# Timeline of Cremona

"none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cremona in the Lombardy region of Italy.

## Prior to 16th century

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* 218 BCE - Cremona becomes part of the Roman Republic.
* 89 BCE - Roman citizenship granted to Cremonese.
* 69 CE - Siege of Cremona [it] occurs during the Roman civil war (68-69).
* 450 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona established (approximate date).
* 550 CE - Byzantines in power; town called "Cataulada."
* 603 CE - Town sacked by Lombard forces of Agilulf.
* 774 - Franks in power in region.
* 962 - Liutprand of Cremona becomes bishop.
* 1022 - Ruler Landolfo ousted.
* 1098 - Commune established.
* 1116 - Office of consul active (approximate date).
* 1167
** Cremona joins the Lombard League.
** Cremona Baptistery built.
* 1190 - Cremona Cathedral consecrated.
* 1250 - Parma-Cremona conflict.
* 1291 - Torrazzo of Cremona (tower) built.
* 1311 - Cremona sacked by forces of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
* 1322 - Galeazzo I Visconti in power.
* 1406 - Cabrino Fondulo [it] in power.
* 1419 - Filippo Maria Visconti in power.
* 1473 - Printing press in operation.
* 1499 - Venetians in power.

## 16th-19th centuries

* 1505 - Future luthier Andrea Amati born in Cremona.
* 1512 - Maximilian Sforza in power.
* 1535 - Spaniards in power in Lombardy region.
* 1565 - Contado di Cremona [it] (administrative region) formed.
* 1567 - Future composer Claudio Monteverdi born in Cremona.
* 1588 - Astronomical clock installed in the Torrazzo.
* 1644 - Future luthier Antonio Stradivari born in Cremona.
* 1668 - Population: 10,000.
* 1676 - Accademia dei Disuniti formed.
* 1702 - Battle of Cremona fought during the War of the Spanish Succession.
* 1707 - Austrians in power.
* 1747 - Teatro Nazari (theatre) opens.
* 1775 - Jesuit library [it] opens.
* 1814 - Austrians in power in Lombardy region.
* 1848 - Revolution of 1848.
* 1859
** Cremona becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
** Circondario di Cremona [it] (provincial district) established.
* 1863 - Treviglio–Cremona railway begins operating & Cremona railway station opens.
* 1866 - Pavia–Cremona railway and Brescia–Cremona railway begin operating.
* 1875 - Interessi Cremonesi newspaper begins publication.
* 1879 - Provincia newspaper begins publication.
* 1897 - Population: 37,632.

## 20th century

* 1901 - Population: 39,344.
* 1903 - U.S. Cremonese (football club) formed.
* 1906 - Cremona–Fidenza railway begins operating.
* 1911 - Population: 40,436.
* 1916 - Cremona tram [it] begins operating.
* 1922 - "Fascist squads devastated the headquarters" of the Italian People's Party in Cremona.
* 1928 - Museo Civico Ala Ponzone (museum) opens in the Palazzo Affaitati [it].
* 1929 - Stadio Giovanni Zini (stadium) opens.
* 1933 - Piacenza–Cremona railway begins operating.
* 1940 - Cremona trolleybus [it] begins operating.
* 1947 - La Provincia di Cremona newspaper begins publication.
* 1971 - Population: 82,904.
* 1994 - Biblioteca del Centro di Documentezione Ambientale [it] (library) established.

## 21st century

* 2012 - UNESCO recognized the "Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona" as intangible cultural heritage
* 2013 - Population: 72,137.
* 2014 - Gianluca Galimberti becomes mayor.
* 2019 - The Museo del Violino commences the "Stradivarius Sound Bank" preservation project.