Timeline of Bari
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Prior to 15th century
- 450 – Roman Catholic diocese of Bari established (approximate date).[1]
- 847 – Establishment of Emirate of Bari.[2]
- 852 – Emirate of Bari headquartered in city.[3]
- 871 – Fall of Bari to the forces of the Frankish Emperor Louis and his Lombard and Croatian allies.[4]
- 885 – Bari becomes "residence of the Byzantine governor."[3]
- 1002 – City besieged by "a Sicilian force under Safi."[5]
- 1035 – Cathedral of San Sabino construction begins.[3]
- 1068/71 – Siege of Bari by Norman forces.[3]
- 1087 – Basilica di San Nicola construction begins (approximate date).[3]
- 1095 – Peter the Hermit preaches the First Crusade.[3]
- 1098 – Religious council held in Bari.[5]
- 1136 – City taken by forces of Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor.[5]
- 1139 – Roger II of Sicily attacked Bari, damaging the city walls.[6]
- 1155 – Manuel I Komnenos in power.[5]
- 1156 – Bari sacked by forces of William I of Sicily.[3][6]
- 1171 – Cathedral of San Sabino construction completed.[3]
- 1197 – Basilica di San Nicola consecrated.[5]
- 1233 – Castello Normanno-Svevo (Bari) (castle) rebuilt.[3]
- 1292 – Cathedral of San Sabino consecrated.[5]
- 1349 – City besieged by Hungarian and German forces.[5]
- 1399 – Giovanni Bozzuto appointed captain.[7]
15th–19th centuries
- 1464 – Sforza in power.[5]
- 1500 – Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan in power.[5]
- 1545 – Population: 12,800.[8]
- 1567 – Flood.[8]
- 1558 – Bona Sforza leaves the town to Philip II. of Spain and Naples.[3]
- 1647 – Social unrest.[8]
- 1656 – Plague.[8]
- 1683 – Flood.[8]
- 1690–1692 – Major plague in the province of Bari resulting in the entire region being placed under quarantine.[9]
- 1813 – City development outside the walls begins.[8]
- 1833 – August: Flood.[8]
- 1835 – Archivio di Stato di Bari (state archives) established.[10]
- 1854 – Teatro Piccinni (theatre) opens.
- 1860 – Bari becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[8]
- 1861 – Population: 44,572.
- 1864 – Bari Centrale railway station opens.
- 1868 – Bari–Taranto railway in operation.
- 1872 – New Port of Bari development begins.[8]
- 1877 – Biblioteca nazionale Sagarriga Visconti-Volpi (library) opens.
- 1887 – La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1897 – Population: 80,450.[12]
- 1900 – Bari-Putignano railway begins operating.[citation needed]
20th century
- 1901 – Casa editrice Giuseppe Laterza & figli (publisher) in business.
- 1903 – Teatro Petruzzelli (theatre) opens.
- 1905
- February: Flood.[8]
- Bari-Casamassima-Putignano railway begins operating.
- 1908 – F.C. Bari 1908 (football club) formed.
- 1911 – Population: 103,670.[13]
- 1914 – Teatro Margherita (Bari) (theatre) opens.
- 1915 – September: Flood.[8]
- 1921 – Population: 136,247.
- 1924 – Università adriatica B. Mussolini founded.[8]
- 1925 – Conservatory of Bari established.
- 1926 – November: Flood.[8]
- 1931 – Ferrovie del Sud Est (transit entity) established.
- 1934 – Bari Airport built.
- 1936
- Ferrotramviaria (transit entity) established.
- Population: 197,918.
- 1939 – Trolleybuses in Bari begin operating
- 1943 – Air raid on Bari by German forces in World War II.
- 1951 – Population: 268,183.
- 1965 – Bari–Barletta railway begins operating.
- 1981 – Population: 371,022.
- 1985 – May: Apulian comunal election, 1985 held.
- 1990
- Part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Bari.
- Polytechnic University of Bari established.[14]
- Stadio San Nicola (stadium) opens.
21st century
- 2008 – Bari metropolitan railway service begins operating.
- 2009 – Bari International Film Festival begins.
- 2013 – Population: 313,213.[15]
- 2014 – Antonio Decaro becomes mayor.
- 2015
- May: Apulian regional election, 2015 held.
- Metropolitan City of Bari administration effected.
- 2016 – 12 July: Andria–Corato train collision occurs in vicinity of Bari.
See also
- Bari history
- History of Bari; includes Timeline (in Italian)
- List of mayors of Bari
- List of bishops of Bari
- Duchy of Bari
- History of Apulia (region)
Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:(it)
- Timeline of Brindisi, Apulia region
- Timeline of L'Aquila, Abruzzo region
- Timeline of Naples, Campania region
- Timeline of Reggio Calabria
- Timeline of Salerno, Campania
- Timeline of Taranto, Apulia
