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Timeline of Reggio Emilia
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reggio Emilia in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
Prior to 18th century
- 187 BCE – Via Aemilia (road) built through town.[1]
- 77 BCE – Roman tribune Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder assassinated.[1]
- 328 – Protasio, First known Bishop of Regium (Reggio Emilia) [2]
- 409 – Reggio sacked by Gothic
- 899 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.[3]
- 924 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.[3]
- 1168 – Reggio joins the Lombard League.[4]
- May 29, 1176 – Victorious Battle of Legnano (Italian Cities allies, Lombard league, against the Emperor)

- June 25, 1183 Peace of Constance
- 1245 – Consuetudini (law) issued.[4]
- 1289 – Obizzo II d'Este in power.[1]
- 1409 – Este in power (until 1796).[3]
- 1452 – Duchy of Reggio established.
- 1474 – Birth of Ludovico Ariosto, poet.[1]
- 1480 – Printing press in operation.[5][4]
- 1512 – Forces of Pope Julius II occupy Reggio.[4]
- 1523 – Este rule restored.[4]
- 1597 – Basilica della Ghiara construction begins.[1]
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18th–19th centuries
- 1741 – Teatro della cittadella (theatre) opens.[4][6]
- 1746 – Accademia degli Ipocondriaci active.[7]
- 1798 – Biblioteca Nazionale (library) opens.[8][9]
- 1808 – Reggio becomes seat of the Crostolo department in the French Cisalpine Republic.[3]
- 1819 – Reale Accademia Reggiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti established.[7]
- 1830 – Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia (museum) active.[10]
- 1856 – Reggio Emilia Synagogue built.
- 1857 – Teatro Municipale (theatre) opens.[1]
- 1859
- Reggio Emilia railway station opens.
- Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.[1]
- 1860 – Gazzetta di Reggio newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1861 – Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[3]
- 1862 – Chamber of Commerce established.[12]
- 1873 – Dismantling of the Walls of Reggio Emilia begins.[12]
- 1887 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Guastalla (railway) in operation.
- 1892 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Sassuolo (railway) in operation.
- 1897 – Population: 59,117.[13]
- 1900 – Basilica della Ghiara restored.[1]
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20th century
- 1901
- Officine Meccaniche Reggiane manufactory in business.[12]
- Camera del Lavoro established.[citation needed]
- 1906 – Population: 64,548.[1]
- 1910 – Stadio Mirabello (stadium) built.
- 1911
- Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Ciano d'Enza (railway) in operation.
- Population: 70,419.[14]
- 1919 – A.C. Reggiana 1919 (football club) formed.
- 1927 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Boretto (railway) begins operating.
- 1931 – Population: 91,040.[4]
- 1944 – 8 January: Bombing of Reggio by Allied forces during World War II.[citation needed]
- 1945 – Cesare Campioli becomes mayor (until 1962).
- 1965 – Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea (history institute) active.[15]
- 1995 – Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore opens.
21st century
- 2013 – Population: 163,928.[16]
- 2014 – Local election held; Luca Vecchi becomes mayor.
See also
- History of Reggio Emilia
- List of mayors of Reggio Emilia
- List of bishops of Reggio Emilia
- List of dukes of Reggio
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it)
- Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Rimini
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
- Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento
- Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza
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