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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
Prior to 17th century
- 218 BC - Town besieged by forces led by Hannibal.[1]
- 27 BC - Romans establish Castra Taurinorum.[citation needed]
- 69 AD - Fire caused by negligence of the 14th legion.[1]
- 312 - Battle of Turin.
- 5th century - Roman Catholic diocese of Turin established.[2]
- 773 - Franks of Charlemagne in power.
- 10th century - Monastery of St. Andrew established.[citation needed]
- 940s - Contea di Torino (countship) founded.
- 1354 - Church of San Domenico (Turin) founded.[3]
- 1404 - Palatine Towers rebuilt.
- 1405 - University of Turin founded.[4]
- 1453 - City sacked.[citation needed]
- 1474 - Printing press in operation.[5]
- 1498 - Turin Cathedral built.[1]
- 1515 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin established.[1]
- 1536 - French in power.[1]
- 1563 - City becomes capital of the Duchy of Savoy.
- 1565 - Citadel built.[6]
- 1568 - Collegio dei Nobili founded.
- 1583 - Capuchin monastery founded on Monte dei Cappuccini.[3]
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17th century
- 1610 - Church of Corpus Domini and Church of Santo Spirito, Turin built.[3]
- 1630 - Plague.[1]
- 1638 - Piazza San Carlo laid out.[3]
- 1640 - Siege of Turin; French in power.[1]
- 1652 - Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti founded.[3]
- 1656 - Monte dei Cappuccini church built.
- 1658 - Royal Palace built.[3]
- 1659 - Artillery Arsenal founded.[3]
- 1660 - Castello del Valentino built.
- 1669 - Palazzo de Citta (town hall) built.[3]
- 1679 - Jesuit college built.[3]
- 1680 - Palazzo Carignano built.[3]
- 1687 - Church of San Lorenzo built.[3]
- 1694 - Sindone Chapel built.
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18th century
- 1706 - City besieged by French forces.
- 1718 - Palazzo Madama expanded.[3]
- 1720
- City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia.[3]
- University Library founded.[3]
- 1730 - Church of San Filippo built.
- 1731 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino (garden) laid out.
- 1736 - Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine (Turin) built.[3]
- 1740 - Royal Theatre opens.
- 1753 - Teatro Carignano opens.
- 1757 - Academy of sciences founded.[1][7]
- 1760 - Reycends publisher in business (approximate date).[8][9]
- 1763 - Caffè Al Bicerin in business.[10]
- 1772 - Church of San Filippo Neri built.[1]
- 1780 - Caffè Fiorio in business.
- 1784 - Patriottica Nobile Societa del Casino formed.[11]
- 1785 - Società Agraria di Torino founded.
- 1798 - French in power.[1]
19th century
- 1801 - Fortifications demolished.[3]
- 1802 - City becomes part of French Empire.
- 1814 - City becomes capital of Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
- 1815 - Accademia Filarmonica founded.[12]
- 1823 - Population: 88,000.[4]
- 1824 - Museo Egizio (Egyptian museum) founded.
- 1831 - Gran Madre di Dio, Turin (church) built.[3]
- 1832 - Pinacoteca opens in Palazzo Madama.[3][13]
- 1837 - Royal Library of Turin and Royal Armoury established.[14]
- 1841 - Società del Whist founded.
- 1843 - National Historical Museum of Artillery founded.[15]
- 1848
- Gazzetta del Popolo begins publication.
- Luigi de Margherita becomes mayor.
- 1857 - Fortifications demolished.[3]
- 1861
- City becomes capital of newly united Kingdom of Italy.
- Population: 173,305.
- 1862 - Regio Museo Industriale Italiano (industrial museum) established.[16]
- 1863 - Club Alpino Italiano founded.
- 1864 - Torino Porta Nuova railway station opens.
- 1865 - Capital of Kingdom of Italy relocates from Turin to Florence.[1]
- 1867 - Gazzetta Piemontese newspaper begins publication.
- 1868 - Via Po and Torino Porta Susa railway station built.
- 1869
- 22 February: Biblioteca Civica Centrale (Turin) (library) opens.
- Le Nuove prison built.
- 1871
- Fréjus Rail Tunnel opens.
- Population: 207,770.[17]
- 1878 - Museum of the Risorgimento established.
- 1879 - Mont Cenis Tunnel Monument erected in Piazza Statuto.[3]
- 1889 - Mole Antonelliana built.
- 1892 - Unione escursionisti Torino (hiking club) formed.[18]
- 1896 - 1 February: Premiere of Puccini's opera La Bohème.[19]
- 1897
- Sport Club Juventus formed.[20]
- Population: 351,855.[21]
- 1899 - F.I.A.T. automotive manufactory in business.
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20th century
- 1902 - International Exposition of Modern Decorative Arts held.
- 1906
- Lancia & C. automotive manufactory in business.
- Royal Turin Polytechnic and Torino Football Club founded.
- Population: 361,720.[1]
- 1907 - Derby della Mole athletic contest begins.
- 1908 - September, first solo aeroplane flight by a woman, Thérèse Peltier, from the Military Square, Turin
- 1911
- Turin International world's fair held.
- Population: 415,667.
- 1919 - Honorary Consulate of Poland opened (see Italy–Poland relations).[22]
- 1922 - Conflict between Fascist and labour supporters.
- 1933
- Giulio Einaudi editore (publisher) in business.
- Stadio Benito Mussolini opens.
- 1934 - City Museum of Ancient Art housed in the Palazzo Madama.
- 1937 - Via Roma (Turin) constructed.
- 1940 - Honorary Consulate of Poland closed.[22]
- 1944 - AGSSt 65 assembly center for Allied POWs established by the Germans (later relocated).[23]
- 1945
- Allies take city.
- Tuttosport begins publication.
- 1949
- May 4: Superga air disaster.[20]
- Torino Esposizioni built.
- 1951 - Population: 719,300.
- 1953 - Turin Airport built.
- 1958 - Politecnico di Torino building constructed.
- 1960 - Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile opens.
- 1961 - Population: 1,025,822.
- 1971 - Population: 1,167,968.
- 1982 - Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani begins.
- 1983 - February 13: Cinema Statuto fire.
- 1988 - Salone del Libro (book fair) begins.
- 1990 - Stadio delle Alpi opens.
- 1992 - Filarmonica di Torino (orchestra) formed.
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21st century
- 2001 - Sergio Chiamparino becomes mayor.
- 2002 - Lumiq Studios established.
- 2003 - Gruppo Torinese Trasporti founded.
- 2004
- Terra Madre conference begins.
- ESCP Europe campus established.
- 2006
- Turin Metro begins operating.
- 2006 Winter Olympics held.
- Archaeological Park opens.
- City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.
- 2007 - Eataly in business.[24]
- 2008 - National Museum of Cinema and Museum of Oriental Art established.
- 2010 - ToBike municipal bike-sharing program begins.[citation needed]
- 2011
- Juventus Stadium opens.
- Piero Fassino becomes mayor.
- 2012 - Population: 906,089.
- 2016 - June: Turin municipal election, 2016 held.
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See also
- List of mayors of Turin
- History of Turin
- Archivio di Stato di Torino (state archives)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it)
- Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa
- Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Brescia; Cremona; Mantua; Milan; Pavia
- Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara
References
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External links
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