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Timeline of Kumanovo

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kumanovo, Macedonia.

Contents

Prehistory

  • Kostoperska karpa settlement established
  • Bronze Age Gradiste settlement established
  • Neolithic site of Mlado Nagoričane settlement established
  • Iron Age tumulus Groblje at Vojnik established

    • Antic Period

  • 600 BC - 217 BC Kumanovo area under Peoninan Kingdom
  • (148BC-330AD) Kumanovo area under  Roman Empire
  • Roman Necropolis Drezga of Lopate established
  • Roman Settlement Vicianus at village of Klečovce established

    • Early Middle Ages

  • (330-836) Kumanovo area under  Byzantine Empire
  • Slavic tribes arrived: Berziti
  • old Žegligovo settlement established
  • 836-976 under First Bulgarian Empire
  • 976-1018 under  Tzar Samuil
  • 1018-1204 under  Byzantine Empire
  • 1020 Basil II in Kozjak established local episcopate from Archbishopric of Ohrid
  • 1071 St. George monastery built
  • 1094 Cumani tribe settled the area (It's believed the name Kumanovo came from this tribe)
  • 1207-1217 under  Second Bulgarian Empire
  • 1313 Matejče Monastery built
  • 1346-1371 under  Serbian Empire
  • 14th century Karpino Monastery built
  • 1373-1395 under Principality of Velbazhd
  • (1395-1912) Kumanovo under Ottoman Empire
  • 1415 Halit Efendi Mosque built
  • 1463 under Sanjak of Skopje till 1912
  • 16th century Karpino Monastery built
  • 1519 First time the name Kumanovo appears in documents
  • 1586/96 Kodza Mehmet Beg Mosque built
  • 1660 Evlija Celebi visits Kumanovo
  • 1689
  • Karposh's Rebellion
  • Kumanovo Fortress built
  • Selim I Giray retakes Kumanovo
  • 18th century Kumanovo Clock Tower built
  • 1751 Eski Mosque built
  • 1773 Jusuf Efendi Mosque built
  • 1805 Gavril Kratovac established the first school
  • 1810 population: 800 by: Gomera
  • 1833 Dimitrije Mladenovich established as Protoiereus
  • 1835 population: 5,000 by: Dupničanin
  • 1851 St. Nicholas church built
  • 1867 Kosovo Vilayet (Kumanovo Kaza) established (Vali Ibrahim Edhem Pasha)
  • 1873 Kumanovo is connected by rail with Solun
  • 1877 Kosovo Vilayet established
  • 1878 Kumanovo Uprising
  • 1885 population: 7,000 by: Bjankoni
  • 1894 IMRO organize a committee in Kumanovo in the house of Jordan Jovčev
  • 1899 Goce Delchev visits Kumanovo
  • 1900 population: 14,530 by: Knčev
  • 1902 Holy Trinity church built
  • 1903 Vlach school established
  • 1904 Fight on Šuplji Kamen
  • 1905
  • Fight in Tabanovce
  • Fight on Čelopek
  • 1907 population: 15,000 by: Hadzi Vasiljevič
  • 1912 Battle of Kumanovo  Kingdom of Serbia vs.  Ottoman Empire
  • 1913 under  Kingdom of Serbia, see Treaty of London
  • 1915,
  • 9 Oct 1915 - 24 Sep 1918 under  Bulgaria, (Georgi Stojanov Todorov, Racho Petrov Stojanov, Stefan Toshev Toshev)
  • Ovče Pole Offensive
  • 1918 under  Serbia
  • 1919 May 6, Boro Menkov birth
  • 1920 FK Shparta established
  • 1921
  • Gymnasium established
  • Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš birth
  • 1922 October 14, Bajram Shabani birth
  • 1923 June 28, construction started of Sports Hall Sokolana
  • 1924 FK Kumanovo established
  • 1926
  • Electricity arrived
  • Church St. Petka built
  • 1928
  • Lenche Kumanovche published
  • 1929
  • 9 Oct. Vardar Banovina established
  • Kjira Manevich elected mayor
  • 1930 Zanaetchiski Dom established
  • 1931
  • Sports Hall Sokolana built
  • Momchilo Jovanovski born
  • 1934
  • Two public execution in Kumanovo
  • Town Hospital established, gift from Nikola Spasich
  • 1937 Zebrnjak monument built
  • 1941
  • 8 Apr - 19 Apr, under Nazi Germany (Georg Stumme)
  • 19 Apr 1941 - 7 Sep 1944 under  Bulgaria (Nikola Mihov Mikhailov, Anton Kozarov , Dimităr Raev, Toma Petrov)
  • 11 October Anti-fascist insurrection started
  • 14 October Boro Menkov Killed in Action
  • 14 October Bajram Shabani Killed in Action
  • Dedo Ivan newspaper established
  • Oktobris newspaper established
  • 1944
  • 7 Sep - 12 Nov, under Nazi Germany (Heinz Scheurlen, Karl Hubert Lanz )
  • February March
  • Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš killed
  • 1944 Zitomel company established
  • 1945
  • Krsto Lazarov Konjushki executed
  • Teodosiy Dzhartov executed
  • Kumanovo Library established
  • Tane Georgievski Library established
  • Pobeda company established Later renamed CIK
  • 1946
  • KIK company established
  • KK Kumanovo established
  • 1947
  • Jug Turist company established
  • DIER company established later renamed "Dimche Erebica"
  • Iskara company established
  • FK Bashkimi established
  • 1948
  • Theater Kumanovo established
  • NAMA (or Naroden Magazin) company established
  • Svetlina-Kumanovo company established
  • Prosveta company established
  • Population: 20,242
  • 1951 Saltir Putinski elected mayor
  • 1952 FZC 11 Oktomvri company established
  • 1953
  • Kozjak company established
  • Population: 23,339
  • 1954
  • Tekstilpromet company established
  • Bibrok company established
  • Kiro Fetak company established
  • Biserka company established
  • 11 Noemvri company established
  • 1956 Lipkovo Dam completed
  • 1957
  • Memorial Ossuary built
  • Josip Broz Tito visit
  • 1958
  • Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo established
  • Kozhara-Kumanovo company established
  • 30 Juli company established
  • 1959 Josip Broz Tito 2nd brief visit
  • 1960
  • ZIK company established
  • Nace Bugjoni high school established
  • 1961
  • Nash Vesnik newspaper established
  • Josip Broz Tito 3rd visit
  • Population: 30,762
  • 1962 Monument to the Revolution built
  • 1963 Jezdimir Bogdanski elected mayor
  • 1964
  • Boro Petrushevski - Papuchar tobacco company established
  • Museum Kumanovo established
  • 1965 Radio Kumanovo established
  • 1967 Agro-Kumanovo company established
  • 1970 Polet Company established
  • 1971
  • Kiril Installed as Metropolitan bishop of DPK
  • Population: 46,363
  • 1972
  • KIB company established
  • Josip Broz Tito 4th visit
  • 1974
  • House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš established
  • Metodi Petrovski elected mayor
  • 1976 Pioners Home 29 Noemvri established
  • 1980
  • Cultural Center Trajko Prokopiev established
  • Sports Hall Kumanovo built
  • 1981 Population: 60,842
  • 1982 Momchilo Jovanovski elected Mayor
  • 1986 Momchilo Jovanovski loses Mayor position

    • Macedonia

  • 1990
  • Blage Kiprijanovski elected Mayor
  • Kumani established
  • FK Milano established
  • 1993 TV Hana established
  • 1994
  • RK Kumanovo reached the 1/8 finals at the EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Population: 65,233
  • 1996
  • Boris Protikj elected Mayor
  • Lipkovo, Staro Nagoričane, Orašac and Klečovce seceded from Kumanovo and became Municipalities
  • 1997 Matejche Mosque built
  • 1998
  • Days of Comedy theater festival established
  • Dragan Bogdanovski dies
  • 1999 Kumanovo Agreement signed

    • 2000s

  • 2000
  • Slobodan Kovachevski elected Mayor
  • St. George church built
  • 2001
  • Albanian insurgency
  • Operation MH - 2
  • Operation Vaksince
  • Kumanovo Water Crisis
  • Kokino discovered
  • Orthodox cemetery desecrated in v.Opae
  • 2002
  • Gymnasium bombing
  • Radio Bravo established
  • KK Kumanovo reached the play-off final in the Macedonian First League
  • Football player Stefan Tolevski (age 23) dies while playing a game on Gradski Stadium Kumanovo
  • population: 70,842
  • 2003
  • Euro College established
  • 2004
  • Daniel Markovski participated and came as runner up at the MRT reality TV show "Toa Sum Jas"
  • ASNOM Memorial Center built
  • Municipality of Orashec merged with Kumanovo Municipality
  • Romeo Zhivikj Roki killed
  • 2005
  • Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (first term)
  • Goran Georgievski Mujo killed
  • Sasho Dimitrievski killed
  • New Mosque built
  • FC Bashkimi made it to the Q2 of UEFA Cup first time for a team from Kumanovo
  • 2006
  • Church of St. George built
  • Josip Broz Tito Monument built
  • 2008
  • Consecration of the newly build Cross in Kosmatac
  • Bajrush Gang arrested
  •  Northeastern Statistical Region established
  • 2009
  • Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (second term)
  • Faculty of Business Administration established
  • 2010
  • Hadzi Shefket Mosque built
  • 2011
  • Romanian Embassy in Macedonia established Aliriza Osmani as Honorary council of Romania in Kumanovo
  • 2012
  • KK Kumanovo started to compete for the first time in the regional BIBL League
  • FK Goblen established
  • 2013
  • Kiril dies, Diocese of Polog and Kumanovo dissolved, Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo established, Joseph Installed as Metropolitan bishop of the DKO
  • Ploshtad newspaper established
  • Zoran Damjanovski elected Mayor (third term)
  • Kumanovo religious attacks
  • 2014
  • Start of Rehabilitation of Section Kumanovo - Beljakovce, Railway Corridor VIII
  • Nezim Gang arrested
  • Church St. Archangel Michael built
  • Police Station Bombing
  • Listeriosis outbreak
  • 2015
  • K3 TV established
  • TV Plus established
  • Church of Resurrection of Christ built
  • Goshince attack
  • Kumanovo shootings
  • KK Kumanovo started to compete for the first time in the newly formed FIBA Europe Cup
  • Consecration of the church of Holy Martyr Cyriaca in Zubovce
  • Orthodox Church Ascension of Christ built in Dolno Kojnare
  • Consecration of the church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Umin Dol
  • Kosturnik and Voinovikj villages established
  • Darko "Spejko" Petkovski won regional Big Brother
  • 2016
  • Office of "Association of Macedonian-Bulgarian friendship" established
  • 8 Police officers posthumously awarded with Medal of Bravery
  • 10th annual "Gymnasiade 2016" was held in Kumanovo
  • Olympiacos F.C. Fans attack on Lukoil Gas Station in Kumanovo
  • Consecration of Orthodox Church of Ascension of Christ built in the village of Pcinja
  • Consecration of Orthodox Church of Ascension of Christ in the village of Dolno Konjare
  • Consecration of Orthodox Church of the Most Holy Theotokos in Studena Bara
  • Public swimming pool Kumanovo established
  • Momchilo Jovanovski dies
  • 2017
  • Christmas procession for the first time in Kumanovo

    • References

    Timeline of Kumanovo Wikipedia
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