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Timeline of Bologna

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy.

Contents

Prior to 18th century

  • 189 BCE - Town becomes a Roman colony.
  • 3rd century CE - Catholic diocese of Bologna established.
  • 6th century CE - Byzantines in power.
  • 9th century CE - Benedictine monastery active in Santo Stefano.
  • 902 - Town sacked by Hungarian forces.
  • 1109 - Torre Asinelli (tower) built.
  • 1110 - Torre Garisenda (tower) built.
  • 1112 - Bologna becomes a free town.
  • 1116 - University established.
  • 1167 - City joins Lombard League.
  • 1200 - Palazzo del Podestà built (approximate date).
  • 1245 - Palatium Novum built.
  • 1249 - Enzio of Sardinia imprisoned in the Palatium Novum.
  • 1252 - Basilica of San Domenico dedicated.
  • 1263 - Church of San Francesco built.
  • 1293 - Paper mill established.
  • 1337 - Taddeo de Pepoli in power.
  • 1348 - Black Death epidemic.
  • 1351 - Giovanni Visconti of Milan in power.
  • 1356 - Public clock installed.
  • 1364 - Collegio di Spagna founded.
  • 1390 - San Petronio Basilica construction begins.
  • 1401 - Giovanni Bentivoglio in power.
  • 1436 - Cappella musicale di San Petronio founded.
  • 1444 - Clock tower built in the Palazzo Comunale.
  • 1471 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1477 - Ptolemy's illustrated Geography published.
  • 1506 - Bologna annexed to the Papal States.
  • 1511 - French in power.
  • 1530 - Coronation of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • 1563 - Archiginnasio built.
  • 1567 - Fountain of Neptune installed.
  • 1568 - Orto Botanico (garden) established.
  • 1582
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bologna established.
  • Accademia dei Carracci (art school) founded.
  • 1603 - Palazzo Caprara built.
  • 1615 - Accademia dei Floridi founded.
  • 1651 - Teatro Malvezzi built.
  • 1666 - Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna founded.

    • 18th-19th centuries

  • 1712 - Painting academy founded.
  • 1714
  • Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna established.
  • Observatory built.
  • 1763 - Teatro Comunale built.
  • 1789 - Galvani conducts bioelectricity experiments.
  • 1796 - City becomes part of the French Cisalpine Republic.
  • 1801 - Biblioteca Comunale (library) opens.
  • 1805 - Teatro del Corso opens.
  • 1814
  • City occupied by Austrians.
  • Teatro Contavalli established.
  • 1831 - 4 February: "Insurrection."
  • 1833 - Young Italy Party unrest.
  • 1859 - June: "Insurrection."
  • 1860
  • Bologna becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
  • Gazzetta dell'Emilia newspaper begins publication.
  • 1871 - Population: 115,957.
  • 1874 - Archivio di Stato di Bologna (state archives) established.
  • 1897 - Population: 153,206.
  • 1899 - Avanti savoia! newspaper begins publication.

    • 20th century

  • 1901 - Population: 102,122 town; 153,501 commune.
  • 1909
  • 5 February: Marinetti's Manifesto of Futurism published in Gazzetta dell’Emilia.
  • Bologna F. C. 1909 football club founded.
  • 1914 - Maserati automaker in business.
  • 1926 - Cinema Teatro Medica Palace opens.
  • 1944 - Aerial bombing.
  • 1945 - April: Battle of Bologna; Allied forces take city.
  • 1950 - Population: 226,771.
  • 1963 - Cineteca di Bologna founded.
  • 1974 - Istituto per i beni artistici, culturali e naturali della Regione Emilia-Romagna headquartered in Bologna.
  • 1977 - 1977 Bologna events (student protest).
  • 1980 - 2 August: Train station bombing.
  • 1985 - Museo civico medievale opens.

    • 21st century

  • 2002 - Associazione Home Movies film archive founded.
  • 2003 - Sister city relationship established with Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • 2011 - Virginio Merola becomes mayor.
  • 2013 - Population: 380,635.
  • 2016 - May: Bologna municipal election, 2016 held.

    • References

    Timeline of Bologna Wikipedia
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