# Timeline of Pistoia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pistoia in the Tuscany region of Italy.

## Prior to 17th century

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* 62 BCE - Battle of Pistoria fought near town.
* 5th C. CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Pistoia established.
* 595 CE - Cattedrale di San Zeno dedicated.
* 8th C. CE - Sant'Andrea church, likely date of origin.
* 772 CE - Walls of Pistoia [it] built (approximate date).
* 12th C. - Church of Sant' Andrea expanded.
* 1108 - Pistoia Cathedral damaged by fire.
* 1117 - Pistoia "defeated by Lucca."
* 1150 - City walls expanded (approximate date).
* 1240 - City walls rebuilt (approximate date).
* 1294 - San Domenico church construction begins.
* 1302-1306 - Pistoia besieged by Florentine and Luccan forces.
* 1325 - Luccan Castruccio Castracani in power.
* 1348 - Black Death plague.
* 1351 - Surrendered to Florence.
* 1353 - Palazzo degli Anziani (Pistoia) [it] expanded (approximate date).
* 1359 - Battistero di San Giovanni in corte (baptistery) built.
* 1368 - Palazzo Pretorio (Pistoia) [it] built.
* 1401 - Pistoia becomes part of the Florentine Republic.
* 1494 - Basilica of Our Lady of Humility construction begins.
* 1495 - Madonna dell'Umiltà construction begins.

## 17th-19th centuries

* 1615 - Palazzo Ganucci Cancellieri refurbished.
* 1630 - Plague outbreak.
* 1642 - Accademia dei Risvegliati founded.
* 1643 - Pistoia besieged by papal forces.
* 1650 - Palazzo Marchetti sold.
* 1694 - Teatro Manzoni (Pistoia) [it] (theatre) built.
* 1696 - Biblioteca Forteguerriana (library) founded.
* 1726 - Biblioteca Fabroniana (library) founded.
* 1786
** Religious Synod of Pistoia held.
** Palazzo Bracciolini commissioned.
* 1795 - Palazzo Rossi construction completed.
* 1849 - Pistoia occupied by Austrians.
* 1851 - Pistoia railway station opens.
* 1860 - Circondario di Pistoia [it] (administrative region) established.
* 1861 - Pistoia becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
* 1864 - Porrettana railway begins operating.
* 1881 - Population: 54,920.

## 20th century

* 1906 - Population: 68,131.
* 1921 - U.S. Pistoiese 1921 (football club) formed.
* 1927 - Administrative Province of Pistoia created.
* 1931 - Population: 70,397.
* 1943 - October: Bombing of Pistoia in World War II.
* 1966
** "Superachitettura" exhibit held.
** Stadio Comunale (stadium) opens.
* 1969 - Copit [it] (transit entity) established.
* 1970 - Zoo di Pistoia established.
* 1971
** Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie [it] in business.
** Population: 93,185.
* 1974 - Istituto Storico della Resistenza (historical institute) established.
* 1980 - Pistoia Blues Festival begins.
* 1992 - Local election [it] held; Lido Scarpetti [it] becomes mayor.

## 21st century

* 2001 - AnsaldoBreda engineering firm in business.
* 2002 - Local election [it] held; Renzo Berti [it] becomes mayor.
* 2003 - Associazione Storia e Città (history society) formed.
* 2005 - Blubus [it] (transit entity) established.
* 2007 - Biblioteca San Giorgio [it] (library) opens.
* 2009 - Il Funaro [it] (cultural entity) established.
* 2012 - Local election held; Samuele Bertinelli becomes mayor.
* 2013 - Population: 88,904.
* 2015 - 31 May: 2015 Tuscan regional election held.
* 2017 - Local election held; Alessandro Tomasi becomes mayor.