Timeline of Cremona
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Prior to 16th century
- 218 BCE - Cremona becomes part of the Roman Republic.[1][2]
- 89 BCE - Roman citizenship granted to Cremonese.[3]
- 69 CE - Siege of Cremona occurs during the Roman civil war (68-69).[2]
- 450 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona established (approximate date).[4]
- 550 CE - Byzantines in power; town called "Cataulada."[1]
- 603 CE - Town sacked by Lombard forces of Agilulf.[3][2]
- 774 - Franks in power in region.[1]
- 962 - Liutprand of Cremona becomes bishop.[3]
- 1022 - Ruler Landolfo ousted.[2]
- 1098 - Commune established.[3]
- 1116 - Office of consul active (approximate date).[3]
- 1167
- Cremona joins the Lombard League.[1]
- Cremona Baptistery built.[2]
- 1190 - Cremona Cathedral consecrated.[2]
- 1250 - Parma-Cremona conflict.[2]
- 1291 - Torrazzo of Cremona (tower) built.[2]
- 1311 - Cremona sacked by forces of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]
- 1322 - Galeazzo I Visconti in power.[2]
- 1406 - Cabrino Fondulo in power.[2]
- 1419 - Filippo Maria Visconti in power.[2]
- 1473 - Printing press in operation.[5][6]
- 1499 - Venetians in power.[2]
16th-19th centuries
- 1505 - Future luthier Andrea Amati born in Cremona.[1]
- 1512 - Maximilian Sforza in power.[2]
- 1535 - Spaniards in power in Lombardy region.[2]
- 1565 - Contado di Cremona (administrative region) formed.[7]
- 1567 - Future composer Claudio Monteverdi born in Cremona.[1]
- 1588 - Astronomical clock installed in the Torrazzo.[citation needed]
- 1644 - Future luthier Antonio Stradivari born in Cremona.[1][8]
- 1668 - Population: 10,000.[2]
- 1676 - Accademia dei Disuniti formed.[9]
- 1702 - Battle of Cremona fought during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1707 - Austrians in power.[1]
- 1747 - Teatro Nazari (theatre) opens.
- 1775 - Jesuit library opens.[10]
- 1814 - Austrians in power in Lombardy region.[2]
- 1848 - Revolution of 1848.[1]
- 1859
- Cremona becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[2]
- Circondario di Cremona (provincial district) established.
- 1863 - Treviglio–Cremona railway begins operating & Cremona railway station opens.
- 1866 - Pavia–Cremona railway and Brescia–Cremona railway begin operating.
- 1875 - Interessi Cremonesi newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1879 - Provincia newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1897 - Population: 37,632.[13]
20th century
- 1901 - Population: 39,344.[2]
- 1903 - U.S. Cremonese (football club) formed.
- 1906 - Cremona–Fidenza railway begins operating.
- 1911 - Population: 40,436.[14]
- 1916 - Cremona tram begins operating.
- 1922 - "Fascist squads devastated the headquarters" of the Italian People's Party in Cremona.[15]
- 1928 - Museo Civico Ala Ponzone (museum) opens in the Palazzo Affaitati.[16]
- 1929 - Stadio Giovanni Zini (stadium) opens.
- 1933 - Piacenza–Cremona railway begins operating.
- 1940 - Cremona trolleybus begins operating.
- 1947 - La Provincia di Cremona newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1971 - Population: 82,904.(it)
- 1994 - Biblioteca del Centro di Documentezione Ambientale (library) established.[18]
21st century
- 2012 - UNESCO recognized the "Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona" as intangible cultural heritage
- 2013 - Population: 72,137.[19]
- 2014 - Gianluca Galimberti becomes mayor.
- 2019 - The Museo del Violino commences the "Stradivarius Sound Bank" preservation project.[20]
See also
- Cremona history (it)
- List of mayors of Cremona
- List of bishops of Cremona (in Italian)
- Lombardy history (region)
- History of Lombardy (region)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it)
- Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa
- Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Brescia; Mantua; Milan; Pavia
- Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin
