Timeline of Palermo
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Prior to 19th century
- 734 BC – Phoenicians found Palermo[1]
- 415 BC – Carthaginians in power,[2] but continue using Greek name Panormos on the city's coins.[3]
- 276 BC – Conquered by Pyrrhus of Epirus.
- 275 BC – Carthaginian reconquest.
- 254 BC – Romans take Palermo under the Latin name Panormus.[2]
- 251 BC – Attempted Carthaginian reconquest fails in the Battle of Panormus.
- 1st century AD – Catholic Diocese of Palermo established.
- 440 – Vandal siege and conquest of Panormus.
- 535 – Byzantine siege and conquest of Panormus.[4]
- 830 – August: Arabs begin siege of Palermo.
- 831 – August: Saracens (Aghlabids)[5] in power.[6]
- 909 – Control transfers to Fatimids, entrusted to the Khalbid family.[5]
- c.1040 – Palermo is administered by a council.[5]
- 1072 – Normans, led by the Hauteville,[5] take Palermo.[2]
- 1130 – Palermo becomes capital of the Kingdom of Sicily.[7]
- 1136 – San Giovanni degli Eremiti church built.
- 1140 – Cappella Palatina consecrated.
- 1143 – Martorana church founded.
- 1160 – Chiesa di San Cataldo (church) built.
- 1185 – Palermo Cathedral construction begins.
- 1191 – Basilica della Santissima Trinità del Cancelliere active.
- 1194 – Palermo is reattached to the Hohenstaufen empire, embroiling the region in a conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines, later transforming into a conflict between the Emperor and the Pope.[7]
- 1265 – Sicily was integrated into the Angevin kingdom.[7]
- 1282 –
- 30 March: Sicilian Vespers uprising against Anjou rule.[2]
- 4 September: Peter III of Aragon crowned as king of Sicily in Palermo Cathedral, Palermo returns to the "Aragonese orbit".[7]
- 1302 – The peace of Caltabelotta recognized the rule of Frederic III on the condition that upon his death Sicily be controlled by the papacy.[8]
- 1330 – Palazzo Sclafani built.[9]
- 1394 – University established.[10]
- 1450 – Revolt against Alfonso the Magnanimous, confrontation in Palermo.[8]
- 1460 – Porta Nuova (Palermo) (gate) built.[9]
- 1477 – Printing press in operation (approximate date).[11]
- 1487 – Spanish inquisition introduced to Palermo by Ferdinand II (V) and his wife Isabella.
- 1557 – September: Flood.(it)
- 1584 – Fontana Pretoria (fountain) installed in the Piazza Pretoria.[12]
- 1620 – Quattro Canti laid out.
- 1676 – 2 June: Naval Battle of Palermo occurs offshore.
- 1693 – 1693 Sicily earthquake.
- 1726 – Earthquake.[2]
- 1734 – 2 September: Spanish conquest.
- 1735 – 3 July: Charles V crowned as king of Sicily in Palermo Cathedral.
- 1740 – Earthquake.[2]
- 1760 – Allegorical Apotheosis of Palermo artwork painted in the Palazzo Isnello.
- 1790 – Palermo Astronomical Observatory founded.
- 1795 – Botanical Garden of Palermo opens.
19th century
- 1801 – Astronomer Piazzi discovers Ceres (dwarf planet).[9]
- 1806 – University of Palermo established.
- 1837 – Cholera epidemic.[13]
- 1848 – 12 January: Sicilian revolution of 1848 begins.[14]
- 1849 – 13 May: "Neapolitans capture Palermo."[14]
- 1860
- 6 June: Forces of Garibaldi take Palermo.[2]
- Giornale di Sicilia newspaper begins publication.[15]
- 1861
- Teatro Garibaldi (Palermo) opens.[16]
- Population: 199,911.
- 1866 – Anti-government unrest; crackdown.[2][17]
- 1871 – Population: 219,938.[18]
- 1873 – Società Siciliana per la Storia Patria (history society) founded.
- 1886 – Palermo Centrale railway station opens.
- 1891 – 15 November: Esposizione Nazionale di Palermo (exhibit) opens.[2]
- 1897
- Teatro Massimo opens.
- Population: 287,972.[19]
- 1900 – L'Ora newspaper begins publication.(it)
- US Città di Palermo was founded by Ignazio Majo Pagano
20th century
- 1901 – Population: 309,566.
- 1906 – First edition of Targa Florio.
- 1919 – Gonzaga Institute, Palermo founded by Jesuits.
- 1930 – Cinema Orfeo opens.[20]
- 1931
- February: Palermo flood of 1931.
- Palermo–Boccadifalco Airport opens.
- 1932 – Stadio Littorio (stadium) opens.
- 1936 – Population: 411,879.
- 1940-1945 - Palermo is bombed during the Second War World.
- 1943 – 22 July: Allied forces arrive in Palermo.
- 1947 – Sicilian Regional Assembly headquartered in city.
- 1950s/1980s - Sack of Palermo.
- 1953 – Cinema Astoria opens.[20]
- 1957 – October: Grand Hotel des Palmes Mafia meeting 1957.
- 1960 – Palermo Airport opens.[citation needed]
- 1961 – Population: 587,985.
- 1970 - Mauro De Mauro disappeared.
- 1971 – Population: 642,814.
- 1974 – Palermo Notarbartolo railway station opens.
- 1979 - Mario Francese and Boris Giuliano killed.
- 1980 - Piersanti Mattarella and Gaetano Costa killed.
- 1981 – Population: 701,782.
- 1982 - Pio La Torre, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa and his wife Emanuela Setti Carraro killed.
- 1983 - Rocco Chinnici and Mario D’Aleo killed.
- 1985 – Antonino Cassarà killed.
- March: Sicilian local election, 1985 held.
- 1986 – Maxi Trial begins.[21]
- 1988 – Internazionali Femminili di Palermo tennis tournament begins.
- 1990 – Palermo metropolitan railway service begins operating.
- Palermo hosts some matches of 1990 World Cup.
- 1991 – Population: 698,556.
- 1992 – Anti-Mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino killed.[22]
- 1993 – Pino Puglisi killed.
- Leoluca Orlando becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2001 – Diego Cammarata becomes mayor.
- 2006 – Paolo Romeo becomes archbishop.
- 2007 – March: Sicilian local election, 2007 held.
- 2010 – UCI Palermo cinema opens.[20]
- 2012 – Leoluca Orlando becomes mayor again.
- 2013 – Population: 654,987 city; 1,243,638 province.[23]
- 2015 - Palermo’s Itinerario Arabo-Normanno proclaimed World Heritage Site by Unesco.
- The Palermitan Sergio Mattarella becomes President of Italian Republic.
- 2018 - Palermo is “Capitale Italiana della cultura” and hosts the 12th edition of Manifesta.
- Pope Francis visits the city.
See also
- History of Palermo
- List of mayors of Palermo
- List of landmarks in Palermo
- Archivio di Stato di Palermo (state archives)
- History of Sicily
- Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Insular Italy:(it)
- Sardinia: Timeline of Cagliari
- Sicily: Timeline of Catania, Messina, Syracuse, Trapani
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