Spazio Cinema opens.[30]
- 1942 - Teatro Smeraldo opens.
- 1945 - 29 April: Corpse of executed Mussolini brought to Piazzale Loreto.[10]
- 1947 - Piccolo Teatro founded.[31]
1950s–1990s
- 1954 - Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea inaugurated.
- 1955 - Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea founded.
- 1956 - Palazzo dell'Arengario built.
- 1958 - Milan Fashion Week begins.
- 1960 - Cinema Ambasciatori opens.[30]
- 1961 - Milan Furniture Fair begins.
- 1962 - Amica fashion magazine in publication.
- 1964 - Milan Metro begins operating.
- 1968 - IULM University of Milan founded.
- 1969 - Piazza Fontana bombing.[12]
- 1974 - Quelli di Grock theatre troupe founded.
- 1975 - Armani fashion house founded.
- 1979 - MIP- Politecnico di Milano School of Management formed.
- 1980
- Plastic (nightclub) opens.
- Parco Alessandrini inaugurated.
- 1982 - Domus Academy established.
- 1985 - Dolce & Gabbana fashion house founded.
- 1986 - Class Editori founded.
- 1987
- MF Milano Finanza newspaper begins publication.
- Massimo De Carlo art gallery opens.[1]
- 1990
- Milan Metro Line 3 begins operating.[32]
- Parco Agricolo Sud Milano established.
- 1991
- Viafarini (art entity) established.[33]
- 10 Corso Como in business.[34]
- 1995 - Documentation Center for Visual Arts founded.[33]
- 1996 - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Trussardi Foundation established.
- 1997 - Milan Passante railway begins operating.
- 1998 - University of Milan Bicocca established.
- 1999 - Malpensa Express begins operating.
21st century
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- 2001
- 23 May: 2001 UEFA Champions League Final held in Milan.[22]
- 8 October: Linate Airport disaster.[10]
- City website online (approximate date).[35][chronology citation needed]
- O’artoteca (art organization) founded.[33]
- 2002
- Orto Botanico di Cascina Rosa established.
- Teatro degli Arcimboldi opens.
- 2004
- Gruppo A12 architects active.
- Bulgari Hotel in business.
- 2006 - Letizia Moratti becomes mayor.[36]
- 2008
- 2009
- Peep Hole[33] and Cardi Black Box art gallery active.[37]
- Homeless World Cup football contest held.
- 2010 - Population: 1,315,803.[38]
- 2011 - Giuliano Pisapia becomes mayor.[39]
- 2012
- Portello Park inaugurated.[40]
- Milan Area C congestion charge begins.
- Milan-Naples Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (train) begins operating.[41]
- 2013 - Population: 1,262,101 municipality; 3,075,083 province.[42]
- 2015 - 1 May: Expo 2015 world fair opens.
See also
Other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it)
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