Timeline of Turin

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

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Prior to 17th century

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Turin Cathedral was built in 1498

• 218 BC - Town besieged by forces led by Hannibal.
• 27 BC - Romans establish Castra Taurinorum.
• 69 AD - Fire caused by negligence of the 14th legion.
• 312 - Battle of Turin.
• 5th century - Roman Catholic diocese of Turin established.
• 773 - Franks of Charlemagne in power.
• 10th century - Monastery of St. Andrew established.
• 940s - Contea di Torino (countship) founded.
• 1354 - Church of San Domenico (Turin) founded.
• 1404 - Palatine Towers rebuilt.
• 1405 - University of Turin founded.
• 1453 - City sacked.
• 1474 - Printing press in operation.
• 1498 - Turin Cathedral built.
• 1515 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin established.
• 1536 - French in power.
• 1563 - City becomes capital of the Duchy of Savoy.
• 1565 - Citadel built.
• 1568 - Collegio dei Nobili founded.
• 1583 - Capuchin monastery founded on Monte dei Cappuccini.

17th century

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The Royal Palace of Turin was built in 1658

• 1610 - Church of Corpus Domini and Church of Santo Spirito, Turin built.
• 1630 - Plague.
• 1638 - Piazza San Carlo laid out.
• 1640 - Siege of Turin; French in power.
• 1652 - Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti founded.
• 1656 - Monte dei Cappuccini church built.
• 1658 - Royal Palace built.
• 1659 - Artillery Arsenal founded.
• 1660 - Castello del Valentino built.
• 1669 - Palazzo de Citta (town hall) built.
• 1679 - Jesuit college built.
• 1680 - Palazzo Carignano built.
• 1687 - Church of San Lorenzo built.
• 1694 - Sindone Chapel built.

18th century

• 1706 - City besieged by French forces.
• 1718 - Palazzo Madama expanded.
• 1720
  • City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
  • University Library founded.
• 1730 - Church of San Filippo built.
• 1731 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino (garden) laid out.
• 1736 - Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine (Turin) built.
• 1740 - Royal Theatre opens.
• 1753 - Teatro Carignano opens.
• 1757 - Academy of sciences founded.
• 1760 - Reycends publisher in business (approximate date).
• 1763 - Caffè Al Bicerin in business.
• 1772 - Church of San Filippo Neri built.
• 1780 - Caffè Fiorio in business.
• 1784 - Patriottica Nobile Societa del Casino formed.
• 1785 - Società Agraria di Torino founded.
• 1798 - French in power.

19th century

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Turin in the late 19th century, with the Mole Antonelliana under construction

• 1801 - Fortifications demolished.
• 1802 - City becomes part of French Empire.
• 1814 - City becomes capital of Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
• 1815 - Accademia Filarmonica founded.
• 1823 - Population: 88,000.
• 1824 - Museo Egizio (Egyptian museum) founded.
• 1831 - Gran Madre di Dio, Turin (church) built.
• 1832 - Pinacoteca opens in Palazzo Madama.
• 1837 - Royal Library of Turin and Royal Armoury established.
• 1841 - Società del Whist founded.
• 1843 - National Historical Museum of Artillery founded.
• 1848
  • Gazzetta del Popolo begins publication.
  • Luigi de Margherita becomes mayor.
• 1857 - Fortifications demolished.
• 1861
  • City becomes capital of newly united Kingdom of Italy.
  • Population: 173,305.
• 1862 - Regio Museo Industriale Italiano (industrial museum) established.
• 1863 - Club Alpino Italiano founded.
• 1864 - Torino Porta Nuova railway station opens.
• 1865 - Capital of Kingdom of Italy relocates from Turin to Florence.
• 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.
• 1878 - Museum of the Risorgimento established.
• 1879 - Mont Cenis Tunnel Monument erected in Piazza Statuto.
• 1889 - Mole Antonelliana built.
• 1892 - Unione escursionisti Torino (hiking club) formed.
• 1896 - 1 February: Premiere of Puccini's opera La Bohème.
• 1897
  • Sport Club Juventus formed.
  • Population: 351,855.
• 1899 - F.I.A.T. automotive manufactory in business.

20th century

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The Stadio Olimpico di Torino was a venue for the 1934 FIFA World Cup

• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 1944 - AGSSt 65 assembly center for Allied POWs established by the Germans (later relocated).
• 1945
  • Allies take city.
  • Tuttosport begins publication.
• 1949
  • May 4: Superga air disaster.
  • 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.

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.
• 2008 - National Museum of Cinema and Museum of Oriental Art established.
• 2010 - ToBike municipal bike-sharing program begins.
• 2011
  • Juventus Stadium opens.
  • Piero Fassino becomes mayor.
• 2012 - Population: 906,089.
• 2016 - June: Turin municipal election, 2016 held.

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

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

published in the 18th-19th century

published in the 20th-21st century

• + 1870 ed.

in other languages

Further information (in italiano): Bibliography of the history of Turin

• . v.1, v.2
• . v.1
• Boccalatte et al., eds. Torino in guerra: 1940-1945 (Turin: Gribaudo, 1995)
• Bruno Maida, ed. Guerra e società nella provincia di Torino, 1940-1945 (Turin: Blu Edizioni, 2007)

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Turin, various dates.