Timeline of Lisbon
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 711 - Lisbon taken by Muslim forces.
- 1108 - City conquered by Norwegian crusaders.
- 1111 - City conquered by Almoravids.
- 1147
- Siege of Lisbon.
- Lisbon Cathedral begins construction.
- 1179 - City receives charter.
- 1242 - Convento de São Domingos de Lisboa founded.
- 1255 - Lisbon becomes capital city of the Kingdom of Portugal.
- 1290 - University founded.
- 1300 - Castle of São Jorge renovated (approximate date).
- 1375 - City wall built.
- 1384 - Lisbon besieged by Castilians.
- 1389 - Carmo Convent founded.
- 1441 - African slave trade begins.[1]
- 1450 - Estaus Palace built (approximate date).
- 1497 - Vasco da Gama departs from Lisbon on first voyage to India.
- 1504 - Hospital Real de Todos os Santos built.
- 1506 - Lisbon Massacre.
- 1511 - Ribeira Palace built (approximate date).
- 1519 - Belém Tower built.
- 1531 - Earthquake.
- 1554 - Damião de Góis' Urbis Olisiponis Descriptio published.
- 1597 - Earthquake.
- 1601 - Jerónimos Monastery built.
- 1640 - Coup d'état.
- 1668 - Treaty of Lisbon.
- 1681 - Church of Santa Engrácia begins construction.
- 1754 - Belém Palace built (approximate date).
- 1755 - Earthquake.
- 1764 - Passeio Público inaugurated.
- 1769 - Lisbon Stock Exchange formed.
- 1774 - Lisbon City Archives moved into pt.[2]
- 1779 - Lisbon Science Academy created.
- 1793 - Teatro Nacional de São Carlos opens.
- 1796 - Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal established.
19th century
- 1846 - National Theatre D. Maria II built.
- 1856 - Associação Naval de Lisboa founded.
- 1874 - Column of Pedro IV erected.
- 1875
- Lisbon Geographic Society formed.
- Arco da Rua Augusta erected.
- 1878 - Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon established.
- 1882 - Marquess of Pombal Square laid out.
- 1884
- National Museum of Ancient Art founded.
- Lisbon Zoo founded.
- 1885 - Covered market built in Praça da Figueira (approximate date).
- 1886
- Avenida da Liberdade laid out.
- Monument to the Restorers erected.
- 1890 - Coliseu dos Recreios founded.
- 1892 - Campo Pequeno bullring built.
- 1893 - National Archaeology Museum founded.
- 1894 - pt becomes mayor.
- 1897 - Zófimo Consiglieri Pedroso da Silva becomes mayor.
20th century
- 1901 - António José de Ávila becomes mayor.
- 1904
- António de Azevedo Castelo-Branco becomes mayor.
- Grupo Sport Lisboa formed.
- 1905
- Café A Brasileira opens.
- National Coach Museum created.
- 1906 - Sporting Clube de Portugal formed.
- 1907 - Teodoro Ferreira Pinto Basto becomes mayor.
- 1908 - Carlos I and his son, Luís Filipe, are assassinated in Praça do Comércio.
- 1909 - José Adolfo de Melo e Sousa becomes mayor, succeeded by Anselmo Braamcamp Freire.
- 1911
- University of Lisbon established.
- Chiado Museum created.
- 1913 - António Xavier Correia Barreto becomes mayor.
- 1914 - João Catanho de Meneses becomes mayor, succeeded by Eduardo Alberto Lima Basto.
- 1915
- Henrique Jardim de Vilhena becomes mayor, succeeded by João Carlos Alberto da Costa Gomes.
- Eduardo VII Park inaugurated.
- 1916 - Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum opens.[3]
- 1918 - Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar becomes mayor, succeeded by José Carlos da Maia, Zeferino Cândido Falcão Pacheco, and José Tavares de Araújo e Castro.
- 1919
- Alberto Ferreira Vidal becomes mayor, succeeded by Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar.
- Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses founded.
- 1920 - Agostinho Inácio da Conceição Estrela becomes mayor.
- 1923 - Albano Augusto de Portugal Durão becomes mayor.
- 1925 - Sebastião da Costa Santos becomes mayor.
- 1926 - José Vicente de Freitas becomes mayor.
- 1930 - Lisbon Book Fair begins.
- 1933 - Adriano da Costa Macedo becomes mayor.
- 1934
- Linhares de Lima becomes mayor.
- Monsanto Forest Park formed.
- 1935 - Daniel Rodrigues de Sousa becomes mayor.
- 1938 - Duarte Pacheco becomes mayor, succeeded by Eduardo Rodrigues de Carvalho.
- 1942 - Lisbon Portela Airport opens.
- 1944 - Álvaro Salvação Barreto becomes mayor.
- 1946 - Clube Oriental de Lisboa founded.
- 1950 - Condes Cinema built.
- 1952 - Centro Desportivo Universitário de Lisboa founded.
- 1954 - Estádio da Luz opens.
- 1956
- Estádio José Alvalade opens.
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation established.
- 1959 - Lisbon Metro begins operating.
- António Vitorino da França Borges becomes mayor.
- 1960
- Padrão dos Descobrimentos monument erected.
- 1963 - Navy Museum opens.
- 1965
- National Museum of Ethnology established.
- Museu Nacional do Azulejo formed.[citation needed]
- 1966 - 25 de Abril Bridge opens.
- 1969
- Teatro Maria Matos opens.
- Museu Calouste Gulbenkian built.
- 1970 - Fernando Augusto Santos e Castro becomes mayor.
- 1972 - António Jorge da Silva Sebastião becomes mayor.
- 1973 - Teatro da Cornucópia founded.
- 1974 - Joaquim Caldeira Rodrigues becomes mayor.
- 1975
- Lino José Góis Ferreira becomes mayor.
- Teatro Aberto formed.
- 1977
- Aquilino Ribeiro Machado becomes mayor.
- National Museum of Costume and Fashion inaugurated.
- 1980 - Nuno Krus Abecassis becomes mayor.
- 1985 - IAAF World Cross Country Championships held.
- 1986 - Lisbon Marathon begins.
- 1989 - Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio becomes mayor.
- 1990 - Electricity Museum opens.
- 1992 - Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo formed.[4]
- 1993 - Belém Cultural Center built.
- 1994 - World Junior Championships in Athletics held.
- 1995 - Macau Science and Culture Centre initiated.
- 1996
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries summit held.
- João Barroso Soares becomes mayor.
- 1998
- Lisbon Oceanarium opens.
- Pavilhão Atlântico built.
- Gare do Oriente opens.
- Expo '98 held.
- Ibero-American Championships in Athletics held.
- Dom Fernando II e Glória restored.
- Teatro Camões opens.
21st century
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- 2001 - IAAF World Indoor Championships held.
- 2002
- Euronext Lisbon founded.
- Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes becomes mayor.
- 2003
- Doclisboa film festival begins.
- Estádio da Luz built.
- Estádio José Alvalade built.
- 2004
- António Pedro Nobre Carmona Rodrigues becomes mayor.
- Allied Joint Command Lisbon formed.
- 2005 - Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes becomes mayor, succeeded by António Pedro Nobre Carmona Rodrigues.
- 2006 - W.A.K.O. European Championships held.
- 2007
- António Luís dos Santos da Costa becomes mayor.
- Berardo Collection Museum established.
- 2008
- Museum of the Orient opens.
- 2012 - November: Anti-austerity protests.[5]
See also
References
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