Timeline of Reggio Emilia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reggio Emilia in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

Prior to 18th century

 * 187 BCE – Via Aemilia (road) built through town.
 * 77 BCE – Roman tribune Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder assassinated.
 * 328 BCE – Protasio, First known Bishop of Regium (Reggio Emilia)
 * 409 BCE – Reggio sacked by Gothic
 * 899 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.
 * 924 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.
 * 1168 – Reggio joins the Lombard League.
 * May 29, 1176 – Victorious Battle of Legnano (Italian Cities allies, Lombard league, against the Emperor)
 * June 25, 1183 Peace of Constance
 * 1245 – Consuetudini (law) issued.
 * 1289 – Obizzo II d'Este in power.
 * 1409 – Este in power (until 1796).
 * 1452 – Duchy of Reggio established.
 * 1474 – Birth of Ludovico Ariosto, poet.
 * 1480 – Printing press in operation.
 * 1512 – Forces of Pope Julius II occupy Reggio.
 * 1523 – Este rule restored.
 * 1597 – Basilica della Ghiara construction begins.

18th–19th centuries

 * 1741 – Teatro della cittadella (theatre) opens.
 * 1746 – Accademia degli Ipocondriaci active.
 * 1798 – Biblioteca Nazionale (library) opens.
 * 1808 – Reggio becomes seat of the Crostolo department in the French Cisalpine Republic.
 * 1819 – Reale Accademia Reggiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti established.
 * 1830 – Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia (museum) active.
 * 1856 – built.
 * 1857 – Teatro Municipale (theatre) opens.
 * 1859
 * Reggio Emilia railway station opens.
 * Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
 * 1860 – Gazzetta di Reggio newspaper begins publication.
 * 1861 – Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
 * 1862 – Chamber of Commerce established.
 * 1873 – Dismantling of the begins.
 * 1887 – (railway) in operation.
 * 1892 – (railway) in operation.
 * 1897 – Population: 59,117.
 * 1900 – Basilica della Ghiara restored.

20th century

 * 1901
 * Officine Meccaniche Reggiane manufactory in business.
 * Camera del Lavoro established.
 * 1906 – Population: 64,548.
 * 1910 – Stadio Mirabello (stadium) built.
 * 1911
 * (railway) in operation.
 * Population: 70,419.
 * 1919 – A.C. Reggiana 1919 (football club) formed.
 * 1927 – (railway) begins operating.
 * 1931 – Population: 91,040.
 * 1944 – 8 January: Bombing of Reggio by Allied forces during World War II.
 * 1945 – Cesare Campioli becomes mayor (until 1962).
 * 1965 – Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea (history institute) active.
 * 1995 – Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore opens.

21st century

 * 2013 – Population: 163,928.
 * 2014 – Local election held; Luca Vecchi becomes mayor.

in Italian

 * Taccoli. Memorie di Reggio Emilia, Parma 1748
 * (bibliography)
 * U. Bassi. Reggio Emilia alla fine del sec. XVIII, 1895
 * A. Balletti. Storia di Reggio nell'Emilia, 1925
 * U. Bassi. Reggio Emilia alla fine del sec. XVIII, 1895
 * A. Balletti. Storia di Reggio nell'Emilia, 1925
 * A. Balletti. Storia di Reggio nell'Emilia, 1925