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Timeline of Trieste

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 79 CE – Via Flavia (Dalmatia–Tergeste) built.
  • 1320 – Trieste Cathedral built.
  • 1352 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
  • 1382 – Trieste becomes a Habsburg imperial free city.
  • 1680 – Castle built.
  • 1682 – Church of Santa Maria Maggiore built.
  • 1719 – City becomes a free port.
  • 1753 – Nautical School founded.
  • 1755 – Trieste Commodity Exchange established.
  • 1756 – Canal Grande constructed.
  • 1776 – Karl von Zinzendorf becomes governor of Trieste.
  • 1783 – Jewish primary school opens.
  • 1784 – L'Osservatore Triestino newspaper begins publication.
  • 1793 – Pubblica Biblioteca Arcadica Triestina (library) established.

    • 19th century

  • 1801 – Teatro Nuovo (opera house) inaugurated.
  • 1809 – French in power.
  • 1810
  • Gabinetto di Minerva literary society founded.
  • Population: 29,908.
  • 1814 – Austrians in power again.
  • 1828 – Catholic Diocese of Trieste-Koper established.
  • 1831 – Assicurazioni Generali insurance company in business.
  • 1833 – Österreichischer Lloyd shipping firm in business.
  • 1835 – Schiller Society founded.
  • 1839
  • Caffe degli Specchi in business.
  • Mutius von Tommasini becomes mayor.
  • 1840 – Tergesteo built.
  • 1842 – Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste (garden) and Savings Bank of Trieste established.
  • 1846 – Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste (museum) established.
  • 1848 – 25 October: Premiere of Verdi's opera Il corsaro.
  • 1849 – Trieste becomes a Habsburg imperial free city again.
  • 1851 – Trieste Astronomical Observatory established.
  • 1853 – Trieste Chamber of Commerce and Industry established.
  • 1857
  • Austrian Southern Railway (Vienna-Trieste) begins operating.
  • Trieste Centrale railway station opens.
  • Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipbuilding firm in business near city.
  • 1860 – Miramare Castle built near city for Austrian archduke Maximilian.
  • 1871 – Richard Burton becomes British consul in Trieste.
  • 1872 – Revoltella Museum founded.
  • 1878 – Politeama Rossetti theatre built.
  • 1880 – Population: 144,844.
  • 1881 – Il Piccolo newspaper begins publication.
  • 1882
  • September: Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph I visits city.
  • Agricultural exhibition held.
  • 1883 – Harbour constructed.
  • 1885 – Saint Spyridon Church building inaugurated.
  • 1887 – Trieste–Hrpelje railway begins operating.
  • 1899 – Circolo di Studi Sociali (civic group) founded.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 – Population: 132,879.
  • 1902 – Trieste–Opicina tramway begins operating.
  • 1904 – Trieste National Hall opens.
  • 1905 – Coffee exchange established.
  • 1912
  • Synagogue of Trieste built.
  • Circolo Sportivo Ponziana (football club) formed.
  • Savoia Excelsior Palace hotel in business.
  • 1914 – Caffè San Marco in business.
  • 1918
  • Unione Triestina football club formed.
  • La Nazione newspaper begins publication.
  • Umana literary journal begins publication.
  • 1919 – Trieste becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy per Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919).
  • 1920 – 13 July: Trieste National Hall burnt by Fascist Blackshirts.
  • 1924 – University of Trieste and Rotary Club established.
  • 1927 – Vittoria Lighthouse built.
  • 1930 – Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico shipbuilding firm in business.
  • 1931 – Radio Trst begins broadcasting.
  • 1932 – Stadio Littorio opens.
  • 1943
  • September: Nazi German Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral headquartered in Trieste.
  • September: City becomes part of the Italian Social Republic.
  • Risiera di San Sabba Nazi concentration camp established near city.
  • 1945
  • 1 May: City taken by Yugoslav forces.
  • 2 May: German surrender to Allied forces.
  • Primorski dnevnik Slovene-language newspaper begins publication.
  • 1947 – 15 September: City becomes part of the Free Territory of Trieste of the United Nations Security Council.
  • 1949
  • June: Free Territory of Trieste municipal election, 1949 held.
  • Gianni Bartoli becomes mayor.
  • Museo Sartorio opens.
  • 1953 – Administration of Free Territory of Trieste passes to Italy.
  • 1954 - Some of Trieste becomes part of Italy, the remainder becomes part of Yugoslavia.
  • 1958 – Mario Franzil becomes mayor.
  • 1961 – Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport in operation.
  • 1963 – Orto Botanico dell'Università di Trieste (garden) established.
  • 1964 – International Centre for Theoretical Physics headquartered near city.
  • 1965 – Temple of Monte Grisa (church) built near city.
  • 1970 – City becomes capital of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (approximate date).
  • 1975 – Protest against Treaty of Osimo.
  • 1978 – International School for Advanced Studies established.
  • 1992 – Stadio Nereo Rocco opens.
  • 1993
  • Riccardo Illy becomes mayor.
  • Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste research centre established near city.
  • 1996 – Central European Initiative headquartered in Trieste.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 – Roberto Dipiazza becomes mayor.
  • 2006 – Italia Marittima shipping firm active.
  • 2011
  • Roberto Cosolini becomes mayor.
  • Population: 205,535.

    • References

    Timeline of Trieste Wikipedia
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