Timeline of Tunis

Prior to 13th century

146 BCE - Romans sack Tunis.

698 CE - Al-Zaytuna Mosque founded.

737 - Ez-Zitouna madrassa founded.

902 - City becomes capital of Ifriqiya.

945 - Kharijite insurgents occupy city.

1159 - Almohads in power; Tunis becomes capital city.

13th-18th centuries

1227 - Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili founds his first zawiya in Tunis.

1229 - Hafsids in power.

1230 - Kasbah Mosque built.

1252 - Al Haoua Mosque built.

1270 - Louis IX of France takes power.

1320 - Bab el Khadra built.

1350 - Bab Saadoun built (approximate date).

1534 - Conquest of Tunis by Hayreddin Barbarossa; Ottomans in power.

1535

Conquest of Tunis by Spanish Empire.

Fortress built at La Goulette.

1574 - Conquest of Tunis by Ottomans.

1609 - 80,000 Moriscos arrive in Tunis after expulsion from Spain, the highest number since 1492.

1624 - Soubhan Allah Mosque built (approximate date).

1631 - Youssef Dey Mosque established.

1648 - Ksar Mosque renovated.

1655 - Hammouda Pacha Mosque built.

1685 - Arrival of the first community of Livorno Jews (known as 'Granas') in Tunis

1692 - Sidi Mahrez Mosque built.

1710 - Bab Jazira Mosque built.

1726 - El Jedid Mosque built.

1741 - Ali II ibn Hussein grants a charter to the Livorno Jews (Granas) in Tunis.

1756 - An Algerian army captures Tunis, deposing Abu l-Hasan Ali I and installing Muhammad I ar-Rashid

19th century

1811 - Rebellion.

1813 - Sabkha Mosque restored.

1814 - Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque built.

1818 - Plague strikes Tunis killing up to 50,000 and depopulating the city as people flee.

1819 - Dar Lasram built.

1840 - Military academy founded at Bardo by Ahmed Bey

1857 - Batto Sfez Affair.

1860 -

Old city walls demolished.

Tunisia's first official printing press established in Tunis. First edition of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia published.

1872 - Tunis-Goulette-Marsa railway begins operating.

1875 - Sadiki College founded.

1881 - City occupied by French.

1882 - Alaoui Museum dedicated.

1885 - Bibliothèque Francaise established.

1892 - Consulate of France building constructed.

1893 - Canal opens.

1897 - Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul opens.

20th century

1900 - Lycée de la Rue du Pacha founded.

1901 - Palais de Justice built.

1903 - Compagnie des tramways de Tunis founded

1906 - Population: 227,519.

1907 - Young Tunisians founded

1908 - Omnia Pathé opens.

1910 - Belvedère Park opens.

1911 - Jellaz Affair

1912 - Tunis Tram Boycott

1914 - Hotel Majestic built.

1919 - Espérance Sportive de Tunis founded.

1920

Club Africain sport club founded.

Municipal Theatre built.

1923 - Tunis Institute of Fine Arts founded.

1924 - National Library opens.

1931

Coliseum built.

Hajjamine Mosque restored.

1932 - Hotel Claridge built.

1934 - The Rachidia Institute founded to preserve traditional Tunisian music.

1935 - El Omrane Mosque built.

1936 - Population: 219,578.

1937 - Grand synagogue opened

1942 - November - Occupation of city by Axis powers begins.

1943 - May - Allies oust Axis forces.

1944 - Tunis–Carthage International Airport developed.

1946 - Population: 364,593.

1948 - Stade Tunisien football club founded.

1953 - Election boycott.

1956

Independence from France

Zitouna University formed.

Lycée Francais de Mutuelleville and National Library of Tunisia established.

1957 - Monarchy abolished

1958 - Central Bank of Tunisia headquartered in Tunis.

1959 - City designated capital of Tunisian Republic.

1963 - Parc Zoologique de la Ville de Tunis set up.

1964 - Carthage International Festival begins.

1966 - First Carthage Film Festival

1966 - Population: 468,997.

1967 - Stade El Menzah built.

1969

Bourse de Tunis founded.

Tunisian Symphony Orchestra established.

1973 - Tunisia Private University founded.

1976 - Puppet theatre established.

1978 - Museum of Popular Arts and Tradition inaugurated.

1979 -

Arab League headquartered in Tunis.

UNESCO designates the Medina of Tunis as a World Heritage Site.

1982 - Palestine Lberation Organisation (PLO) moves from Beirut to Tunis

1983 -

National Theatre of Tunisia established.

First Carthage Theatre Festival held

1985 - Métro léger de Tunis begins operating.

1988

Israeli attack on PLO headquarters

University of Carthage founded.

1992 - Maison des arts "Dar el founoun" in operation.

1993 - Palace Theatre opens.

1996 - Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord established.

1998

National School of Circus Arts established.

Population: 702,330.

21st century

2000 - Tunis El Manar University founded.

2003 - Société des transports de Tunis formed.

2004

Population: 728,453.

City hosts African Judo Championships.

2007

Islamist militants clash with security forces.

Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis begins.

2008 - Tunis Sports City construction begins.

2009 - Stade Chedli Zouiten renovated.

2010

December - Protests.

Air pollution in Tunis reaches annual mean of 38 PM2.5 and 90 PM10, more than recommended.

2011

Protests.

Population: 790,000.

2012

June - Salafists riot against art exhibit.

August - Protests against reduction of women's rights.

2015

March 18 - The Bardo National Museum attack kills 21, mostly tourists.