Timeline of Bucharest

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bucharest, Romania.

Before the 17th century

 * 1459 – Bucharest chartered by Drăculeşti Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia.
 * 1559 – Old Court Church built by Mircea Ciobanul
 * 1587 – Mărcuța Church built.
 * 1589 – Lipscani (street) completed.
 * 1595 – Burned by the Turks.

17th century

 * 1633 – Bucharest Bărăția (church) built.
 * 1658 – Metropolitan Church consecrated.
 * 1667 – Slobozia Church built.
 * 1688 – Romanian-language Bucharest Bible published.
 * 1692 – Podul Mogoșoaiei paved with wood.
 * 1694 – Princely Academy of Bucharest founded.
 * 1698 – Constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia changed the capital from Târgoviște to Bucharest.

18th century

 * 1702 – Mogoşoaia Palace built near city.
 * 1715 – Antim Monastery built.
 * 1722 – Kretzulescu Church built.
 * 1724 – Stavropoleos Church built.
 * 1739 – Gabroveni Inn built.
 * 1757 – Lutheran church established.
 * 1769 – City taken by Russians.
 * 1789 – City taken by Austrians.
 * 1793 – Plague & Earthquiake.

19th century

 * 1808 – Manuc's Inn built.
 * 1812 – 28 May: City hosts signing of the Treaty of Bucharest (1812).
 * 1813 – Plague.
 * 1821 – Greek uprising.
 * 1828 – City taken by Russians who handed it to the prince of Walachia in 1829.
 * 1847
 * Great Fire of Bucharest.
 * Cișmigiu Gardens inaugurated.
 * 1848
 * September: City occupied by Turkish forces.
 * October: City occupied by Russian forces.
 * 1852
 * Grand Theatre inaugurated.
 * Casa Capșa confectionery in business.
 * 1853
 * July: City temporarily occupied by Russians.
 * 8 August: Turks in power.
 * 6 September: Austrians in power.
 * 1856 – Austrian occupation ends.
 * 1857 – Street lighting installed.
 * 1858 – Bellu cemetery in use.
 * 1861 – City becomes capital of Romania.
 * 1862 – Orphanage founded.
 * 1863 – Music and Drama Conservatory established.
 * 1864
 * University of Bucharest, Bucharest National University of Arts, School of Bridges and Roads, Mines and Architecture, and National Museum of Antiquities founded.
 * Barbu Vlădoianu becomes mayor.
 * 1865 – Flooding of Bucharest
 * 1866
 * Romanian Academy founded.
 * Alexandru Ioan Cuza, first ruler of the Romanian Principalities, driven from his throne by an insurrection in Bucharest.
 * 1867
 * Templul Coral (synagogue) built.
 * Population: 141,754.
 * 1871 – Societatea Română de Tramvaiuri (tram society) established.
 * 1872 – Gara Târgoviștei (railway station) built.
 * 1880 – Bukarester Tagblatt German-language newspaper begins publication.
 * 1881 – City becomes capital of Kingdom of Romania
 * 1883
 * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest established.
 * Saint Joseph Cathedral completed.
 * Orient Express (Paris-Bucharest) begins operating.
 * 1884 – Doamna Balasa church built.
 * 1886
 * Romanian Philharmonic Society founded.
 * Capșa Hotel in business.
 * City hosts signing of the Treaty of Bucharest (1886).
 * 1888
 * Romanian Athenaeum built.
 * Pache Protopopescu becomes mayor.
 * Piața Rosetti laid out.
 * 1890 – League for the Cultural Unity of All Romanians founded.
 * 1891 – Bucharest Botanical Garden opens.
 * 1894
 * Electric tram begins operating.
 * Central School for Girls built.
 * 1895 – Central University Library of Bucharest established.
 * 1900
 * House of Savings built.
 * Population: 282,071.

20th century

 * 1906 – Bucharest Jubilee Exhibition held.
 * 1909
 * Bucharest Russian Church built.
 * Saint Basil the Great Cathedral opened.
 * 1912 – Military Circle built.
 * 1913 – City hosts signing of the Treaty of Bucharest (1913).
 * 1914 – Anglican Church (Bucharest) built.
 * 1916
 * 6 December: German occupation of city begins.
 * August: City hosts signing of the Treaty of Bucharest (1916).
 * 1918
 * German occupation of city ends.
 * May: City hosts signing of the Treaty of Bucharest (1918).
 * December: Typographers' strike is violently suppressed
 * 1925 – Dramă şi Comedie (theatre troupe) active.
 * 1929 – Dem I. Dobrescu becomes mayor.
 * 1930 – Italian Church built.
 * 1931 – Scînteia newspaper begins publication.
 * 1933
 * Grivița Strike of 1933.
 * Bucharest Telephone Palace built.
 * 1936
 * Herăstrău Park opens.
 * Arcul de Triumf erected on Kiseleff Road.
 * Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest established.
 * 1937
 * Scala Cinema opens.
 * Royal Palace built.
 * 1938 – Cașin Church built.
 * 1940
 * Political unrest.
 * Germans in power.
 * November: 1940 Vrancea earthquake.
 * 1941 – January: Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom.
 * 1944
 * Bombing of Bucharest in World War II begins.
 * 31 August: City occupied by Russian forces.
 * Geography Institute founded.
 * 1945 – Bombing of Bucharest in World War II ends.
 * 1946 – Textile school founded.
 * 1947 – City becomes capital of the newly formed Romanian People's Republic.
 * 1948
 * Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers' Parties headquarters relocated to Bucharest from Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
 * City streets renamed.
 * FC Dinamo București founded.
 * Population: 886,110; metro 1,041,807.
 * 1952 – Băneasa Airport terminal opens.
 * 1953
 * August: City hosts 4th World Festival of Youth and Students.
 * National Stadium opens.
 * 1956
 * Bucharest student movement.
 * Casa Scînteii built.
 * 1958
 * World Festival of Puppet Theatres held.
 * George Enescu Festival of music begins.
 * 1959
 * Basarab railway station built.
 * 500th anniversary of city founding.
 * 1964 – Population: 1,239,458 city; 1,372,130 urban agglomeration.
 * 1970 – Otopeni Airport terminal built.
 * 1971 – New St. Eleftherios Church consecrated.
 * 1976
 * Unirea Shopping Center opens.
 * Ion Dincă becomes mayor.
 * 1977
 * March: 1977 Vrancea earthquake.
 * Population: 1,807,044 city; 1,934,025 urban agglomeration.
 * 1979
 * Bucharest Metro begins operating.
 * Piața Unirii metro station opens.
 * 1981 – Republica metro station opens.
 * 1985
 * Victory of Socialism Boulevard laid out.
 * Palace of the People construction begins.
 * 1989
 * December: Romanian Revolution.
 * 21 December: Ceaușescu's final speech takes place at Palace Square.
 * 22 December: Ceaușescu flees city.
 * Adevărul newspaper in publication.
 * 1990
 * April: Golaniad protest begins.
 * June 1990 Mineriad protest.
 * 1993 – Basarab metro station opens.
 * 1994 – Coat of arms of Bucharest re-adopted.
 * 1996 – Victor Ciorbea becomes mayor.
 * 1997 – Palace of the Parliament built.
 * 2000
 * Pavilion Unicredit (art centre) established.
 * Traian Băsescu becomes mayor.
 * Centre for Defence and Security Strategic Studies headquartered in city.

21st century

 * 2002
 * Bamboo Club (nightclub) opens.
 * Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania building constructed.
 * 2005
 * Bucharest Biennale begins.
 * Adriean Videanu becomes mayor.
 * 2007 – January: Romania becomes part of the European Union.
 * 2008
 * Sorin Oprescu becomes mayor.
 * April: City hosts NATO summit.
 * 1st Infantry Division (Romania) headquartered in Bucharest.
 * 2009 – City Gate Towers built.
 * 2010
 * May: Economic protest.
 * Nusco Tower built.
 * 2011
 * Basarab Overpass opens.
 * National Stadium rebuilt.
 * Population: 1,883,425; metro 2,272,163.
 * 2012
 * 5 March: 2012 Bucharest hair salon shooting.
 * 2012 Romanian protests.
 * National Library of Romania new building opens.
 * 2013
 * Dinamo Polyvalent Hall (arena) opens.
 * Floreasca City Center built.
 * 2015
 * Colectiv nightclub fire kills at least 26 people; deadliest-ever nightclub fire in Romania and one of the deadliest incidents in the city and the country since the end of the anti-communist revolution in 1989.
 * Bucharest Nine (B9) organization is established by the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis and the President of Poland Andrzej Duda on 4 November.