Timeline of Lisbon
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Prior to 15th century
- 205 BCE – Romans in power; Olisipo (Felicitas Julia) designated a municipio in Lusitania province.[1][2]
- 57 CE – Theatre built.[1]
- 4th C. CE – Catholic diocese of Olisipo established;[3] Potamius becomes bishop.[2]
- 407 CE – Alans in power.[4][5]
- 585 – Visigoths in power.[4]
- 710s – Olisipo taken by Moors; renamed "al-Ushbuni".[4][5]
- 844 – City attacked by Norman forces.[5]
- 1108 – City taken by Norwegian crusaders.[2]
- 1110 – City taken by Almoravids under Sir b. Abi Bakr.[5]
- 1147
- Siege of Lisbon by Christian forces under Afonso I.[4][6]
- Lisbon Cathedral construction begins.[7]
- 1179 – City receives charter.
- 1184 – City attacked by Muslim forces under Abu Yaqub Yusuf.[4]
- 1242 – Convento de São Domingos de Lisboa founded.
- 1256 – Lisbon becomes capital of the Kingdom of Portugal.[1]
- 1290 – University founded.
- 1300 – Castle of São Jorge renovated (approximate date).
- 1344 – Earthquake.[7](pt)[4]
- 1348 – Plague.[7]
- 1373 – City sacked by Castilian forces.[4][7]
- 1375 – Cerca Nova (city wall) built.[8]
- 1378 – National Archive installed in the São Jorge Castle (approximate date).
- 1384 – Lisbon besieged by Castilian forces.[4]
- 1389 – Carmo Convent founded.
- 1394 – Catholic Archdiocese of Lisbon established;[3]
- 1395 – Serviço de Incêndios (fire brigade) organized.[8]
15th–17th centuries
- 1422 – Lisbon "made the capital of the kingdom by John I"[7]
- 1441 – African slave trade begins (abolished in 1836).[9]
- 1450 – Estaus Palace built (approximate date).
- 1467 – Palácio Almada (residence) built.[1]
- 1495 – Printing press in operation (approximate date).[10]
- 1497 – Vasco da Gama departs from Lisbon on first voyage to India.[7]
- 1501 – Jerónimos Monastery construction begins.
- 1504 – Hospital Real de Todos os Santos built.
- 1506 – April: Pogrom of Jews.
- 1511 – Ribeira Palace built (approximate date).
- 1514 – Restelo Hermitage built.[11]
- 1519 – Belém Tower built.
- 1531 – Earthquake.[12]
- 1554 – Damião de Góis' Urbis Olisiponis Descriptio published.
- 1569 – Plague.[12]
- 1571 – Casa de Despacho da Santa Inquisição (House of the Holy Inquisition) begins functioning.
- 1572 – Brás de Albuquerque becomes Câmara Municipal senate president (i.e. mayor).(pt)
- 1574 – Duarte da Costa becomes mayor.[13]
- 1580 – 25 August: Battle of Alcântara fought near Lisbon; Spanish in power.[4][7]
- 1588 – 28 May: Military Spanish Armada departs from Lisbon for England.[4]
- 1594 – Aula do Risco (school) established.
- 1597
- 1598 - São Bento Palace originally built.[4]
- 1601 – Jerónimos Monastery built.
- 1624 - English College, Lisbon opened.[4]
- 1629 - Monastery of São Vicente de Fora completed.
- 1640 – December: Coup d'état; Spanish ousted.[4][7]
- 1647 – Aula de Fortificação e Arquitetura Militar (school) founded.
- 1668 – February: Peace treaty between Spain and Portugal signed in Lisbon.[12]
- 1681 – Church of Santa Engrácia construction begins.
18th century
- 1715 – Gazeta de Lisboa newspaper begins publication.
- 1720 – Academia Real da História Portuguesa founded.[12]
- 1724 – British Cemetery opens, to cater for Protestants in the city.
- 1748 – Águas Livres Aqueduct begins operating.
- 1754 – Belém Palace built (approximate date).
- 1755
- 1 November: Earthquake, tsunami, and fire devastate city and killed thousands.[4]
- Ribeira Palace destroyed.
- Baixa Pombalina planning begins.[8]
- 1761 – Real Barraca (royal palace) built in Ajuda near Lisbon.
- 1764 – Passeio Público (park) opens.[8]
- 1768 – Jardim Botânico da Ajuda (garden) founded near city.[15]
- 1769 – Lisbon Stock Exchange formed.
- 1774 – Lisbon City Archives moved into Lisbon City Hall.[16]
- 1775 – Equestrian statue of José I erected in the Praça do Comércio.[4]
- 1779 – Lisbon Science Academy founded.[7]
- 1780
- 1787 – Remodelled Rua Nova do Almada opens.
- 1790 – Academia Real de Fortificação, Artilharia e Desenho founded.
- 1793 – Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (theatre) opens.[4]
- 1796 – Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal established.
19th century
- 1801 – Street name signage installed.[8]
- 1807 – 30 November: French forces take Lisbon.[6]
- 1808
- French ousted by British forces.[6]
- Telegrafo Portuguez in publication.
- 1831 – "Military insurrection...suppressed."[6]
- 1833 – Prazeres Cemetery established.
- 1834 – Portuguese Parliament begins meeting in the Palácio das Cortes.[4]
- 1835 – Public Ajuda Cemetery established.[12]
- 1836 – Academia de Belas-Artes established.
- 1837 – Sociedade Propagadora dos Conhecimentos Úteis founded.
- 1839 – Associação Marítima e Colonial headquartered in Lisbon.
- 1841 – Alto de São João Cemetery established.
- 1846
- National Theatre D. Maria II built.[8]
- Grémio Literário de Lisboa founded.
- 1852 – Instituto Industrial established.
- 1856 – Associação Naval de Lisboa founded.
- 1859 – Yellow fever outbreak.[7]
- 1864
- Diário de Notícias newspaper begins publication.[17]
- Population: 190,311.
- 1865 – Santa Apolónia railway station opens.
- 1867 – Teatro da Trindade theatre opens.
- 1873
- Horsecar tram begins operating.[12]
- Rua Augusta Arch erected.
- 1874 – Column of Pedro IV erected.
- 1875
- Lisbon Geographic Society formed.
- May: Boating accident on Tagus river kills dozens.[6]
- 1877 – Construction of Linha do Norte (railway) to Porto completed.
- 1878
- Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon and Jardim Botânico de Lisboa (garden) established.[15]
- Population: 246,343.[7]
- 1880 – Alviella aqueduct begins operating.[4]
- 1882
- Marquess of Pombal Square laid out.
- Anglo-Portuguese Telephone Company begins telephone services.
- 1883 – December: Dockyard fire occurs.[6]
- 1884
- National Museum of Ancient Art founded.
- Lisbon Zoo founded.
- 1885
- Glória Funicular begins operating.
- Covered market built in Praça da Figueira (approximate date).
- Belém becomes part of city.[7]
- 1886 – Avenida da Liberdade laid out; Monument to the Restorers unveiled.
- 1887 – Linha de Sintra (railway) begins operating.
- 1890
- Coliseu dos Recreios founded.
- Population: 300,964.
- 1891 – Central Station and Rossio tunnel open.
- 1892 – Campo Pequeno bullring built.
- 1893 – National Archaeology Museum founded.
- 1894
- 1895
- June: "Chamber of deputies" burns down.[6]
- Linha de Cascais railway begins operating; Cais do Sodré railway station opens.
- 1897
- Olivais Cemetery established.
- Zófimo Consiglieri Pedroso becomes mayor.[13]
- 1900
- Santa Justa Lift begins operating.
- Population: 351,210 city; 709,509 district.[4]
20th century
1900s–1940s
- 1901
- Electric tram begins operating.
- António José de Ávila becomes mayor.[13]
- 1902
- Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical established.
- Ancient "chapel and tombs" discovered.[6]
- 1903 - Visit by Edward VII commemorated by Edward VII Park.[4]
- 1904
- António de Azevedo Castelo Branco becomes mayor.[13]
- Grupo Sport Lisboa formed.
- 1905
- Café A Brasileira opens.
- National Coach Museum created.
- 1906
- Colonial School and Sporting Clube de Portugal founded.
- Lisbon Tropical Botanical Garden opens.[15]
- 1908 – 1 February: Carlos I and his son, Luís Filipe, are assassinated in the Praça do Comércio.[18]
- 1909
- 23 April: Earthquake.[19]
- City Museum established.
- 1910
- Anselmo Braamcamp Freire becomes mayor.[13]
- City becomes capital of the First Portuguese Republic.[2]
- 1911
- University of Lisbon and Edward VII Park established.
- Cinema Olympia in business.[20]
- Population: 435,359 city; 853,415 district.[21]
- 1916
- 23 February: German ships seized at Lisbon; Germany subsequently declares war on Portugal, which officially enters World War I.
- Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum opens.[22]
- 1919 – Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses founded.
- 1920 – Population: 484,664.
- 1922 – Parque Mayer theater complex opens.[20]
- 1926
- Ditadura Nacional (Military dictatorship) begins in Portugal.
- Setúbal District splits away from the Lisbon District.[23]
- 1929 – Instituto Português de Heráldica headquartered in city.
- 1930
- Technical University of Lisbon established.
- Lisbon Book Fair begins.
- Population: 591,939.
- 1931
- Hemeroteca Municipal de Lisboa (periodical library) founded.
- Teatro Capitólio opens.[20]
- 1932 – Estação Ferroviária do Sul e Sueste (railway station) opens.
- 1933 – City becomes capital of the fascist Portuguese Second Republic (Estado Novo) (until 1974).
- 1934 – Monsanto Forest Park formed.
- 1938
- Duarte Pacheco becomes mayor.[13]
- Academia Portuguesa da História headquartered in Lisbon.
- 1940
- 23 June: Portuguese World Exhibition opens; closes 2 December.
- Population: 694,389.
- 1941 – 15 February: Cyclone occurs.[19]
- 1942 – Lisbon Portela Airport opens.
- 1945 – A Bola sports newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1946 – Clube Oriental de Lisboa founded.
- 1947 – Grupo Surrealista de Lisboa (art group) formed.[24]
- 1949 – Record sports newspaper begins publication.[17]
1950s–1990s
- 1950
- Cinema São Jorge opens.
- Population: 783,226 city.
- 1952 – Centro Desportivo Universitário de Lisboa founded.
- 1953 - Hospital de Santa Maria opened.
- 1954 – Estádio da Luz (stadium) opens.
- 1956
- Estádio José Alvalade (stadium) and Teatro ABC open.
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation established.
- 1959
- Lisbon Metro begins operating.
- António Vitorino da França Borges becomes mayor.[13]
- Cristo Rei statue erected.[2]
- 1960 – Padrão dos Descobrimentos monument erected.
- 1963 – Navy Museum opens.
- 1965
- National Museum of Ethnology established.
- Museu Nacional do Azulejo formed.[citation needed]
- 1966 – 25 de Abril Bridge opens.[2]
- 1968 – A Capital newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1969
- Teatro Maria Matos opens.
- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum opens.[24]
- 1970
- 1971 – Empresa Pública de Urbanização de Lisboa (Public Consortium for the Urbanization of Lisbon) founded.[26]
- 1972 – António Jorge da Silva Sebastião becomes mayor.[13]
- 1973
- Teatro da Cornucópia founded.
- English College, Lisbon closed.
- 1974
- 25 April: Military coup d'état; Lisbon subsequently becomes capital of the democratic Third Portuguese Republic.[27]
- Joaquim Caldeira Rodrigues becomes mayor.[13]
- 1975
- Lino José Góis Ferreira becomes mayor.[13]
- Teatro Aberto formed.
- 1977
- Aquilino Ribeiro Machado becomes mayor.[13]
- National Museum of Costume and Fashion inaugurated.
- 1979 – Correio da Manhã newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1980
- Instituto Português do Livro headquartered in city.
- Nuno Krus Abecasis becomes mayor.[13]
- 1981 – Population: 807,167 city.[25]
- 1985
- Lisbon joins the newly formed União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas.
- Torres das Amoreiras built.[28]
- IAAF World Cross Country Championships held.
- 1986
- Lisbon Marathon begins.
- March: Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses meets in Lisbon.[29]
- 1989 – Diário Económico newspaper begins publication.
- 1990
- Público newspaper begins publication.[17]
- Electricity Museum opens.
- Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio becomes mayor.[13]
- 1991 – Population: 663,394 city.
- 1992 – Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo formed.[30]
- 1993 – Belém Cultural Center built.
- 1994
- World Junior Championships in Athletics held.
- Monumento aos Combatentes do Ultramar unveiled.
- 1995
- Blue Line (Lisbon Metro) and Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro) in operation.(pt)
- Macau Science and Culture Centre initiated.
- João Barroso Soares becomes mayor.[13]
- 1996 – Community of Portuguese Language Countries summit held.
- 1998
- Fado Museum, Gare do Oriente (railway station), Lisbon Oceanarium, Teatro Camões, and Vasco da Gama Bridge open.
- Expo '98 and Ibero-American Championships in Athletics held in Lisbon.
- 24 Horas newspaper begins publication.
- Pavilhão Atlântico and Vasco da Gama Tower built.
- Dom Fernando II e Glória restored.
- Cm-lisboa.pt website online (approximate date).[31]
- Green Line (Lisbon Metro) and Red Line (Lisbon Metro) in operation.
21st century
- 2001
- IAAF World Indoor Championships held.
- Population: 564,657.[32]
- 2002
- Euronext Lisbon founded.
- Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes becomes mayor.[13]
- 2003
- Doclisboa film festival begins.
- Estádio da Luz and Estádio José Alvalade (stadiums) built.
- 2004
- Torre São Rafael built.[28]
- António Pedro Nobre Carmona Rodrigues becomes mayor.[13]
- Allied Joint Command Lisbon formed.
- 2005 – Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes becomes mayor, succeeded by António Pedro Nobre Carmona Rodrigues.
- 2006
- 29 January: Snow storm occurs.
- W.A.K.O. European Championships held.
- 2007
- December: EU Treaty signed in Lisbon.[18]
- António Luís dos Santos da Costa becomes mayor.[13]
- Berardo Collection Museum established.
- 2008
- 7 August: Kidnapping of hostages at Banco Espírito Santo branch in Campolide parish.[33]
- Museum of the Orient opens.
- Contraditório headquartered in city.
- 2011 – Population: 547,733 city;[32] 2,821,876 metro.
- 2012 –14 November: Anti-austerity protests.[34]
- 2015 – Population: 504,471.
- 2017 – 1 October: Portuguese local election, 2017 held.
- 2018 – Eurovision Song Contest 2018 held.[35]
- 2025 – 3 September: Ascensor da Glória derailment
See also
- History of Lisbon
- List of mayors of Lisbon, 1840–
- List of Lisbon City Council senate presidents (1572–1821) (in Portuguese)
- List of bishops of Lisbon, since 1st century CE
- List of heritage sites in Lisbon
- Other names of Lisbon
- Timeline of Portuguese history
- Timelines of other cities/municipalities in Portugal: Braga, Coimbra, Funchal (Madeira), Guimarães, Porto, Setúbal
