Timeline of Mombasa

14th-18th centuries

• 1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa.
• 1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port.
• 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida.
• 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built.
• 1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha.
• 1529 - Portuguese in power.
• 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey.
• 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi.
• 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese.
• 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated.
• 1631 - Portuguese "expelled." The sultan of Mombasa, christened Dom Jerónimo Chingulia, assassinated the Portuguese governor, reclaimed his Muslim name of Yusuf ibn al-Hasan, and ordered all Christians in the city to convert to Islam.
• 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces.
• 1635 - Fort Jesus repaired by Francisco de Seixas e Cabreira.
• 1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces.
• 1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces.
• 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power.
• 1728/9 - A Portuguese force from Goa again held Mombasa, but were driven out by the Muscat Arabs.
• 1734 - Mazrui in power.

19th century

• 1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power.
• 1875 - A revolt against Zanzibar was put down with British assistance.
• 1885 - Hinduism in Africa Formation of the Hindu Union, and creation of Lord Shiva Temple in Central Mombasa.
• 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;" town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate.
• 1895 - Government Press established.
• 1896
• *Kilindini Harbour inaugurated.
• * National Bank of India branch and Mombasa Club established.
• 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000.
• 1899 - Post office built.

20th century

• 1901
• * Uganda Railway begins operating.
• * African Standard newspaper begins publication.
• * Jevanjee mosque built.
• 1902 - Court of Kenya established.
• 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded.
• 1904 - Africa Hotel in business.
• 1905
• * Mombasa Cathedral opens.
• * Court of Kenya relocated from Mombasa to Nairobi.
• 1907 - Slavery abolished.
• 1910 - Population: about 30,000.
• 1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya.
• 1927 - Kenya Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.
• 1929 - Makupa Causeway built.
• 1931 - Nyali Bridge built.
• 1937 - Likoni Ferry begins operating.
• 1944 - Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa established.
• 1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens.
• 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established.
• 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built.
• 1962 - Population: 179,575 urban agglomeration.
• 1962 - 1963 David Kayanda becomes the first African Mayor of Mombasa.
• * Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor.
• * Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya.
• 1973
• * 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa.
• * Population: 301,000 urban agglomeration.
• 1979 - Moi International Airport expanded.
• 1980 - New Nyali Bridge built.
• 1981
• * Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.
• * Sister city relationship established with Seattle, US.
• 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built.
• 1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins.
• 1986 - Marine Park established.
• 1990 - Population: 476,000.
• 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor.
• 1999
• * Mombasa Republican Council formed.
• * Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use.
• 2000 - Population: 687,000.

21st century

• 2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks.
• 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini.
• 2005 - Population: 830,000.
• 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established.
• 2009
• * Ahmed Mohdhar elected mayor.
• * Population: 523,183.
• 2010 - Population: 905,627.
• 2012
• * 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub.
• * 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues.
• 2013
• * October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues.
• * Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as Technical University of Mombasa.
• 2017 - Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway begins operating.