Timeline of Reggio Calabria

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reggio Calabria, Italy.

Prior to 20th century

 * 8th century BCE - Reghion established by Chalcidian Greeks.
 * 386 BCE - Town sacked by forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse.
 * 91 BCE - Earthquake.(it)
 * 89 BCE - Rhegium becomes a Roman municipium.
 * 17 CE - Earthquake.(it)
 * 362 CE - Earthquake.(it)
 * 410 CE - Reggio sacked by forces of Alaric.
 * 458 - Reggio taken by forces of Totila.
 * 550 - Roman Catholic diocese of Reggio Calabria established (approximate date).
 * 950 - Reggio taken by Muslim forces.
 * 1059 - Reggio taken by Norman forces.
 * 1783 - Earthquake.
 * 1806 - Administrative established.
 * 1818
 * Regia Biblioteca Ferdinandiana (library) established.
 * Real Teatro Borbonio (theatre) opens.
 * 1852 - Archivio di Calabria Ultra Prima (archives) opens.
 * 1860
 * 21 August: ; Garibaldian forces win.
 * (administrative region) established.
 * 1866 - Railway station opens; Reggio Calabria - Lazzaro railway begins operating.
 * 1884 - Garibaldi monument erected in the.
 * 1894 -.
 * 1895 - Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway begins operating.
 * 1896 - (park) opens.
 * 1897 - Population: 46,399.

20th century

 * 1904 -  newspaper begins publication.
 * 1908 - December: Earthquake.
 * 1911 - Population: 43,162.
 * 1913 - Scilla Lighthouse built at near city.
 * 1914 - Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria, a football club, was formed.
 * 1918 - begins operating.
 * 1920 - (library) active.
 * 1921 - built.
 * 1922
 * Il Popolo di Calabria newspaper in publication.
 * theatre opens.
 * 1931 - (theatre) built.
 * 1932 - Stadio Michele Bianchi (stadium) opens.
 * 1935 - built.
 * 1938 - Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station rebuilt.
 * 1939 - Reggio Calabria Airport established.
 * 1943 - during World War II.
 * 1953 -  begins publication.
 * 1967 - Accademia di Belle Arti di Reggio Calabria (art school) established.
 * 1970 - July: Reggio revolt begins.
 * 1982 - University of Reggio Calabria active.
 * 1999 - Stadio Oreste Granillo (stadium) opens.

21st century

 * 2013 - Population: 180,686.
 * 2014 - Giuseppe Falcomatà becomes mayor.

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