Timeline of Yangon

Prior to 19th century

6th century CE - Dagon village founded by Mons.

7th century - Town conquered by King Punnarika of Pegu, renamed "Aramana."

1413 - Town occupied by Burmans.

1460 - Palace built by Shin Sawbu.

1755 - Dagon captured by Alaungpaya and renamed "Yangon."

1768 - Earthquake.

1790 - Peguans in power.

1790s - British East India Company factory in business (approximate date).

19th century

1823 - Population: 30,000 (estimate).

1824 - Battle of Rangoon.

1825 - British in power.

1827 - British occupation ends per Treaty of Yandabo.

1841 - King Tharrawaddy in residence; city wall built.

1850 - Fire.

1852

April: Second Anglo-Burmese War begins; British in power.

City becomes capital of British Burma.

1853 - Port of Rangoon established.

1854 - Rangoon Chronicle begins publication.

1860 - St. Paul's English High School established.

1872

Population: 98,745.

Baptist College opens.

1874 - 31 July: Municipality constituted.

1876 - City area expanded.

1877

Railway begins operating.

Central Railway Station built.

1878 - Rangoon College established.

1879 - City "separated from Hathawaddy District."

1881 - Population: 134,176.

1882 - Methodist Episcopal Girls School founded.

1883

Inya Lake created.

Twante Canal opens.

1888 - Income tax established.

1891 - Population: 181,210.

1893 - June: Riot.

1899

General Hospital founded.

Saint Mary's Cathedral built.

20th century

1901

Strand Hotel opens.

Population: 234,881.

1902 - Secretariat Building constructed.

1906 - Victoria Memorial Park and Zoological Gardens opens.

1911 - High Court building constructed.

1912 - Gymkhana Ground (cricket) in use.

1913 - Burma Art Club founded (approximate date).

1920

Myoma National High School founded.

Governor's Residence built.

1921 - City boundaries expanded.

1922 - City incorporated.

1926 - Scott's Market built.

1927

BOC College of Engineering and Mining established.

Medical school building constructed.

1930 - Race riots in Rangoon

1931 - Population: 398,967.

1936 - Yangon City Hall built.

1937 - City becomes capital of Burma.

1938 - Race riots in Rangoon

1942 - Japanese occupation begins.

1943

Biruma Shinbun newspaper begins publication.

8 November: Bombing destroys Botataung Pagoda.

U Wisara Monument erected.

1945 - Japanese occupation ends.

1947 - Airport built.

1948 - 4 January: City becomes capital of the independent Union of Burma.

1952

National Museum of the Union of Burma opens.

Kaba Aye Pagoda built.

1957 - Kyemon newspaper begins publication.

1958 - The Botataung newspaper begins publication.

1960 - Population: 1,284,642.

1962

7 July - Government guns down student protesters.

Bogyoke Aung San Museum established.

1967 - 26 June: "Anti-Chinese riot."

1968 - Planetarium established.

1974 - Government guns down student protesters following U Thant's death

1980 - Maha Wizaya Pagoda built.

1983

9 October: Bombing at Martyrs' Mausoleum.

Population: 2,513,023.

1985 - Thuwunna Stadium opens.

1988

8 August: 8888 Uprising.

State Law and Order Restoration Council headquartered in city.

1989 - City renamed "Yangon."

1990 - Yangon City Development Committee established.

1991 - National Theatre of Yangon opens.

1992 - Asia World Group conglomerate headquartered in city.

1996 - Myanmar Securities Exchange established.

1998 - Myanmar Motion Picture Museum established.

21st century

2001 - Yangon City FM radio begins broadcasting.

2005 - November: National capital relocated from Yangon to Naypyidaw.

2007

September: Anti-government protests led by monks; crackdown.

Yangon International Airport terminal built.

2008

2 May: Cyclone Nargis.

September: Explosion near City Hall.

2009 - Yangon United Football Club formed.

2010

16 April: Bombing near Kandawgyi Lake during Water Festival

Population: 4,348,000.

2011 - Hla Myint becomes mayor.

2012 - February: Shwedagon Pagoda Festival resumes.

2013

January: Marathon held.

April: School fire.

13 October: Bombings injure two people.

14 October: Bombing injures one tourist.

December: Some events of 27th Southeast Asian Games take place.

2014

population: 4,575,155 (2014 census)