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Timeline of Milan

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Timeline of Milan

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Milan, Italy.

Contents

BC era

  • 222 BC - Romans conquer Mediolanum.

    • 3rd–8th centuries

  • 3rd century AD - Roman Catholic diocese of Milan established.
  • 286 AD - Western Roman Empire capital moves from Rome to Mediolanum.
  • 313 - Edict of Milan.
  • 370 - Basilica of San Lorenzo consecrated.
  • 379 - Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio consecrated.
  • 382 - San Nazaro in Brolo construction begins.
  • 402 - City besieged by Visigoths.
  • 452 - City besieged by Huns.
  • 538 - City sacked by Ostrogoths.
  • 569 - Lombards conquer city.
  • 774 - Milan surrenders to the Franks.

    • 12th–14th centuries

  • 1162 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa seizes and destroys Milan.
  • 1183 - Milan becomes a duchy.
  • 1233 - Palazzo della Ragione built.
  • 1277 - Battle of Desio.
  • 1336 - Public clock installed.
  • 1381 - Chiesa di Santa Maria alla Scala built.
  • 1386 - Milan Cathedral begins construction.

    • 15th–16th centuries

  • 1447
  • House of Sforza takes power.
  • Golden Ambrosian Republic begins.
  • 1456 - Ospedale Maggiore begins construction.
  • 1469 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1471 - Panfilo Castaldi printer in business (approximate date).
  • 1482 - Santa Maria delle Grazie built.
  • 1493 - Santa Maria presso San Celso begins construction.
  • 1496 - Chiesa di Santa Maria della Passione built.
  • 1497 - Apicius de re Coquinaria cookbook published.
  • 1498 - Leonardo paints The Last Supper in the Santa Maria delle Grazie church.
  • 1508 - Santa Maria alla Fontana built.
  • 1535 - City becomes part of Habsburg Spain.
  • 1562 - Palazzo dei Giureconsulti begins construction.
  • 1565 - Casa degli Omenoni built (approximate date).
  • 1579 - San Fedele built.
  • 1580 - Plague.

    • 17th century

  • 1608 - Palazzo del Senato construction begins.
  • 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens.
  • 1618 - Pinacoteca Ambrosiana opens.
  • 1630 - Plague begins.
  • 1631 - Palazzo Annoni construction begins.
  • 1644 - Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine rebuilt.

    • 18th century

  • 1717 - Teatro Regio Ducal built.
  • 1761 - Palazzo Litta built.
  • 1762 - Madonnina (statue) erected.
  • 1774 - Orto Botanico di Brera (garden) established.
  • 1776 - Brera Academy founded.
  • 1778
  • La Scala inaugurated.
  • Royal Palace of Milan expanded.
  • 1779 - Teatro Lirico built.
  • 1784 - Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli established.
  • 1786
  • Biblioteca di Brera (library) opens.
  • Archivio di Stato di Milano (state archives) established.
  • 1793 - Palazzo Serbelloni built.
  • 1796 - Milan declared capital of Cisalpine Republic.

    • 19th century

  • 1802 - Milan becomes capital of the Napoleonic Italian Republic.
  • 1805 - Coronation of Napoleon as King of Italy.
  • 1807 - Milan Conservatory established.
  • 1808
  • Milan Stock Exchange established.
  • Casa Ricordi music publisher in business.
  • 1817 - Caffè Cova in business on Via Monte Napoleone.
  • 1820 - Revolutionary Carbonari arrested.
  • 1824 - Pasticceria Marchesi in business.
  • 1838 - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano founded.
  • 1840 - Milan-Monza railway begins operating.
  • 1842 - Premiere of Verdi's opera Nabucco.
  • 1848 - Five Days uprising against Austrian Empire.
  • 1860
  • Campari in business.
  • Antonio Beretta becomes mayor.
  • 1861
  • Milan becomes part of Kingdom of Italy.
  • City hall opens in Palazzo Marino.
  • 1863 - Istituto Tecnico Superiore founded.
  • 1864 - Stazione di Milano Centrale (1864) opens at Piazza della Repubblica (Milan).
  • 1870 - Hoepli publisher in business.
  • 1871 - Population: 261,976.
  • 1872
  • Pirelli company founded.
  • Ca' de Sass built.
  • Teatro Dal Verme opens.
  • 1873 - Società Storica Lombarda (history society) founded.
  • 1876
  • Corriere della Sera newspaper begins publication.
  • Trams begin operating.
  • 1877 - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II built.
  • 1879 - Milano Affori railway station and Milano Bovisa-Politecnico railway station open.
  • 1881 - Population: 321,839.
  • 1883 - Salumi Peck (company) in business.
  • 1886
  • Breda manufactory in business.
  • German School of Milan founded.
  • 1888 - Parco Sempione established.
  • 1891 - Camera del Lavoro (labor centre) and Società escursionisti milanesi (hiking club) founded.
  • 1894 - Touring Club Italiano established.
  • 1896
  • Casa di Riposo per Musicisti founded.
  • Italo Pacchioni creates "first Italian film" Arrivo del treno alla Stazione di Milano.
  • 1897 - Population: 470,558.
  • 1898 - Bava-Beccaris massacre.
  • 1899
  • Milan Football and Cricket Club founded.
  • Parini statue erected in Piazza Cordusio.

    • 1900s–1940s

  • 1902 - Bocconi University founded.
  • 1903 - Palazzo Castiglioni built.
  • 1906
  • Confederazione Generale del Lavoro (labor union) headquartered in Milan.
  • Milan International (1906) world's fair held
  • Simplon Tunnel opens.
  • Casa Campanini built.
  • Population: 560,613.
  • 1907 - Turci Calzature (shoe shop) in business.
  • 1908 - Internazionale Milano football club founded.
  • 1909 - Malpensa Airport established.
  • 1911 - Bar Jamaica in business.
  • 1912 - Messina tram depot built.
  • 1915
  • Castello Cova built.
  • American Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1917
  • Galleria Pesaro opens.
  • La Rinascente (shop) in business.
  • 1919 - Fascio di Combattimento political group founded.
  • 1921
  • Milan Sample Fair begins.
  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore established.
  • 1922 - Novecento Italiano art movement active.
  • 1924 - University of Milan founded.
  • 1926 - Stadio San Siro opens.
  • 1927 - A. Rizzoli & Co. founded.
  • 1930 - Planetario di Milano inaugurated.
  • 1931 - Milano Centrale railway station opens.
  • 1932 - Palazzo Mezzanotte (stock exchange) built.
  • 1933
  • Trolleybuses begin operating.
  • Torre Branca built in Parco Sempione.
  • 1934 - Institute for International Political Studies founded.
  • 1935 - Villa Necchi Campiglio (residence) built.
  • 1937 - Linate Airport opens.
  • 1939
  • A.C. Milan football club active.
  • Anteo Spazio Cinema opens.
  • 1942 - Teatro Smeraldo opens.
  • 1945 - 29 April: Corpse of executed Mussolini brought to Piazzale Loreto.
  • 1947 - Piccolo Teatro founded.

    • 1950s–1990s

  • 1954 - Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea inaugurated.
  • 1955
  • FrancoAngeli publisher in business.
  • Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea founded.
  • 1956 - Palazzo dell'Arengario built.
  • 1958 - Milan Fashion Week begins.
  • 1960 - Cinema Ambasciatori opens.
  • 1961 - Milan Furniture Fair begins.
  • 1962 - Amica fashion magazine in publication.
  • 1964 - Milan Metro begins operating.
  • 1968 - IULM University of Milan founded.
  • 1969 - Piazza Fontana bombing.
  • 1974 - Quelli di Grock theatre troupe founded.
  • 1975 - Armani fashion house founded.
  • 1979 - MIP- Politecnico di Milano School of Management formed.
  • 1980
  • Plastic (nightclub) opens.
  • Parco Alessandrini inaugurated.
  • 1982 - Domus Academy established.
  • 1985 - Dolce & Gabbana fashion house founded.
  • 1986 - Class Editori founded.
  • 1987
  • MF Milano Finanza newspaper begins publication.
  • Massimo De Carlo art gallery opens.[1]
  • 1990
  • Milan Metro Line 3 begins operating.
  • Parco Agricolo Sud Milano established.
  • 1991
  • Viafarini (art entity) established.
  • 10 Corso Como in business.
  • 1995 - Documentation Center for Visual Arts founded.
  • 1996 - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Trussardi Foundation established.
  • 1997 - Milan Passante railway begins operating.
  • 1998 - University of Milan Bicocca established.
  • 1999 - Malpensa Express begins operating.

    • 21st century

  • 2001
  • 23 May: 2001 UEFA Champions League Final held in Milan.
  • 8 October: Linate Airport disaster.
  • City website online (approximate date).
  • O’artoteca (art organization) founded.
  • 2002
  • Orto Botanico di Cascina Rosa established.
  • Teatro degli Arcimboldi opens.
  • 2004
  • Gruppo A12 architects active.
  • Bulgari Hotel in business.
  • 2006 - Letizia Moratti becomes mayor.
  • 2008
  • BikeMi launched.
  • Ecopass congestion charge begins.
  • 2009
  • Peep Hole and Cardi Black Box art gallery active.
  • Homeless World Cup football contest held.
  • 2010 - Population: 1,315,803.
  • 2011 - Giuliano Pisapia becomes mayor.
  • 2012
  • Portello Park inaugurated.
  • Milan Area C congestion charge begins.
  • Milan-Naples Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (train) begins operating.
  • 2013 - Population: 1,262,101 municipality; 3,075,083 province.
  • 2015 - 1 May: Expo 2015 world fair opens.
  • 2016 - June: Milan municipal election, 2016 held.

    • References

    Timeline of Milan Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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