# Timeline of Zagreb

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Zagreb, Croatia.

## Prior to 19th century

* 1st century – Andautonia was founded
* 5th century – Andautonia was destroyed
* 1094 – Diocese of Zagreb established by Ladislaus I of Hungary; Cathedral construction begins (approximate date).
* 1242
** Gradec and Gornji Grad besieged by Tatars.
** Golden Bull issued by Béla IV of Hungary; Gradec becomes a royal free city.
* 1261 – Gradec fortification walls constructed.
* 1368 – Population: 2,810.
* 1476 – Works begin on Kaptol fortification in August. Bishop Osvald of Zagreb Diocese permits residence of laypeople in Kaptol for defense purposes, leading to resistance among clergy.
* 1479 – Kaptol fortification walls completed.
* 1557 – Croatian Parliament convenes at Gradec.
* 1573 – Matija Gubec, leader of the failed Croatian–Slovene peasant revolt, is executed.
* 1607
** Jesuit high school founded.
** National library founded.
* 1621 – Zagreb designated seat of Ban of Croatia.
* 1631 - Building of the students' seminary completed
* 1632 – St. Catherine's Church built.
* 1647 – Foundation directed towards financing poor students from Croatian regions, Frangepaneum, established by Nikola IX Frankopan
* 1651 – Catastrophic flood of Medveščak stream in July destroys all houses in Tkalčićeva Street. 52 people drown.
* 1662 – Zrinski palace built
* 1669 – Jesuit Academy established.
* 1670 – Fran Krsto Frankopan, poet and conspirator, visits the city in order to secure support from the citizens during the Magnate conspiracy
* 1695 – Pavao Ritter Vitezović starts writing and publishing pamphlets, poetic, historiographical works on Saint Mark's Square
* 1742 – Population: 5,600.
* 1757 – Tituš Brezovački, notable dramatist and poet is born
* 1758 - First Croatian arithmetics textbook Arithmetika Horvatzka, written by Mihalj Šilobod Bolšić, was published
* 1764 - Vojković palace built
* 1771 – Ephemerides Zagrabienses, the first Croatian newspaper, begins publication.
* 1776 – Royal council relocates to Zagreb from Varaždin.
* 1785 – The first bridge over Sava river is built.
* 1786 – A large fire sweeps through Gradec, Kaptol and Tkalčićeva Street.
* 1794
** Maksimir Park opens to the public
** Construction begins on foundation hospital on Harmica square (today's Ban Jelačić Square)
* 1797 – Amadeo's theatre founded.

## 19th century

* 1805 – Population: 7,706.
* 1827 – Musikverein founded.
* 1829 – Music school established by Agram Musical Society.
* 1833 – City Hall rebuilt.
* 1835 – Novine Horvatzke newspaper begins publication.
* 1845 – July 29: Protest quelled by Austrian Imperial Army.
* 1846
** Sisters of Charity Hospital established.
** Franz Liszt visits Zagreb and performs in the old theatre on St. Mark's Square.
* 1850
** Telegraph service is introduced.
** Population: 16,036.
* 1851
** Janko Kamauf becomes mayor.
** Gradec and Zagreb merged.
* 1852 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese established.
* 1860 – National Theatre established.
* 1862 – Railway begins operating.
* 1866 – Orthodox Cathedral built.
* 1867
** City designated capital of Croatia-Slavonia.
** Synagogue consecrated.
* 1871 – Philharmonic Orchestra founded.
* 1874 - Franz Josef University founded.
* 1875 - Art Society founded.
* 1876 – Mirogoj Cemetery established.
* 1877 – Grič cannon begins daily firing.
* 1878 – Waterworks begin operating.
* 1880
** Earthquake.
** Museum of Arts and Crafts founded.
* 1882 – Vranyczany Palace built.
* 1884 – Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters opens.
* 1887 – Public telephone network is established.
* 1889 – Rudolf barracks completed.
* 1890 – Population: 38,742.
* 1891
** The first Zagreb tramway, a horsecar, begins operating.
** Botanical Garden opened to public.
* 1892 – Zagreb Glavni railway station built.
* 1893 – Funicular begins operating.
* 1895 – Croatian National Theatre opened, during the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph.
* 1898
** Art Pavilion inaugurated.
** Krvavi Most bridge closes. The bridge today remains as a pedestrian street, as the Medveščak stream, which used to flow under, was covered and built over.
* 1900 – Population: 57,930 (61,002 with garrison).

## 20th century

* 1901
** Earthquake.
** Taxi service established.
** Women are allowed to enroll at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Zagreb.
* 1903 – Observatory inaugurated.
* 1904 – Kallina House (residence) built.
* 1905 – National Gallery for Croatian Art established.
* 1906 – Works on introducing street lighting begin.
* 1907
** City Museum established.
** Electric power plant built.
* 1909
** Airfield begins operating near Črnomerec.
** Zagreb Fair established (as Zagrebački zbor).
* 1910 – Electric tramway begins operating.
* 1912 – Stadion Maksimir opens.
* 1918
** City becomes part of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
** 1918 protest in Zagreb against the new kingdom (December Victims)
* 1919
** Zagreb Quartet founded.
** Ethnographic Museum founded.
* 1921 – Stadion Concordije built.
* 1922
** City becomes capital of Zagreb Oblast.
** Archdiocesan Grand Gymnasium founded.
* 1924
** Stadion Koturaska built.
** NK Maksimir football club formed.
* 1925
** Zoo opens.
** Regent Esplanade hotel built.
* 1926 – Radio-stanica Zagreb (now Croatian Radio) begins broadcasting.
* 1931 – Population: 185,581.
* 1937 – Glyptotheque (Zagreb) founded.
* 1938
** Mestrovic Pavilion and Sava Bridge built.
** V Gymnasium established.
* 1939 – Archaeological Museum established.
* 1940 – Vjesnik newspaper begins publication.
* 1941
** City designated capital of Independent State of Croatia.
** September 14: Sabotage at the General Post Office.
* 1942 – University Hospital established.
* 1944 – 1945 - Bombing by Allied forces.
* 1945 – Mladost sports society is founded.
* 1946 – KK Cibona is founded (as Sloboda).
* 1952 – Peasant Art Gallery founded.
* 1953
** Privredni vjesnik business newspaper begins publication.
** Population: 350,452.
* 1954
** Technical Museum and City Gallery of Contemporary Art founded.
** Gavella Drama Theatre opens.
* 1958
** City government relocates to Stjepan Radic Square.
** 1 Ilica Street and Jankomir Bridge built.
* 1959
** Liberty Bridge opens.
** Večernji list newspaper begins publication.
** 1 Ilica Street skyscraper is completed.
* 1961 – Music Biennale Zagreb begins.
* 1962
** Zagreb Airport begins operating.
** Glas Koncila Catholic newspaper begins publication.
* 1964
** 1964 Zagreb flood, the biggest flooding disaster in the city's history.
** Presidential Palace built.
** XV Gymnasium founded.
* 1967 – Golden Spin of Zagreb ice skating competition begins.
* 1972
** Animafest Zagreb begins.
** Dom Sportova built.
* 1973
** Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall opens.
** Zagreb TV Tower built.
* 1974
** August 30: Train disaster.
** Mamutica residential apartment complex and Youth Bridge built.
* 1976
** SFera science fiction society formed.
** Zagrepčanka built.
* 1981
** Adriatic Bridge opens.
** Population: 649,586.
* 1982
** Klovićevi dvori art gallery opens.
** Podsused Bridge built.
* 1983 – SFeraKon science fiction convention begins.
* 1984 – Radio 101 begins broadcasting.
* 1987
** City hosts Summer Universiade.
** Mimara Museum opens.
** Cibona Tower, Zagreb Mosque, and Cibona Sports Center built.
* 1988 – Clinical Hospital Dubrava founded.
* 1989 – Chromos Tower built.
* 1990
** May 5: Eurovision Song Contest 1990
** May 13: Dinamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot.
** The Constitution of Croatia designates Zagreb as the capital of the Republic of Croatia.
** Slobodni tjednik newspaper begins publication.
** Globus, the most influential political weekly during the Independence war begins publication at the end of December.
* 1991
** Zagreb Stock Exchange formed.
** October 4: Bombing of Zagreb TV Tower.
** October 7: Bombing of Banski dvori.
** December 7: Murder of the Zec family
* 1995
** Zagreb crisis begins.
** May – Rocket attacks by Serbian forces.
** New building of the National and University Library is opened.
* 1996
** Radio Student begins broadcasting.
** November: Protest against Radio 101 closure.
** Marina Matulović-Dropulić becomes the first female mayor of Zagreb.
* 1998 – Jutarnji list newspaper begins publication.
* 1999 – International Piano Competition Svetislav Stančić begins.
* 2000
** Milan Bandić becomes mayor.
** Amadeo Theatre and Music Company founded.
** Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić built.

## 21st century

* 2001 – Political Science Research Center founded.
* 2002
** Zagreb Pride march begins.
** Vlasta Pavić becomes mayor.
** Zagreb School of Economics and Management founded.
* 2003
** Zagreb Film Festival begins.
** Nedjeljni Jutarnji weekly newspaper begins publication.
* 2004
** Poslovni dnevnik business newspaper begins publication.
** Zagrebacka Televizija begins broadcasting.
** HOTO Tower built.
* 2005
** Milan Bandic becomes mayor again.
** 24sata newspaper begins publication.
** ZagrebDox film festival begins.
** Serbian Orthodox Secondary School founded.
* 2006
** INmusic festival begins.
** Eurotower and Zagrebtower built.
* 2007
** Homeland Bridge opens.
** Zagreb Jewish Film Festival begins.
* 2008
** Subversive Film Festival begins.
** October 23: assassination of Ivo Pukanić.
** Arena Zagreb built.
* 2009
** Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
* 2010 – Museum of Broken Relationships established.
* 2011
** Population: 790,017.
** Lauba art gallery established.
* 2012
** Sky Office Tower built.
* 2013
** 2013 European Figure Skating Championships
* 2014
** xCimos tower built
** New building of the Academy of Music completed.
* 2015
** Strojarska Business Center completed.
* 2016
** Population: 802,338
* 2019
* 2020
** A strong earthquake causes widespread damage and injuries.