Timeline of Turin
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.
- 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 founded.
- 1354 - 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
- 1610 - Church of Corpus Domini and 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 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 - built.
- 1731 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino laid out.
- 1736 - built.
- 1740 - Royal Theatre opens.
- 1753 - Teatro Carignano opens.
- 1757 - Academy of sciences founded.
- 1760 - Reycends publisher in business.
- 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
- 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 founded.
- 1831 - Gran Madre di Dio, Turin built.
- 1832 - Pinacoteca opens in Palazzo Madama.
- 1837 - Royal Library of Turin and Royal Armoury established.
- 1841 - Società del Whist founded.
- 1843 - 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 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 - and Torino Porta Susa railway station built.
- 1869
- * 22 February: Biblioteca Civica Centrale (Turin) 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 - 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
- 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.
- 1922 - Conflict between Fascist and labour supporters.
- 1933
- * Giulio Einaudi editore in business.
- * Stadio Benito Mussolini opens.
- 1934 - City Museum of Ancient Art housed in the Palazzo Madama.
- 1937 - constructed.
- 1940 - Honorary Consulate of Poland closed.
- 1944 - AGSSt 65 assembly center for Allied POWs established by the Germans.
- 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 begins.
- 1990 - Stadio delle Alpi opens.
- 1992 - 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.
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- Boccalatte et al., eds. Torino in guerra: 1940-1945
- Bruno Maida, ed. Guerra e società nella provincia di Torino, 1940-1945