Timeline of Tirana
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prior to 20th century
- 1418 - First mention of Tirana in Venetian documents.
- 1572 - Tirana mentioned as "Borgo di Tirana" - Tirana-burgh.[1]
- 1600s - City founded.[2]
- 1614 - Sulejman Bargjini built a hammam, bakery, and mosque, transforming the settlement into a commercial center of the area.[3]
- 1750 - Kokonozi Mosque is built.
- 1780 - St. Procopius church established.[4]
- 1820 - Kapllan Pasha Tomb is built.
- 1822 - Et'hem Bey Mosque[3] and Clock Tower of Tirana[4] built.
- 1865
20th century
- 1905 - Population: about 12,000.[2]
- 1912 - 26 November: The Albanian flag is raised, two days before the Albanian Declaration of Independence in Vlorë.[6]
- 1913 - Zyber Hallulli becomes mayor.
- 1917 - 28 November: "Streha Vorfnore", the first public orphanage in Albania was established.[7]
- 1918 - 19–20 December: Congress of Tirana took place, a preparatory for the Congress of Durrës.[8]
- 1920 - 9 February: Tirana becomes provisional capital of Albania.[3][4]
- 1921 - Albanian Vocational School founded.[9]
- 1922
- National Library headquartered in Tirana.[10]
- Albanian Orthodox Church gained its independence.
- 1923 - Muslim Community of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
- 1925
- Bektashi order moved its headquarters in Tirana.[11]
- 31 December: Tirana becomes permanent capital of Albania.[4]
- 1926 - 27 November: Italian-Albanian pact signed in Tirana.[3]
- 1927 - 22 November: Italian-Albanian military pact signed in Tirana.[3]
- 1929 - Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania headquartered in Tirana.[12]
- 1930 - Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard laid out.[4]
- 1938 - Radio Tirana begins broadcasting.[3]
- 1939
- Italian occupation begins.[3]
- Kosovo cinema opens.
- Sacred Heart Church built.
- 1941
- Communist Party of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
- Presidential Palace construction completed.
- 1942 - Zëri i Popullit newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1943
- 1945 - State Professional Theatre active.[13]
- 1946 - Teachers' college opens.[14]
- 1948 - National Archaeological Museum opened.
- 1949 - Durrës-Tirana railway begins operating.[3]
- 1950 - Rinia Park created.
- 1951
- Higher Agricultural Institute established.
- Polytechnic University of Tirana established.
- 1953 - National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania founded.
- 1954 - Gallery of Figurative Art opens.[3]
- 1955/56 - Grand Park of Tirana built.[15]
- 1957 - State University of Tirana established.[16]
- 1963 - Palace of Culture of Tirana built.[4]
- 1966 - High Institute of Arts founded.
- 1968 - Skanderbeg Monument erected in Skanderbeg Square.[4]
- 1971 - University's Botanical Gardens of Tirana created.[17]
- 1972 - Academy of Sciences of Albania headquartered in city.[3]
- 1979
- Tirana International Hotel opened.
- Population: 189,000.
- 1981 - National History Museum opens.[4]
- 1986 - Palace of Congresses built.
- 1988
- International Center of Culture opens.[4]
- Enver Hoxha statue erected.
- 1989 - Population: 238,057.
- 1990 - December: Student strike.[18]
- 1991
- Koha Jonë newspaper begins publication.[12]
- Polytechnic University of Tirana active.[16]
- Confederation of Trade Unions (Albania) headquartered in Tirana.[18]
- Tirana International School founded.
- Enver Hoxha's statue is torn down by protesters.
- 1992 - Prefecture of Tirana created.[19]
- 1996 - Tirana Bank founded.
- 1997 - January: Albanian Rebellion of 1997 begins.
- 2000 - Design of Tirana Coat of Arms adopted.
21st century
- 2001
- St Paul's Cathedral (Tirana) built.
- Population: 343,078.[12]
- 2006 - European University of Tirana established.
- 2008 - 10 March: Centre of Albanological Studies established.[20]
- 2011
- January: 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations.[21]
- 8 May: Albanian local elections, 2011 held.
- Lulzim Basha becomes mayor.
- Population: 418,495.[22]
- 2012
- Resurrection Cathedral, Tirana built.
- TID Tower built (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 2013 - University of Medicine opened.
- 2015
- Erion Veliaj becomes mayor.
- Maritim Plaza (luxury hotel) construction completed.
- 2024
- Edi Rama announces plans to create the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order, an enclaved European microstate within Tirana[23]
