Timeline of Cremona

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cremona in the Lombardy region of Italy.

Prior to 16th century

 * 218 BCE - Cremona becomes part of the Roman Republic.
 * 89 BCE - Roman citizenship granted to Cremonese.


 * 69 CE - occurs during the Roman civil war (68-69).
 * 450 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona established (approximate date).
 * 550 CE - Byzantines in power; town called "Cataulada."
 * 603 CE - Town sacked by Lombard forces of Agilulf.
 * 774 - Franks in power in region.
 * 962 - Liutprand of Cremona becomes bishop.
 * 1022 - Ruler Landolfo ousted.
 * 1098 - Commune established.
 * 1116 - Office of consul active (approximate date).
 * 1167
 * Cremona joins the Lombard League.
 * Cremona Baptistery built.
 * 1190 - Cremona Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1250 - Parma-Cremona conflict.
 * 1291 - Torrazzo of Cremona (tower) built.
 * 1311 - Cremona sacked by forces of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
 * 1322 - Galeazzo I Visconti in power.
 * 1406 - in power.
 * 1419 - Filippo Maria Visconti in power.
 * 1473 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1499 - Venetians in power.

16th-19th centuries

 * 1505 - Future luthier Andrea Amati born in Cremona.
 * 1512 - Maximilian Sforza in power.
 * 1535 - Spaniards in power in Lombardy region.
 * 1565 - (administrative region) formed.
 * 1567 - Future composer Claudio Monteverdi born in Cremona.
 * 1588 - Astronomical clock installed in the Torrazzo.
 * 1644 - Future luthier Antonio Stradivari born in Cremona.
 * 1668 - Population: 10,000.
 * 1676 - Accademia dei Disuniti formed.
 * 1702 - Battle of Cremona fought during the War of the Spanish Succession.
 * 1707 - Austrians in power.
 * 1747 - Teatro Nazari (theatre) opens.
 * 1775 - opens.
 * 1814 - Austrians in power in Lombardy region.
 * 1848 - Revolution of 1848.
 * 1859
 * Cremona becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
 * (provincial district) established.
 * 1863 - Treviglio–Cremona railway begins operating & Cremona railway station opens.
 * 1866 - Pavia–Cremona railway and Brescia–Cremona railway begin operating.
 * 1875 - Interessi Cremonesi newspaper begins publication.
 * 1879 - Provincia newspaper begins publication.
 * 1897 - Population: 37,632.

20th century

 * 1901 - Population: 39,344.
 * 1903 - U.S. Cremonese (football club) formed.
 * 1906 - Cremona–Fidenza railway begins operating.
 * 1911 - Population: 40,436.
 * 1916 - begins operating.
 * 1922 - "Fascist squads devastated the headquarters" of the Italian People's Party in Cremona.
 * 1928 - Museo Civico Ala Ponzone (museum) opens in the Palazzo.
 * 1929 - Stadio Giovanni Zini (stadium) opens.
 * 1933 - Piacenza–Cremona railway begins operating.
 * 1940 - begins operating.
 * 1947 - La Provincia di Cremona newspaper begins publication.
 * 1971 - Population: 82,904.(it)
 * 1994 - (library) established.

21st century

 * 2012 - UNESCO recognized the "Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona" as intangible cultural heritage
 * 2013 - Population: 72,137.
 * 2014 - Gianluca Galimberti becomes mayor.
 * 2019 - The Museo del Violino commences the "Stradivarius Sound Bank" preservation project.

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