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Timeline of Lisbon

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lisbon, Portugal.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 711 - Lisbon taken by Muslim forces.
  • 1108 - City conquered by Norwegian crusaders.
  • 1111 - City conquered by Almoravids.
  • 1147
  • Siege of Lisbon.
  • Lisbon Cathedral begins construction.
  • 1179 - City receives charter.
  • 1242 - Convento de São Domingos de Lisboa founded.
  • 1255 - Lisbon becomes capital city of the Kingdom of Portugal.
  • 1290 - University founded.
  • 1300 - Castle of São Jorge renovated (approximate date).
  • 1375 - City wall built.
  • 1384 - Lisbon besieged by Castilians.
  • 1389 - Carmo Convent founded.
  • 1441 - African slave trade begins.
  • 1450 - Estaus Palace built (approximate date).
  • 1497 - Vasco da Gama departs from Lisbon on first voyage to India.
  • 1504 - Hospital Real de Todos os Santos built.
  • 1506 - Lisbon Massacre.
  • 1511 - Ribeira Palace built (approximate date).
  • 1519 - Belém Tower built.
  • 1531 - Earthquake.
  • 1554 - Damião de Góis' Urbis Olisiponis Descriptio published.
  • 1597 - Earthquake.
  • 1601 - Jerónimos Monastery built.
  • 1640 - Coup d'état.
  • 1668 - Treaty of Lisbon.
  • 1681 - Church of Santa Engrácia begins construction.
  • 1754 - Belém Palace built (approximate date).
  • 1755 - Earthquake.
  • 1764 - Passeio Público inaugurated.
  • 1769 - Lisbon Stock Exchange formed.
  • 1774 - Lisbon City Archives moved into Lisbon City Hall.
  • 1779 - Lisbon Science Academy created.
  • 1793 - Teatro Nacional de São Carlos opens.
  • 1796 - Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal established.

    • 19th century

  • 1846 - National Theatre D. Maria II built.
  • 1856 - Associação Naval de Lisboa founded.
  • 1874 - Column of Pedro IV erected.
  • 1875
  • Lisbon Geographic Society formed.
  • Arco da Rua Augusta erected.
  • 1878 - Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon established.
  • 1882 - Marquess of Pombal Square laid out.
  • 1884
  • National Museum of Ancient Art founded.
  • Lisbon Zoo founded.
  • 1885 - Covered market built in Praça da Figueira (approximate date).
  • 1886
  • Avenida da Liberdade laid out.
  • Monument to the Restorers erected.
  • 1890 - Coliseu dos Recreios founded.
  • 1892 - Campo Pequeno bullring built.
  • 1893 - National Archaeology Museum founded.
  • 1894 - Pedro Augusto Franco becomes mayor.
  • 1897 - Zófimo Consiglieri Pedroso da Silva becomes mayor.

    • 20th century

  • 1901 - António José de Ávila becomes mayor.
  • 1904
  • António de Azevedo Castelo-Branco becomes mayor.
  • Grupo Sport Lisboa formed.
  • 1905
  • Café A Brasileira opens.
  • National Coach Museum created.
  • 1906 - Sporting Clube de Portugal formed.
  • 1907 - Teodoro Ferreira Pinto Basto becomes mayor.
  • 1908 - Carlos I and his son, Luís Filipe, are assassinated in Praça do Comércio.
  • 1909 - José Adolfo de Melo e Sousa becomes mayor, succeeded by Anselmo Braamcamp Freire.
  • 1911
  • University of Lisbon established.
  • Chiado Museum created.
  • 1913 - António Xavier Correia Barreto becomes mayor.
  • 1914 - João Catanho de Meneses becomes mayor, succeeded by Eduardo Alberto Lima Basto.
  • 1915
  • Henrique Jardim de Vilhena becomes mayor, succeeded by João Carlos Alberto da Costa Gomes.
  • Eduardo VII Park inaugurated.
  • 1916 - Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum opens.
  • 1918 - Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar becomes mayor, succeeded by José Carlos da Maia, Zeferino Cândido Falcão Pacheco, and José Tavares de Araújo e Castro.
  • 1919
  • Alberto Ferreira Vidal becomes mayor, succeeded by Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar.
  • Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses founded.
  • 1920 - Agostinho Inácio da Conceição Estrela becomes mayor.
  • 1923 - Albano Augusto de Portugal Durão becomes mayor.
  • 1925 - Sebastião da Costa Santos becomes mayor.
  • 1926 - José Vicente de Freitas becomes mayor.
  • 1930 - Lisbon Book Fair begins.
  • 1933 - Adriano da Costa Macedo becomes mayor.
  • 1934
  • Linhares de Lima becomes mayor.
  • Monsanto Forest Park formed.
  • 1935 - Daniel Rodrigues de Sousa becomes mayor.
  • 1938 - Duarte Pacheco becomes mayor, succeeded by Eduardo Rodrigues de Carvalho.
  • 1942 - Lisbon Portela Airport opens.
  • 1944 - Álvaro Salvação Barreto becomes mayor.
  • 1946 - Clube Oriental de Lisboa founded.
  • 1950 - Condes Cinema built.
  • 1952 - Centro Desportivo Universitário de Lisboa founded.
  • 1954 - Estádio da Luz opens.
  • 1956
  • Estádio José Alvalade opens.
  • Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation established.
  • 1959 - Lisbon Metro begins operating.
  • António Vitorino da França Borges becomes mayor.
  • 1960
  • Padrão dos Descobrimentos monument erected.
  • 1963 - Navy Museum opens.
  • 1965
  • National Museum of Ethnology established.
  • Museu Nacional do Azulejo formed.
  • 1966 - 25 de Abril Bridge opens.
  • 1969
  • Teatro Maria Matos opens.
  • Museu Calouste Gulbenkian built.
  • 1970 - Fernando Augusto Santos e Castro becomes mayor.
  • 1972 - António Jorge da Silva Sebastião becomes mayor.
  • 1973 - Teatro da Cornucópia founded.
  • 1974 - Joaquim Caldeira Rodrigues becomes mayor.
  • 1975
  • Lino José Góis Ferreira becomes mayor.
  • Teatro Aberto formed.
  • 1977
  • Aquilino Ribeiro Machado becomes mayor.
  • National Museum of Costume and Fashion inaugurated.
  • 1980 - Nuno Krus Abecassis becomes mayor.
  • 1985 - IAAF World Cross Country Championships held.
  • 1986 - Lisbon Marathon begins.
  • 1989 - Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio becomes mayor.
  • 1990 - Electricity Museum opens.
  • 1992 - Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo formed.
  • 1993 - Belém Cultural Center built.
  • 1994 - World Junior Championships in Athletics held.
  • 1995 - Macau Science and Culture Centre initiated.
  • 1996
  • Community of Portuguese Language Countries summit held.
  • João Barroso Soares becomes mayor.
  • 1998
  • Lisbon Oceanarium opens.
  • Pavilhão Atlântico built.
  • Gare do Oriente opens.
  • Expo '98 held.
  • Ibero-American Championships in Athletics held.
  • Dom Fernando II e Glória restored.
  • Teatro Camões opens.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - IAAF World Indoor Championships held.
  • 2002
  • Euronext Lisbon founded.
  • Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes becomes mayor.
  • 2003
  • Doclisboa film festival begins.
  • Estádio da Luz built.
  • Estádio José Alvalade built.
  • 2004
  • António Pedro Nobre Carmona Rodrigues becomes mayor.
  • Allied Joint Command Lisbon formed.
  • 2005 - Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes becomes mayor, succeeded by António Pedro Nobre Carmona Rodrigues.
  • 2006 - W.A.K.O. European Championships held.
  • 2007
  • António Luís dos Santos da Costa becomes mayor.
  • Berardo Collection Museum established.
  • 2008
  • Museum of the Orient opens.
  • 2012 - November: Anti-austerity protests.

    • References

    Timeline of Lisbon Wikipedia
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