Timeline of Hiroshima

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

Prior to 20th century

 * 587 - The chief temple dates from this time.
 * 1599 - Hiroshima Castle built.
 * 1871 - City becomes seat of Hiroshima Prefecture.
 * 1874 - founded.
 * 1887
 * founded.
 * Population: 84,094.
 * 1889 - Hiroshima becomes a municipality.
 * 1892 - Chugoku Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
 * 1894 - San'yō Railway begins operating.

20th century

 * 1902 - founded.
 * 1903 - Population: 113,545.
 * 1909 - Population: 142,763.
 * 1912 - Hiroshima Electric Railway begins operating.
 * 1918 - Rice riot occurs.
 * 1920 - Toyo Cork Kogyo Co. (later Mazda) in business.
 * 1929 - established.
 * 1945
 * August 6: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima by US forces.
 * Population: 137,197.
 * 1947
 * Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony begins.
 * Shinzo Hamai becomes mayor.
 * 1949 - Hiroshima University and Hiroshima Stock Exchange established.
 * 1950
 * Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team formed.
 * Population: 285,712.
 * 1951 - Chugoku Electric Power Company headquartered in city.
 * 1954 - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park established.
 * 1955
 * becomes part of city.
 * August: "First World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs meets in Hiroshima."
 * 1958 - Hiroshima reconstruction festival celebrated by the municipality to mark the city's recovery.
 * 1971 - Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park founded.
 * 1974 - Population: 761,240.
 * 1975 - Takeshi Araki becomes mayor.
 * 1976 - Hiroshima Botanical Garden opens.
 * 1978 - Hiroshima Museum of Art established.
 * 1980 - Hiroshima designated a government ordinance city.
 * 1985 - Hiroshima International Animation Festival begins.
 * 1991 - Takashi Hiraoka becomes mayor.
 * 1992 - Hiroshima Big Arch (stadium) opens.
 * 1994
 * August: Astram Line (public transit) begins operating.
 * October: 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima.
 * 1999 - Tadatoshi Akiba becomes mayor.
 * 2000 - Population: 1,126,282.

21st century

 * 2010 - Population: 1,173,843.
 * 2011 - Kazumi Matsui elected mayor.
 * 2016 - May: US president visits city.