Timeline of Turin

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

Prior to 17th century



 * 218 BC - Town besieged by forces led by Hannibal.
 * 27 BC - Romans establish Castra Taurinorum.
 * 69 AD - Fire caused by negligence of the 14th legion.
 * 312 - Battle of Turin.
 * 5th century - Roman Catholic diocese of Turin established.
 * 773 - Franks of Charlemagne in power.
 * 10th century - Monastery of St. Andrew established.
 * 940s - Contea di Torino (countship) founded.
 * 1354 - founded.
 * 1404 - Palatine Towers rebuilt.
 * 1405 - University of Turin founded.
 * 1453 - City sacked.
 * 1474 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1498 - Turin Cathedral built.
 * 1515 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin established.
 * 1536 - French in power.
 * 1563 - City becomes capital of the Duchy of Savoy.
 * 1565 - Citadel built.
 * 1568 - Collegio dei Nobili founded.
 * 1583 - Capuchin monastery founded on Monte dei Cappuccini.

17th century

 * 1610 - Church of Corpus Domini and built.
 * 1630 - Plague.
 * 1638 - Piazza San Carlo laid out.
 * 1640 - Siege of Turin; French in power.
 * 1652 - Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti founded.
 * 1656 - Monte dei Cappuccini church built.
 * 1658 - Royal Palace built.
 * 1659 - Artillery Arsenal founded.
 * 1660 - Castello del Valentino built.
 * 1669 - Palazzo de Citta (town hall) built.
 * 1679 - Jesuit college built.
 * 1680 - Palazzo Carignano built.
 * 1687 - Church of San Lorenzo built.
 * 1694 - Sindone Chapel built.

18th century

 * 1706 - City besieged by French forces.
 * 1718 - Palazzo Madama expanded.
 * 1720
 * City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
 * University Library founded.
 * 1730 - built.
 * 1731 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino (garden) laid out.
 * 1736 - built.
 * 1740 - Royal Theatre opens.
 * 1753 - Teatro Carignano opens.
 * 1757 - Academy of sciences founded.
 * 1760 - Reycends publisher in business (approximate date).
 * 1763 - Caffè Al Bicerin in business.
 * 1772 - Church of San Filippo Neri built.
 * 1780 - Caffè Fiorio in business.
 * 1784 - Patriottica Nobile Societa del Casino formed.
 * 1785 - Società Agraria di Torino founded.
 * 1798 - French in power.

19th century

 * 1801 - Fortifications demolished.
 * 1802 - City becomes part of French Empire.
 * 1814 - City becomes capital of Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
 * 1815 - Accademia Filarmonica founded.
 * 1823 - Population: 88,000.
 * 1824 - Museo Egizio (Egyptian museum) founded.
 * 1831 - Gran Madre di Dio, Turin (church) built.
 * 1832 - Pinacoteca opens in Palazzo Madama.
 * 1837 - Royal Library of Turin and Royal Armoury established.
 * 1841 - Società del Whist founded.
 * 1843 - founded.
 * 1848
 * Gazzetta del Popolo begins publication.
 * Luigi de Margherita becomes mayor.
 * 1857 - Fortifications demolished.
 * 1861
 * City becomes capital of newly united Kingdom of Italy.
 * Population: 173,305.
 * 1862 - Regio Museo Industriale Italiano (industrial museum) established.
 * 1863 - Club Alpino Italiano founded.
 * 1864 - Torino Porta Nuova railway station opens.
 * 1865 - Capital of Kingdom of Italy relocates from Turin to Florence.
 * 1867 - Gazzetta Piemontese newspaper begins publication.
 * 1868 - and Torino Porta Susa railway station built.
 * 1869
 * 22 February: Biblioteca Civica Centrale (Turin) (library) opens.
 * Le Nuove prison built.
 * 1871
 * Fréjus Rail Tunnel opens.
 * Population: 207,770.
 * 1878 - Museum of the Risorgimento established.
 * 1879 - Mont Cenis Tunnel Monument erected in Piazza Statuto.
 * 1889 - Mole Antonelliana built.
 * 1892 - (hiking club) formed.
 * 1896 - 1 February: Premiere of Puccini's opera La Bohème.
 * 1897
 * Sport Club Juventus formed.
 * Population: 351,855.
 * 1899 - F.I.A.T. automotive manufactory in business.

20th century



 * 1902 - International Exposition of Modern Decorative Arts held.
 * 1906
 * Lancia & C. automotive manufactory in business.
 * Royal Turin Polytechnic and Torino Football Club founded.
 * Population: 361,720.
 * 1907 - Derby della Mole athletic contest begins.
 * 1908 - September, first solo aeroplane flight by a woman, Thérèse Peltier, from the Military Square, Turin
 * 1911
 * Turin International world's fair held.
 * Population: 415,667.
 * 1919 - Honorary Consulate of Poland opened (see Italy–Poland relations).
 * 1922 - Conflict between Fascist and labour supporters.
 * 1933
 * Giulio Einaudi editore (publisher) in business.
 * Stadio Benito Mussolini opens.
 * 1934 - City Museum of Ancient Art housed in the Palazzo Madama.
 * 1937 - constructed.
 * 1940 - Honorary Consulate of Poland closed.
 * 1944 - AGSSt 65 assembly center for Allied POWs established by the Germans (later relocated).
 * 1945
 * Allies take city.
 * Tuttosport begins publication.
 * 1949
 * May 4: Superga air disaster.
 * Torino Esposizioni built.
 * 1951 - Population: 719,300.
 * 1953 - Turin Airport built.
 * 1958 - Politecnico di Torino building constructed.
 * 1960 - Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile opens.
 * 1961 - Population: 1,025,822.
 * 1971 - Population: 1,167,968.
 * 1982 - Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani begins.
 * 1983 - February 13: Cinema Statuto fire.
 * 1988 - Salone del Libro (book fair) begins.
 * 1990 - Stadio delle Alpi opens.
 * 1992 - (orchestra) formed.

21st century

 * 2001 - Sergio Chiamparino becomes mayor.
 * 2002 - Lumiq Studios established.
 * 2003 - Gruppo Torinese Trasporti founded.
 * 2004
 * Terra Madre conference begins.
 * ESCP Europe campus established.
 * 2006
 * Turin Metro begins operating.
 * 2006 Winter Olympics held.
 * Archaeological Park opens.
 * City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.
 * 2007 - Eataly in business.
 * 2008 - National Museum of Cinema and Museum of Oriental Art established.
 * 2010 - ToBike municipal bike-sharing program begins.
 * 2011
 * Juventus Stadium opens.
 * Piero Fassino becomes mayor.
 * 2012 - Population: 906,089.
 * 2016 - June: Turin municipal election, 2016 held.

in English

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 * published in the 20th-21st century
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in other languages

 * . v.1, v.2
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 * Boccalatte et al., eds. Torino in guerra: 1940-1945 (Turin: Gribaudo, 1995)
 * Bruno Maida, ed. Guerra e società nella provincia di Torino, 1940-1945 (Turin: Blu Edizioni, 2007)
 * . v.1
 * Boccalatte et al., eds. Torino in guerra: 1940-1945 (Turin: Gribaudo, 1995)
 * Bruno Maida, ed. Guerra e società nella provincia di Torino, 1940-1945 (Turin: Blu Edizioni, 2007)
 * . v.1
 * Boccalatte et al., eds. Torino in guerra: 1940-1945 (Turin: Gribaudo, 1995)
 * Bruno Maida, ed. Guerra e società nella provincia di Torino, 1940-1945 (Turin: Blu Edizioni, 2007)
 * Boccalatte et al., eds. Torino in guerra: 1940-1945 (Turin: Gribaudo, 1995)
 * Bruno Maida, ed. Guerra e società nella provincia di Torino, 1940-1945 (Turin: Blu Edizioni, 2007)