Timeline of Brescia
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Prior to 15th century
- 350 BCE – Celtic Cenomani take Brixia (ancient city) from the Etruscans (approximate date).[1]
- 225 BCE – Gallic Cenomani Brixia allies with Rome.[2]
- 89 BCE – Brixia "granted Latin citizenship."[3]
- 49 BCE – Brixia granted "Roman citizenship."[3]
- 7 CE – Brixia becomes part of the Regio X Venetia et Histria.[1]
- 73 CE – Capitolium of Brixia built.[4]
- 320 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia established (approximate date).[5]
- 387 – Gaudentius of Brescia becomes bishop.
- 452 – Brescia sacked by forces of Attila.[4]
- 562 – Lombards in power.[3]
- 753 – San Salvatore monastery founded.[3]
- 756 – Desiderius in power.[3]
- 1100 - Old Cathedral, Brescia construction begins.
- 1135-1138 – The commune of Brescia revolts against the Bishop Manfred.[6]
- 1139 - Bishop Manfred, having received Pope Innocent II's support, has Arnold of Brescia exiled.[6]
- 1167 – Brescia active member of the Lombard League.[4]
- 1222 – 25 December: 1222 Brescia earthquake.
- 1235 – Broletto palace built.[2][4]
- 1238 – Attempted siege by forces of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]
- 1258 – Scaligeri in power.[4]
- 1266 – Charles of Anjou in power.[2]
- 1339 – Visconti in power.[2]
15th–19th centuries
- 1421 - Visconti of Milan in power.[4]
- 1426 – Venetians in power.[4]
- 1438–1440 — Siege of Brescia by the Milanese
- 1473 – Printing press in operation.[7][8]
- 1478 – Plague.[9]
- 1487 – Santa Maria dei Miracoli church construction begins.[3]
- 1512 – 19 February: Sack of Brescia by French forces during the War of the League of Cambrai.[4](it)
- 1563 – Accademia degli Occulti founded.[10]
- 1574
- Palazzo della Loggia completed.[4]
- Guazzo's Civil Conversazione (etiquette book) published in Brescia.[11]
- 1604 – New Cathedral construction begins.[4]
- 1745 – Biblioteca Queriniana (library) founded.[12]
- 1769 – 18 August: Lightning causes explosion.
- 1797
- Venetian rule ends; Brescia becomes part of the French client Cisalpine Republic.[1][4]
- Broletto palace destroyed by French forces.[4]
- 1805 – Brescia becomes part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.[3]
- 1813 – Monumental cemetery of Brescia established.
- 1814 – Austrians in power.[1]
- 1848 – March: Political unrest.[1][4]
- 1849 – Uprising against Austrian rule; crackdown.[4]
- 1850 – August: Flood.[9]
- 1854 - Brescia railway station opened.
- 1859
- June: Garibaldi and the Cacciatori delle Alpi military unit enter city.[1]
- Brescia becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.[13]
- Provincial Circondario di Brescia (district) established.
- 1875 – Dismantling of city walls begins.[3]
- 1882 – Brescia tram begins operating.
- 1888 – Banca San Paolo di Brescia (bank) established.
- 1897 – Population: 67,923.[14]
20th century
- 1901 - Population: 72,731.[4]
- 1909 – Aerodrome built.
- 1911
- Population: 83,338.[15]
- Brescia Calcio (football club) formed.
- 1913 - Zoo of Brescia Castle opened.
- 1919 - Brescia University College opened as Ursuline College.
- 1925
- Morcelliana publisher in business.
- Brescia University established.
- 1927 – Mille Miglia car race begins.[16]
- 1932 – Piazza della Vittoria (Brescia) remodelled.[1]
- 1936 – Brescia trolleybus begins operating.
- 1944 – Bombing of Brescia in World War II.[3]
- 1945
- Bombing.[3]
- Giornale di Brescia newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1948 – Bruno Boni (politician) becomes mayor (until 1975).
- 1959 - Stadio Mario Rigamonti opened.
- 1974
- 28 May: Piazza della Loggia bombing.[18]
- Bresciaoggi Nuovo newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1982 – University of Brescia established.[19]
- 1988 - Zoo of Brescia Castle closed.
- 1992 – Paolo Corsini becomes mayor.
- 1999 – Museo di Santa Giulia (museum) established.[16]
21st century
- 2013
- Local election held; Emilio Del Bono becomes mayor.
- Population: 188,520.[20]
- Brescia Metro opens.[21][22]
See also
- History of Brescia
- List of mayors of Brescia
- List of bishops of Brescia
- List of presidents of the Province of Brescia, 1861–present
- Timeline of the Republic of Venice, of which Brescia was part 1426-1797
- History of Lombardy (it)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it)
- Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa
- Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Cremona; Mantua; Milan; Pavia
- Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin
