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Timeline of Palermo

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Timeline of Palermo

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 415 BC - Carthaginians in power.
  • 254 BC - Romans take Palermo.
  • 251 BC - Battle of Panormus.
  • 1st century AD - Catholic Diocese of Palermo established.
  • 835 AD - Saracens in power.
  • 1072 AD - Normans take Palermo.
  • 1130 - Palermo becomes capital of the Kingdom of Sicily.
  • 1136 - San Giovanni degli Eremiti church built.
  • 1140 - Cappella Palatina consecrated.
  • 1143 - Martorana church founded.
  • 1160 - Chiesa di San Cataldo (church) built.
  • 1185 - Palermo Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1191 - Basilica della Santissima Trinità del Cancelliere active.
  • 1282 - Sicilian Vespers uprising against Anjou rule.
  • 1330 - Palazzo Sclafani built.
  • 1394 - University established.
  • 1460 - Porta Nuova (Palermo) (gate) built.
  • 1477 - Printing press in operation (approximate date).
  • 1557 - September: Flood.(it)
  • 1584 - Fontana Pretoria (fountain) installed in the Piazza Pretoria.
  • 1620 - Quattro Canti laid out.
  • 1676 - 2 June: Naval Battle of Palermo occurs offshore.
  • 1693 - 1693 Sicily earthquake.
  • 1726 - Earthquake.
  • 1740 - Earthquake.
  • 1760 - Allegorical Apotheosis of Palermo artwork painted in the Palazzo Isnello.
  • 1790 - Palermo Astronomical Observatory founded.
  • 1795 - Botanical Garden of Palermo opens.

    • 19th century

  • 1801 - Astronomer Piazzi discovers Ceres (dwarf planet).
  • 1806 - University of Palermo established.
  • 1837 - Cholera epidemic.
  • 1848 - 12 January: Sicilian revolution of 1848 begins.
  • 1849 - 13 May: "Neapolitans capture Palermo."
  • 1860
  • 6 June: Forces of Garibaldi take Palermo.
  • Giornale di Sicilia newspaper begins publication.
  • 1861
  • Teatro Garibaldi (Palermo) opens.
  • Population: 199,911.
  • 1866 - Anti-government unrest; crackdown.
  • 1871 - Population: 219,938.
  • 1873 - Società Siciliana per la Storia Patria (history society) founded.
  • 1886 - Palermo Centrale railway station opens.
  • 1891 - 15 November: Esposizione Nazionale di Palermo (exhibit) opens.
  • 1897
  • Teatro Massimo opens.
  • Population: 287,972.
  • 1900 - L'Ora newspaper begins publication.(it)

    • 20th century

  • 1901 - Population: 309,566.
  • 1930 - Cinema Orfeo opens.
  • 1931
  • February: Palermo flood of 1931.
  • Palermo–Boccadifalco Airport opens.
  • 1932 - Stadio Littorio (stadium) opens.
  • 1936 - Population: 411,879.
  • 1943 - 22 July: Allied forces arrive in Palermo.
  • 1947 - Sicilian Regional Assembly headquartered in city.
  • 1953 - Cinema Astoria opens.
  • 1957 - October: Grand Hotel des Palmes Mafia meeting 1957.
  • 1960 - Palermo Airport opens.
  • 1961 - Population: 587,985.
  • 1971 - Population: 642,814.
  • 1974 - Palermo Notarbartolo railway station opens.
  • 1981 - Population: 701,782.
  • 1985 - March: Sicilian local election, 1985 held.
  • 1986 - Maxi Trial begins.
  • 1987 - U.S. Città di Palermo football club active.
  • 1988 - Internazionali Femminili di Palermo tennis tournament begins.
  • 1990 - Palermo metropolitan railway service begins operating.
  • 1991 - Population: 698,556.
  • 1992 - Anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone killed.
  • 1993 - Leoluca Orlando becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - Diego Cammarata becomes mayor.
  • 2006 - Paolo Romeo becomes archbishop.
  • 2007 - March: Sicilian local election, 2007 held.
  • 2010 - UCI Palermo cinema opens.
  • 2012 - Leoluca Orlando becomes mayor again.
  • 2013 - Population: 654,987 city; 1,243,638 province.

    • References

    Timeline of Palermo Wikipedia
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