Timeline of Kazan
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Prior to 20th century
- 1438 - Khanate of Kazan begins.[1]
- 1486 - Kazan and the Russians sign a peace treaty.[2]
- 1552 - Siege of Kazan; Russians in power.[3][4]
- 1562 - Annunciation cathedral founded.[5]
- 1579 - Bogoroditski convent built.[5]
- 1708 - Kazan becomes the capital of the Kazan Governorate.[2]
- 1742 - The peak of persecution of the Muslims of Kazan by the Russians.[2]
- 1770 - Märcani Mosque built.
- 1774
- July: Battle of Kazan (1774).
- Fire.[6]
- 1788 - Kazan Gunpowder Plant established near city.
- 1804 - University founded.[7]
- 1815 - Fire.[5]
- 1825 - Fire.[5]
- 1849 - Nurulla Mosque built.
- 1875 - Horse tramway begins operating.[citation needed]
- 1881 - Population: 134,700.[8]
- 1883 - Population: 140,726.[5]
- 1890 - Äcem Mosque built.
- 1894 - Moscow-Kazan Railway begins operating.
- 1895 - Kazan Art School founded.
- 1896 - Railway station built.
- 1897 - Population: 131,508.
- 1900 - Population: 143,707.[5]
20th century
- 1913 - Population: 195,300.[9]
- 1917
- 14 August: 1917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire begins.
- 12 December: Idel-Ural State declared.
- 1918
- 5–7 August: Capture of Kazan by the White Army.
- 5–10 September: Red Army Kazan Operation occurs.
- 1924 - Kazan Zoo founded.[10]
- 1965 - Population: 762,000.[11]
- 1973 - Vakhitovsky district formed.[12]
- 1985 - Population: 1,047,000.[13]
- 1986 - Kazan International Airport active.
- 1989 - Kazan celebrates the 1100th anniversary of the conversion of Islam in the region.[2]
- 1990 - 8 August: Yeltsin gives speech ("as much sovereignty as you can swallow") in Kazan.[14]
- 1991 - Kamil Iskhakov becomes mayor.
- 1992 - May: World Congress of Tatars meets in Kazan.[14]
- 1998 - Madina Mosque built.[15]
- 2000 - City becomes part of the Volga Federal District.
21st century
- 2005
- Kazan Metro begins operating.
- Millennium Bridge (Kazan) and Qolşärif Mosque[14] open.
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" created.
- Ilsur Metshin becomes mayor.
- 2008 - 9 January: 2008 Kazan gas explosion.
- 2013
- Kazan Arena opens.[16]
- 2013 Summer Universiade (athletic event) held in Kazan.
- 2021
- 11 May - Kazan school shooting
See also
- History of Kazan
- Other names of Kazan
- Timelines of other cities in the Volga Federal District of Russia: Nizhny Novgorod, Samara
