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Timeline of Alexandria

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alexandria, Egypt.

Contents

BCE era

  • 331 BC – Rhacotis renamed "Alexandria" by Alexander the Great (approximate date).
  • 323-30 BC – Egypt's capital under Ptolemaic dynasty.
  • 283 BC – Library of Alexandria opens (approximate date).
  • 247 BC – Lighthouse of Alexandria built (approximate date).
  • 1st century BC – Caesareum built.
  • 80 BC – Romans in power.
  • 48 BC – Julius Caesar conquers Alexandria.
  • 48 BC – Great Royal Library of Alexandria burned.
  • 47 BC – Siege of Alexandria.
  • 47 BC – Caesar victorious.
  • 44 BC – Assassination of Julius Caesar in Rome.
  • 30 BC – Battle of Alexandria.
  • 29 BC – Augustus takes city.
  • 25 BC – Strabo, the Greek geographer and philosopher, visits Alexandria.
  • 1st–15th centuries

  • 38 AD – Pogrom against Jews.
  • 115 AD – City sacked during Jewish-Greek conflict.
  • 122 AD – Hadrian rebuilds city.
  • 176 AD – Catechetical School of Alexandria (oldest such school in the world) founded. Some recotds say 190 A.D. See article.
  • 297 AD – Pompey's Pillar (column) built.
  • 365 AD – Tsunami.
  • 391 AD – Theodosius I orders destruction of pagan temples.
  • 619 AD – City besieged; Sassanid Persians in power.
  • 641–642 AD – City besieged; Arabs in power; capital of Egypt relocates from Alexandria to Fustat.
  • 645 AD – Byzantines in power.
  • 680 AD – Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral rebuilt.
  • 956 AD – Earthquake.
  • 1303 AD – Earthquake.
  • 1323 AD – Earthquake.
  • 1354 AD – Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue built.
  • 1365 AD – October: City besieged by Cypriot forces.
  • 1381 AD – Zaradel Synagogue established
  • 1477 AD – Citadel of Qaitbay established.
  • 18th–19th centuries

  • 1775 – El-Mursi Abul Abbas Mosque built.
  • 1798
  • 2 July: City besieged by French forces.
  • Population: 8,000.
  • 1801
  • 21 March: Battle between French and British forces.
  • 17 August – 2 September: City besieged by British forces.
  • 2 September: Capitulation to British.
  • 1819 – Mahmoudiyah Canal constructed.
  • 1821 – Population: 12,528.
  • 1829 – Dockyard and arsenal open.
  • 1833 – April: Luxor Obelisk shipped to Paris.
  • 1834 – Ras el-Tin Palace construction begins.
  • 1840 – Population: 60,000.
  • 1847 – Ras el-Tin Palace built.
  • 1850 – Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue restored.
  • 1853 – Azouz Synagogue rebuilt.
  • 1856
  • Cairo-Alexandria railway begins operating.
  • Cathedral of Evangelismos dedicated.
  • 1859
  • Institut d'Egypte founded.
  • Theatre Europeen reopens.
  • 1860 – Alexandria Ramleh Train Station established.
  • 1862 – Theatre Zizinia built.
  • 1861 – Cotton boom.
  • 1863
  • Horse-drawn trams begin operating.
  • Population: 170,000.
  • 1865 – Gas lighting introduced.
  • 1865–1869 – New port created.
  • 8 1872 – Population ca. 200,000 (ca. 20% foreigners).

  • 1873
  • Breakwater built in harbour.
  • Statue unveiled in Midan Muhammad Ali.
  • 1875 – Al-Ahram newspaper begins publication.
  • 1877 – One of Cleopatra's Needles shipped to London.
  • 1880 – The Egyptian Gazette launched in Alexandria.
  • 1880 – One of Cleopatra's Needles shipped to New York City.
  • 1880 – Zaradel Synagogue restored.
  • 1881 – al-Tankit wa al-Tabkit newspaper begins publication.
  • 1882
  • 11 July: Anti-European riots; city bombarded by British naval forces.
  • Population: 232,626.
  • 1883 – Alexandria Stock Exchange founded.
  • 1887 – El-Hakaneia Palace built.
  • 1892
  • Graeco-Roman Museum established.
  • Salamlek Palace built.
  • 20th century

  • 1901 – Green Synagogue established.
  • 1902
  • Electric trams begin operating.
  • Victoria College founded.
  • 1903 – Khedivial yacht club built.
  • 1905 – Sea wall constructed.
  • 1907 – Population: 332,246.
  • 1910 – Hellenic Football Club Alexandria formed.
  • 1910 – Sasson Synagogue established.
  • 1914 – Al Ittihad Alexandria Club formed.
  • 1917 – Population ca. 460,000 (ca. 20% foreigners).
  • 1919 – Princess Fatma Al-Zahra palace built.
  • 1920 – Castro Synagogue established.
  • 1920 – Nezah Israel Synagogue established.
  • 1921 – Alexandria Opera House opens.
  • 1922 – Shaaré Tefila Synagogue established.
  • 1925 – Scottish School for Girls founded.
  • 1927 – Population ca. 600,000 (ca. 17% foreigners).
  • 1928 – Collège Saint Marc founded.
  • 1929
  • Alexandria Stadium opens.
  • English Boys' School established.
  • 1930 – Alexandria Aquarium opens.
  • 1932 – Al-Haramlik Palace built.
  • 1934 – Corniche constructed.
  • 1935 – English Girls College founded.
  • 1937 – Eliahou Hazan Synagogue established.
  • 1938 – Publication of The Egyptian Gazette moved from Alexandria to Cairo.
  • 1941 – 19 December: Conflict between Italian and British naval forces.
  • 1942 – Farouk University established.
  • 1947 – Population ca. 950,000 (ca. 7% foreigners).
  • 1950 – Hassab hospital established.
  • 1952 – Egyptian Revolution.
  • 1954 – 26 October: Attempted assassination of Nasser during speech in Mansheya.
  • 1958 – Alexandria Zoo opens.
  • 1960 – Siddiq Abdul-Latif becomes mayor.
  • 1964 – September: Arab League summit held.
  • 1965 – Population ca. 1.5 million.
  • 1969 – St. Takla Haymanot's Church consecrated.
  • 1986
  • Ismail El-Gawsaqi becomes mayor.
  • Port of Dekheila constructed.
  • Royal Jewelry Museum inaugurated.
  • 1990 – Senghor University founded.
  • 1996 – Alexandria Institute Of Technology founded.
  • 1997 – Abdel-Salam El-Mahgoub becomes mayor.
  • 1999 – Swedish Institute Alexandria established.
  • 21st century

  • 2001 – Alexandria Center of Arts opens.
  • 2002 – Bibliotheca Alexandrina inaugurated.
  • 2003
  • Harras El-Hedoud Stadium opens.
  • Alexandria National Museum inaugurated.
  • 2006
  • Adel Labib becomes mayor.
  • January–February: 2006 Africa Cup of Nations held.
  • Population: 4,110,015.
  • Pharos University established.
  • 2007
  • Borg El Arab Stadium opens.
  • San Stefano Grand Plaza built.
  • 2009 – Sadat Museum inaugurated.
  • 2010 – Population: 4,358,439.
  • 2011
  • Egyptian revolution
  • 1 January: Bombing of Saints Church.
  • 2012 – Protests against state president Mohamed Morsi.
  • 2013 – January: Anti-Morsi protests.
  • References

    Timeline of Alexandria Wikipedia