Timeline of Beirut
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Prior to 20th century
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- 140 BC - City destroyed by Diodotus Tryphon.[1]
- 64 BC - Beirut conquered by Agrippa.
- 14 BC - During the reign of Herod the Great, Berytus became a colonia.
- 551 CE - Earthquake.[1]
- 635 - Beirut passes into Arab control.[1]
- 759 - Prince Arslan bin al-Mundhir founds the Principality of Sin-el-Fil in Beirut.
- 1111 - Baldwin overtakes city.[1]
- 1187 - Saladin overtakes city.[1]
- 1763 - Ottomans reclaim the city.[1]
- 1832 - Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in power.[2]
- 1840 - October: Battle of Beirut.[2]
- 1853 - Grand Serail built.
- 1858 - Government Hadiqat al-Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
- 1860
- Druze–Maronite conflict.
- Sursock House built.
- 1866 - Syrian Protestant College established.
- 1868 - Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut established.
- 1875
- Saint Joseph University founded.
- Thamarāt al-funūn newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1877 - Lisan al-Hal newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1883 - Hôtel-Dieu de France founded.
- 1888 - Beirut was made capital of a vilayet (governorate) in Syria,[37] including the sanjaks (prefectures) Latakia, Tripoli, Beirut, Acre and Bekaa.
- 1894 - Saint George Maronite Cathedral and Harbor constructed.[1]
- 1895 - Railway completed "across the Lebanon to Damascus."[1]
- 1898 - Population: 120,000 (approximate).[4]
20th century
1900s-1960s
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- 1902 - al-Iqbāl newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1907
- Railway to Aleppo completed.[1]
- René Moawad Garden established.
- Baidaphon (record label) in business (approximate date).[5]
- 1916 - Place des Canons renamed Martyrs' Square.
- 1920 - Beirut Stock Exchange founded.
- 1920 - 1 September: Lebanon Republic (Greater Lebanon) proclaimed a state.
- 1921 - Beirut Traders Association founded.[6]
- 1924 - Al Joumhouria newspaper begins publication.
- 1925
- National Conservatory of Music established.[5]
- Maghen Abraham Synagogue built.
- 1927 - American Junior College for Women opens in Ras Beirut.
- 1933
- Parliament of Lebanon building erected.
- An-Nahar newspaper begins publication.[3]
- L'Orient newspaper begins publication.
- 1934 - Population: 162,000 (approximate).[7]
- 1936 - Kamel Abbas Hamieh takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1937
- Académie libanaise des beaux-arts founded.
- Ararad newspaper begins publication.
- Zartonk newspaper begins publication.
- 1938 - Al Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
- 1941 - Eastern Times newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1942 - National Museum of Beirut opens.
- 1943 - Beirut becomes capital city of independent Lebanon.
- 1946
- 1950 - Population: 181,271.[8]
- 1951 - Lebanese University and Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun founded.
- 1952
- George Assi takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- The Daily Star newspaper begins publication.
- 1954 - Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport opens.
- 1956 - Bachour Haddad takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1957 - Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium opens.
- 1959
- Télé Liban (television) begins broadcasting.[9]
- Philip Boulos takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- Al Anwar newspaper begins publication.
- 1960
- Beirut Arab University established.
- Emile Yanni takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1961
- Orient-Institut Beirut established.
- Sursock Museum and Phoenicia Beirut Hotel open.
- 1963 - Gallery One (cultural space) opens.[10]
- 1964 - Saint Nicolas Garden opens.
- 1966 - Al Ahed football team established, headquartered in Beirut.
- 1967 - Chafik Abou Haydar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1968 - "Israel raids Beirut airport."[11]
1970s-1990s
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- 1970 - L'Orient Le Jour newspaper begins publication.
- 1972 - Manoukian Center established.[10]
- 1973 - Holiday Inn in business.[12]
- 1974 - As-Safir newspaper begins publication.
- 1975
- April: Lebanese Civil War begins.[11]
- Green Line established between mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut and the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut.
- Centre for Arab Unity Studies founded.[13]
- 1976 - al-Murābiṭ newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1977 - Mitri El Nammar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1978 - Syrian siege of Achrafiyeh, the main Christian district of Beirut.
- 1982
- Israeli invasion.
- 14 September: Bachir Gemayel assassinated.
- 1983 - French and US barracks bombed.
- 1986 - Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Arabes Chretiennes founded.[14]
- 1987 - George Smaha takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1988 - Ad-Diyar newspaper begins publication.
- 1989 - Lebanese Center for Policy Studies headquartered in city.[13]
- 1990 - Solidere (redevelopment company) and Center for Strategic Studies Research and Documentation[13] founded.
- 1991 - Al Manar TV begins broadcasting.
- 1992 - Nayef Al Maaloof takes office as Governor of Beirut
- 1993
- B 018 nightclub opens.
- Future Television begins broadcasting.
- 1994 - Souk el-Tayeb farmer's market opens.[15]
- 1995 - Nicolas Saba takes office as Governor of Beirut
- 1997
- Arab Image Foundation established.[16]
- Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium rebuilt.
- 1999
- Yaacoub Sarraf takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- Planet Discovery children's museum inaugurated.
- Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra and Al-Kafaàt University founded.
21st century
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2000s
- 2000 - Museum of Lebanese Prehistory established.
- 2001 - Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center opens.
- 2003
- Beirut Marathon begins.
- Music Hall opens.
- Al-Balad newspaper begins publication.
- 2004
- 2005
- Cedar Revolution
- Nassif Kaloosh takes office as Governor of Beirut
- Ya Libnan news website launched.
- 2006
- Political protests
- Robert Mouawad Private Museum opens.
- Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[20]
- 2007 - Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque built.
- 2008 - Platinum Tower built.
- 2009
- Beirut Art Center opens.[16]
- Beirut Souks and Le Gray hotel in business.[15]
2010s
- 2010
- Bilal Hamad becomes mayor.
- Four Seasons Hotel Beirut opens.[21]
- 2011
- Political protests
- Zaitunay Bay pedestrian area opens.[22]
- 2012
- Violent unrest related to Syrian uprising.
- Al-Mayadeen television begins broadcasting.[23]
- 19 October: Bombing in Achrafieh.
- 2013
- 9 July: Bombing in Bir el-Abed.
- 15 August: Bombing.
- 19 November: Iranian embassy bombings.
- 27 December: Bombing.
- 2015
See also
References
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- ↑ Palestine and Syria, Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1898
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- ↑ Mittelmeer, Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1934
- ↑ The Columbia Encyclopedia, CUP, New York, 1950
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
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- Published in the 20th century
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- Projecting Beirut. 1998.
- Published in the 21st century
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