Timeline of Algiers

Prior to 16th century

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16th–18th centuries

1516
- Capture of Algiers by Hayreddin Barbarossa and Aruj Barbarossa.
- Kasbah construction begins.^[6]
1518 – Harbour construction begins.^[6]
1529 – Capture of Peñón of Algiers by Hayreddin Barbarossa.^[7]^[2]
1544 – Lighthouse built.^[6]
1545 – Fort de l'Empereur built.^[8]
1549 – Muslim hospital founded.^[9]
1556 – Citadel built.
1581 – Fort Bab Azoun built.^[10]
1612
- Ketchaoua Mosque built.^[11]^[12]
- Hospital of the Holy Trinity founded.^[9]
1622 – Aqueducts^[13] and Jama Bitchnin (mosque) built.^[14]
1660 – Mosque of the Fishery built.^[14]^[12]
1661 – Tamentfoust Castle built.^{[citation needed]}
1696 – Mosque of Sidi Abderrahman built.^[14]
1769 – Dano–Algerian War begins.^[15]
1775 – 8 July: Attempted invasion of Algiers by Spanish forces.^[5]
1783 – 4–8 August: Bombardment of Algiers by Spanish forces.
1784 – 12 July: Bombardment of Algiers by Spanish-Neapolitan-Maltese-Portuguese forces.
1791 – Ketshawa Mosque built.^[14]
1799 – Palais d'Hiver du Gouverneur built.^[14]

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19th century

1805 – 29 June: After the assassination of the head of the influential family, Busnach, the Janissaries sacked Algiers killing between 200 and 500 Jews. Causing serious unrest throughout the city.^[2]
1816 – 27 August: Bombardment of Algiers by Anglo-Dutch forces.^[2]
1817 – Kesba Berranee mosque built.^[10]
1824 – Bombardment of Algiers by British forces.
1825 – Fort des Anglais built.^[10]
1830 – June–July: Invasion of Algiers by French forces; the city becomes capital of French Algeria.^[5]^[2]
1832 – Jardin d'essai laid out.
1835 – National Library of Algeria founded.
1836 – Northern harbour construction begins.^[6]
1847 – Jardin Marengo laid out.^[14]
1866 – Boulevard de la Republique constructed.^[10]
1870 – Holy Trinity church built.^[6]
1872 – Notre-Dame d'Afrique church built.^[11]
1878 – Church of St. Augustin built.^[10]
1888 – Population: 56,000.^[13]
1890 – Algiers Observatory built in Bouzaréah.
1897 – National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art relocates to Mustapha Superieur.^[6]

20th century

1904
- Medersa opens.^[14]
- Southern harbour construction begins.^[6]
1906 – Population: 138,240.^[6]
1908
- May: National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers established.
- Quai de la Marine extended.^[14]
- Cinema opens.^[16]
1909 – Algiers 1 University founded.^[17]
1910 – Grand Post Office built.^[18]
1912 – Population: 172,397.^[19]
1921 – Mouloudia Chaàbia d'Alger football club formed.
1924 – Maison Blanche Airport begins operating.
1928 – Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography established.
1930 – Population: 246,061.^[2]
1933 – Palais du Gouvernement built.^[18]
1935 – Stade communal de Saint Eugène (sport stadium) built.
1942
- May: Camus' novel L’Étranger published.
- November: Conflict between Axis and Allied forces.^[17]
1948 – Population: 266,165 city; 488,893 urban agglomeration.^[20]

1950 – Population: 516,000 (urban agglomeration).^[21]
1952 – Aerohabitat housing complex built.^[18]
1953 – Jacques Chevallier becomes mayor.^[22]
1954
- Anti-French unrest.^[2]
- Diar el Mahçoul housing development and 200 Colonnes housing complex built.^[18]^[22]
1956
- 30 September: Battle of Algiers begins.^[23]
- National Liberation Front headquartered in city.^[2]
1958 – May: Pro-French unrest.^[2]^[23]
1959 – Siemens branch in business.^[24]
1960
- January: Pro-French unrest.^[25]
- Population: 872,000 (urban agglomeration).^[21]
1961 – April: Coup attempt.^[26]
1962
- City becomes capital of independent Algeria.^[2]
- 200,000 European residents depart.^[27]
1963
- Centre National d'Etudes et d'Analyses pour la Population et le Développement headquartered in city.^[28]
- Algerian National Theatre established.^[29]
1966
- Pontecorvo's film The Battle of Algiers released.
- Population: 903,530 city; 943,142 urban agglomeration;^[30] 1,648,038 metro.^[2]
1969 – Pan-African Arts Festival held.^[31]
1972 – 5 July 1962 Stadium opens.
1973 – September: International summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in city.
1975 – Hotel El-Aurassi in business.
1977 – Population: 1,523,000 city; 1,740,461 urban agglomeration.^[32]
1978 – July: All-Africa Games held.
1982 – Martyrs Memorial erected.
1985 – National Institute for Global Strategic Studies headquartered in city.^[28]
1988 – October: Anti-government demonstrations.^[5]^[7]

1990
- March: African Cup of Nations held.
- Population: 1,819,000 (urban agglomeration).^[21]
1991 – Political unrest.^[5]
1992
- August: Algiers airport bombing.
- Casbah of Algiers designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[11]
1994
- 24 December: Air France Flight 8969 hijacked at Algiers Airport.^[26]
- National Library of Algeria building inaugurated.
1997 – Algiers Stock Exchange established.
1998 – Population: 2,988,145.
2000
- L'Expression [fr] newspaper begins publication.
- Population: 2,278,000 (urban agglomeration).^[21]

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21st century

2001
- Flood.^[33]
- Algeria Cinema opens.^[34]
2003 – 21 May: The 6.8 M_w  Boumerdès earthquake affected northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). With at least 400 killed in Algiers alone, more than 2,200 people were killed altogether, and a moderate tsunami sank boats located near Spain's Balearic Islands.
2004 – September–October: 2004 Pan Arab Games held.
2007
- Museum of Modern Art of Algiers inaugurated.
- April: Bombings.^[33]
- July: All-Africa Games held.
- 11 December: Bombings.
2008
- Centre Commercial Al Qods shopping mall opens.
- Population: 2,712,944.^[35]
2009 – Centre Commercial Bab Ezzouar built.
2010 – Protests.
2011
- Protests.
- Algiers Metro and Algiers tramway begin operating.^[33]
- Population: 2,916,000 (urban agglomeration).^[21]
2018 – African Youth Games to be held in Algiers.

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Prior to 16th century