Timeline of Tunis
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Prior to 13th century
- 814 BCE - Founding of the Carthaginian Empire
- 146 BCE – Romans sack Carthage.
- 737 CE – Ez-Zitouna madrassa founded.
- 800-909 – Tunis was one of the residences of the Aghlabids dynasty.[1]
- 863 – Al-Zaytuna Mosque built.[2]
- 902 – City becomes capital of Ifriqiya.
- 945 – Kharijite insurgents occupy city.
- 1159 – Almohads in power; Tunis becomes capital city.
13th–18th centuries
- 1227 – Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili founds his first zawiya in Tunis.
- 1229 – Hafsids in power.[3]
- 1230 – Kasbah Mosque built.[1]
- 1252 – Al Haoua Mosque built.
- 1270 – Louis IX of France takes power.
- 1320 – Bab el Khadra built.
- 1350 – Bab Saadoun built (approximate date).
- 1534 – Conquest of Tunis by Hayreddin Barbarossa; Ottomans in power.
- 1535
- Conquest of Tunis by Spanish Empire.[1]
- Fortress built at La Goulette.
- 1574 – Conquest of Tunis by Ottomans.[3]
- 1609 – 80,000 Moriscos arrive in Tunis after expulsion from Spain, the highest number since 1492.
- 1624 – Soubhan Allah Mosque built (approximate date).
- 1631 – Youssef Dey Mosque established.
- 1648 – Ksar Mosque renovated.
- 1655 – Hammouda Pacha Mosque built.
- 1685 – Arrival of the first community of Livorno Jews (known as 'Granas') in Tunis
- 1692 – Sidi Mahrez Mosque built.
- 1710 – Bab Jazira Mosque built.
- 1726 – El Jedid Mosque built.
- 1741 – Ali II ibn Hussein grants a charter to the Livorno Jews (Granas) in Tunis.
- 1756 – An Algerian army captures Tunis, deposing Abu l-Hasan Ali I and installing Muhammad I ar-Rashid
19th century
- 1811 – Rebellion.
- 1813 – Sabkha Mosque restored.
- 1814 – Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque built.
- 1818 – Plague strikes Tunis killing up to 50,000 and depopulating the city as people flee.
- 1819 – Dar Lasram built.
- 1840 – Military academy founded at Bardo by Ahmed Bey
- 1857 – Batto Sfez Affair.
- 1860 –
- Old city walls demolished.
- Tunisia's first official printing press established in Tunis. First edition of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia published.
- 1872 – Tunis-Goulette-Marsa railway begins operating.
- 1875 – Sadiki College founded.[1]
- 1881 – City occupied by French.[1]
- 1882 – Alaoui Museum dedicated.[4]
- 1885 – Bibliothèque Francaise established.[4]
- 1892 – Consulate of France building constructed.
- 1893 – Canal opens.[1]
- 1897 – Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul opens.
- 1900 – Lycée de la Rue du Pacha founded.
20th century
- 1901 – Palais de Justice built.[1]
- 1903 – Compagnie des tramways de Tunis founded
- 1906 – Population: 227,519.[1]
- 1906 – Thala-Kasserine Disturbances
- 1907 – Young Tunisians founded
- 1908 – Omnia Pathé opens.
- 1910 – Belvedère Park opens.[4]
- 1911 – Jellaz Affair
- 1912 – Tunis Tram Boycott
- 1914 – Hotel Majestic built.
- 1919 – Espérance Sportive de Tunis founded.
- 1920
- Club Africain sport club founded.
- Municipal Theatre built.
- 1923 – Tunis Institute of Fine Arts founded.
- 1924 – National Library opens.
- 1931
- Coliseum built.
- Hajjamine Mosque restored.
- 1932 – Hotel Claridge built.
- 1934 – The Rachidia Institute founded to preserve traditional Tunisian music.
- 1935 – El Omrane Mosque built.
- 1936 – Population: 219,578.
- 1937 – Grand synagogue opens.[1]
- 1942 – November – Occupation of city by Axis powers begins.
- 1943 – May – Allies oust Axis forces.
- 1944 – Tunis–Carthage International Airport developed.
- 1946 – Population: 364,593.[5]
- 1948 – Stade Tunisien football club founded.
- 1953 – Election boycott.[6]
- 1956
- Independence from France
- Zitouna University formed.
- Lycée Francais de Mutuelleville and National Library of Tunisia established.[4]
- 1957 – Monarchy abolished
- 1958 – Central Bank of Tunisia headquartered in Tunis.
- 1959 – City designated capital of Tunisian Republic.
- 1963 – Parc Zoologique de la Ville de Tunis set up.[4]
- 1964 – Carthage International Festival begins.
- 1966
- First Carthage Film Festival
- Population: 468,997 city; 647,640 urban agglomeration.[7]
- 1967 – Stade El Menzah built.
- 1969
- Bourse de Tunis founded.
- Tunisian Symphony Orchestra established.
- 1973 – Tunisia Private University founded.
- 1976 – Puppet theatre established.[citation needed]
- 1978 – Museum of Popular Arts and Tradition inaugurated.[4]
- 1979 –
- Arab League headquartered in Tunis.
- UNESCO designates the Medina of Tunis as a World Heritage Site.
- 1982 – Palestine Lberation Organisation (PLO) moves from Beirut to Tunis
- 1983 –
- National Theatre of Tunisia established.
- First Carthage Theatre Festival held.
- 1984 – Population: 596,654 city; 1,394,749 urban agglomeration.[8]
- 1985 – Métro léger de Tunis begins operating.
- 1988
- Israeli attack on PLO headquarters
- University of Carthage founded.
- 1990 – Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city.
- 1992 – Maison des arts "Dar el founoun" in operation.[4]
- 1993 – Palace Theatre opens.
- 1996 – Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord established.
- 1998
- National School of Circus Arts established.[citation needed]
- Population: 702,330.[9]
- 2000 – Tunis El Manar University founded.
21st century
- 2003 – Société des transports de Tunis formed.
- 2004
- Population: 728,453.
- City hosts African Judo Championships.
- 2007
- Islamist militants clash with security forces.[10]
- Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis begins.
- 2008 – Tunis Sports City construction begins.
- 2009 – Stade Chedli Zouiten renovated.
- 2010
- December – Protests.[11]
- Air pollution in Tunis reaches annual mean of 38 PM2.5 and 90 PM10, more than recommended.[12]
- 2011
- 2012
- 2014 – Population: 1,056,247 (urban agglomeration).[16]
- 2015
- 18 March – The Bardo National Museum attack kills 21, mostly tourists.[17]
- 25 March – 2015 Tunis barracks shooting.
- 24 November – The 2015 Tunis bombing.
- 2016
- City hosts African Judo Championships.
- 2018
- City hosts African Judo Championships.
See also
- Tunis history
- History of Tunis
- List of Beys of Tunis
- List of heritage sites in the Tunis Governorate
- Urbanization in Tunisia
- History of Tunisia
- Timeline of Tunisia
