Timeline of Messina

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy.

Prior to 18th century

 * 730 BCE - Chalcidians take settlement from the Siculi; town renamed "Zancle".
 * 671 BCE - Samians take Zancle.
 * 397 BCE - Settlement sacked by Carthaginian forces in the Battle of Messene.
 * 343 BCE - Carthaginians ousted by forces of Timoleon.
 * 282 BCE - Mamertines take Messina (approximate date).
 * 241 BCE - Messina becomes a civitas foederata.
 * 35 BCE - Messina attacked by forces of Octavian.


 * 520 CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Messina active (approximate date).
 * 535 CE - Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire takes Sicily.
 * 843 - Arabs in power.
 * 1061 - Normans in power.
 * 1098 - Messina Cathedral construction begins.
 * 1190 - Messina sacked by forces of Richard I of England.
 * 1194 - Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor in power in Sicily.
 * 1197 - Messina Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1232
 * Messina issues gold coin.
 * Economic unrest.
 * 1282
 * Uprising against Anjou rule.
 * Spanish rule begins.
 * 1296 - begins.
 * ca.1430 - Birth of Antonello da Messina a painter.
 * 1473 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1535 - Entry of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor into Messina.
 * 1545 - Forte Gonzaga (fort) built.
 * 1546 - Forte del Santissimo Salvatore (fort) built.
 * 1548 - founded.
 * 1616 - Palazzo del Monte di Pietà (Messina) built.
 * 1638 - Orto Botanico "Pietro Castelli" dell'Università di Messina (garden) established.
 * 1674 - Messina revolt against Spanish rule begins.
 * 1686 - Real Cittadella (fort) built.
 * 1693 - 1693 Sicily earthquake.

18th-19th centuries

 * 1713 - Spanish rule ends.
 * 1728 - Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti (learned society) founded.
 * 1743 - Plague.
 * 1757 - (monument) erected.
 * 1783 - Earthquake.
 * 1806 - Museum opens.
 * 1838 - University of Messina established.
 * 1848 - Siege of Messina (1848) during the Sicilian revolution of 1848.
 * 1850 - Population: 97,074.
 * 1854
 * State Archive of Messina established.
 * Cholera outbreak.
 * 1860 - July: Garibaldi enters city.
 * 1866 - Railway station opens.
 * 1871
 * Ferrovia Messina-Siracusa (railway) in operation.
 * Population: 111,854.
 * 1881 - Population: 126,497.
 * 1889
 * Ferrovia Palermo-Messina (railway) begins operating.
 * Messina Marittima railway station opens.
 * 1890 - begins operating.
 * 1892 - First section of begins operating.
 * 1896 - begins operating.
 * 1900 - Messina Football Club formed.

20th century

 * 1908 - 28 December: 1908 Messina earthquake.
 * 1911 - Population: 126,557.
 * 1921 - Population: 177,196.
 * 1932 - Stadio Giovanni Celeste (stadium) opens.
 * 1935 - Archivio Storico Comunale (city archives) established.
 * 1936 - Population: 191,966.
 * 1943 - City bombed in the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II.
 * 1952 - Gazzetta del Sud newspaper begins publication.
 * 1955
 * June: International conference on European economic integration held in Messina.
 * Pylons erected in the Strait of Messina to hold an electric power line.
 * 1959 - Messina Grand Prix (car race) begins.
 * 1979 - International Rally of Messina (car race) begins.
 * 1985 - March: held.

21st century

 * 2003 - Tram begins operating.
 * 2004 - Stadio San Filippo (stadium) opens.
 * 2009
 * October: 2009 Messina floods and mudslides.
 * Palazzo della cultura built.
 * 2010 - S.S.D. Città di Messina (football club) formed.
 * 2013
 * June: Local election held; Renato Accorinti becomes mayor.
 * Population: 242,267.
 * 2018 - Local election held; Cateno De Luca becomes mayor.
 * 2022 - Local election held; Federico Basile becomes mayor.

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