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Timeline of Beirut

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Timeline of Beirut

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Beirut, Lebanon.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 140 BC - City destroyed by Diodotus Tryphon.
  • 64 BC - Beirut conquered by Agrippa.
  • 14 BC - During the reign of Herod the Great, Berytus became a colonia.
  • 551 CE - Earthquake.
  • 635 - Beirut passes into Arab control.
  • 759 - Prince Arslan bin al-Mundhir founds the Principality of Sin-el-Fil in Beirut.
  • 1111 - Baldwin overtakes city.
  • 1187 - Saladin overtakes city.
  • 1763 - Ottomans reclaim the city.
  • 1832 - Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in power.
  • 1840 - October: Battle of Beirut.
  • 1853 - Grand Serail built.
  • 1858 - Government Hadiqat al-Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
  • 1860
  • Druze–Maronite conflict.
  • Sursock House built.
  • 1866 - Syrian Protestant College established.
  • 1868 - Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut established.
  • 1875
  • Saint Joseph University founded.
  • Thamarāt al-funūn newspaper begins publication.
  • 1877 - Lisan al-Hal newspaper begins publication.
  • 1883 - Hôtel-Dieu de France founded.
  • 1888 - Beirut was made capital of a vilayet (governorate) in Syria,[37] including the sanjaks (prefectures) Latakia, Tripoli, Beirut, Acre and Bekaa.
  • 1894 - Saint George Maronite Cathedral and Harbor constructed.
  • 1895 - Railway completed "across the Lebanon to Damascus."
  • 1898 - Population: 120,000 (approximate).

    • 1900s-1960s

  • 1902 - al-Iqbāl newspaper begins publication.
  • 1907
  • Railway to Aleppo completed.
  • René Moawad Garden established.
  • Baidaphon (record label) in business (approximate date).
  • 1916 - Place des Canons renamed Martyrs' Square.
  • 1920 - Beirut Stock Exchange founded.
  • 1920 - 1 September: Lebanon Republic (Greater Lebanon) proclaimed a state.
  • 1921 - Beirut Traders Association founded.
  • 1924 - Al Joumhouria newspaper begins publication.
  • 1925
  • National Conservatory of Music established.
  • Maghen Abraham Synagogue built.
  • 1927 - American Junior College for Women opens in Ras Beirut.
  • 1933
  • Parliament of Lebanon building erected.
  • An-Nahar newspaper begins publication.
  • L'Orient newspaper begins publication.
  • 1934 - Population: 162,000 (approximate).
  • 1936 - Kamel Abbas Hamieh takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1937
  • Académie libanaise des beaux-arts founded.
  • Ararad newspaper begins publication.
  • Zartonk newspaper begins publication.
  • 1938 - Al Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
  • 1941 - Eastern Times newspaper begins publication.
  • 1942 - National Museum of Beirut opens.
  • 1943 - Beirut becomes capital city of independent Lebanon.
  • 1946
  • Nicolas Rizk takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • Al-Hayat newspaper begins publication.[1]
  • 1950 - Population: 181,271.
  • 1951 - Lebanese University and Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun founded.
  • 1952
  • George Assi takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • The Daily Star newspaper begins publication.
  • 1954 - Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport opens.
  • 1956 - Bachour Haddad takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1957 - Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium opens.
  • 1959
  • Télé Liban (television) begins broadcasting.
  • Philip Boulos takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • Al Anwar newspaper begins publication.
  • 1960
  • Beirut Arab University established.
  • Emile Yanni takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1961
  • Orient-Institut Beirut established.
  • Sursock Museum and Phoenicia Beirut Hotel open.
  • 1963 - Gallery One (cultural space) opens.
  • 1964 - Saint Nicolas Garden opens.
  • 1966 - Al Ahed football team established, headquartered in Beirut.
  • 1967 - Chafik Abou Haydar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1968 - "Israel raids Beirut airport."

    • 1970s-1990s

  • 1970 - L'Orient Le Jour newspaper begins publication.
  • 1972 - Manoukian Center established.
  • 1973 - Holiday Inn in business.
  • 1974 - As-Safir newspaper begins publication.
  • 1975
  • April: Lebanese Civil War begins.
  • Green Line established between mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut and the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut.
  • Centre for Arab Unity Studies founded.
  • 1976 - al-Murābiṭ newspaper begins publication.
  • 1977 - Mitri El Nammar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1978 - Syrian siege of Achrafiyeh, the main Christian district of Beirut.
  • 1982
  • Israeli invasion.
  • 14 September: Bachir Gemayel assassinated.
  • 1983 - French and US barracks bombed.
  • 1986 - Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Arabes Chretiennes founded.
  • 1987 - George Smaha takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • 1988 - Ad-Diyar newspaper begins publication.
  • 1989 - Lebanese Center for Policy Studies headquartered in city.
  • 1990 - Solidere (redevelopment company) and Center for Strategic Studies Research and Documentation founded.
  • 1991 - Al Manar TV begins broadcasting.
  • 1992 - Nayef Al Maaloof takes office as Governor of Beirut
  • 1993
  • B 018 nightclub opens.
  • Future Television begins broadcasting.
  • 1994 - Souk el-Tayeb farmer's market opens.
  • 1995 - Nicolas Saba takes office as Governor of Beirut
  • 1997
  • Arab Image Foundation established.
  • Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium rebuilt.
  • 1999
  • Yaacoub Sarraf takes office as Governor of Beirut.
  • Planet Discovery children's museum inaugurated.
  • Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra and Al-Kafaàt University founded.

    • 2000s

  • 2000 - Museum of Lebanese Prehistory established.
  • 2001 - Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center opens.
  • 2003
  • Beirut Marathon begins.
  • Music Hall opens.
  • Al-Balad newspaper begins publication.
  • 2004
  • Helem (LGBT group) active.
  • Al-Saha Village restaurant in business.
  • 2005
  • Cedar Revolution
  • Nassif Kaloosh takes office as Governor of Beirut
  • Ya Libnan news website launched.
  • 2006
  • Political protests
  • Robert Mouawad Private Museum opens.
  • Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
  • 2007 - Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque built.
  • 2008 - Platinum Tower built.
  • 2009
  • Beirut Art Center opens.
  • Beirut Souks and Le Gray hotel in business.

    • 2010s

  • 2010
  • Bilal Hamad becomes mayor.
  • Four Seasons Hotel Beirut opens.
  • 2011
  • Political protests
  • Zaitunay Bay pedestrian area opens.
  • 2012
  • Violent unrest related to Syrian uprising.
  • Al-Mayadeen television begins broadcasting.
  • 19 October: Bombing in Achrafieh.
  • 2013
  • 9 July: Bombing in Bir el-Abed.
  • 15 August: Bombing.
  • 19 November: Iranian embassy bombings.
  • 27 December: Bombing.
  • 2015
  • 21 July: Protests.
  • 12 November: Bombing.

    • References

    Timeline of Beirut Wikipedia
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