# Timeline of Turin

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

## Prior to 17th century

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* 218 BC - Town besieged by forces led by Hannibal.
* 27 BC - Romans establish Castra Taurinorum.
* 69 AD - Fire caused by negligence of the 14th legion.
* 312 - Battle of Turin.
* 5th century - Roman Catholic diocese of Turin established.
* 773 - Franks of Charlemagne in power.
* 10th century - Monastery of St. Andrew established.
* 940s - Contea di Torino (countship) founded.
* 1354 - Church of San Domenico (Turin) [it] founded.
* 1404 - Palatine Towers rebuilt.
* 1405 - University of Turin founded.
* 1453 - City sacked.
* 1474 - Printing press in operation.
* 1498 - Turin Cathedral built.
* 1515 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin established.
* 1536 - French in power.
* 1563 - City becomes capital of the Duchy of Savoy.
* 1565 - Citadel built.
* 1568 - Collegio dei Nobili founded.
* 1583 - Capuchin monastery founded on Monte dei Cappuccini.

## 17th century

* 1610 - Church of Corpus Domini and Church of Santo Spirito, Turin [it] built.
* 1630 - Plague.
* 1638 - Piazza San Carlo laid out.
* 1640 - Siege of Turin; French in power.
* 1652 - Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti founded.
* 1656 - Monte dei Cappuccini church built.
* 1658 - Royal Palace built.
* 1659 - Artillery Arsenal founded.
* 1660 - Castello del Valentino built.
* 1669 - Palazzo de Citta (town hall) built.
* 1679 - Jesuit college built.
* 1680 - Palazzo Carignano built.
* 1687 - Church of San Lorenzo built.
* 1694 - Sindone Chapel built.

## 18th century

* 1706 - City besieged by French forces.
* 1718 - Palazzo Madama expanded.
* 1720
** City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
** University Library founded.
* 1730 - Church of San Filippo [it] built.
* 1731 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino (garden) laid out.
* 1736 - Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine (Turin) [it] built.
* 1740 - Royal Theatre opens.
* 1753 - Teatro Carignano opens.
* 1757 - Academy of sciences founded.
* 1760 - Reycends publisher in business (approximate date).
* 1763 - Caffè Al Bicerin in business.
* 1772 - Church of San Filippo Neri built.
* 1780 - Caffè Fiorio in business.
* 1784 - Patriottica Nobile Societa del Casino formed.
* 1785 - Società Agraria di Torino founded.
* 1798 - French in power.

## 19th century

* 1801 - Fortifications demolished.
* 1802 - City becomes part of French Empire.
* 1814 - City becomes capital of Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
* 1815 - Accademia Filarmonica founded.
* 1823 - Population: 88,000.
* 1824 - Museo Egizio (Egyptian museum) founded.
* 1831 - Gran Madre di Dio, Turin (church) built.
* 1832 - Pinacoteca opens in Palazzo Madama.
* 1837 - Royal Library of Turin and Royal Armoury established.
* 1841 - Società del Whist founded.
* 1843 - National Historical Museum of Artillery [it] founded.
* 1848
** Gazzetta del Popolo begins publication.
** Luigi de Margherita becomes mayor.
* 1857 - Fortifications demolished.
* 1861
** City becomes capital of newly united Kingdom of Italy.
** Population: 173,305.
* 1862 - Regio Museo Industriale Italiano (industrial museum) established.
* 1863 - Club Alpino Italiano founded.
* 1864 - Torino Porta Nuova railway station opens.
* 1865 - Capital of Kingdom of Italy relocates from Turin to Florence.
* 1867 - Gazzetta Piemontese newspaper begins publication.
* 1868 - Via Po [it] and Torino Porta Susa railway station built.
* 1869
** 22 February: Biblioteca Civica Centrale (Turin) (library) opens.
** Le Nuove prison built.
* 1871
** Fréjus Rail Tunnel opens.
** Population: 207,770.
* 1878 - Museum of the Risorgimento established.
* 1879 - Mont Cenis Tunnel Monument erected in Piazza Statuto.
* 1889 - Mole Antonelliana built.
* 1892 - Unione escursionisti Torino [it] (hiking club) formed.
* 1896 - 1 February: Premiere of Puccini's opera La Bohème.
* 1897
** Sport Club Juventus formed.
** Population: 351,855.
* 1899 - F.I.A.T. automotive manufactory in business.

## 20th century

* 1902 - International Exposition of Modern Decorative Arts held.
* 1906
** Lancia & C. automotive manufactory in business.
** Royal Turin Polytechnic and Torino Football Club founded.
** Population: 361,720.
* 1907 - Derby della Mole athletic contest begins.
* 1908 - September, first solo aeroplane flight by a woman, Thérèse Peltier, from the Military Square, Turin
* 1911
** Turin International world's fair held.
** Population: 415,667.
* 1919 - Honorary Consulate of Poland opened (see Italy–Poland relations).
* 1922 - Conflict between Fascist and labour supporters.
* 1933
** Giulio Einaudi editore (publisher) in business.
** Stadio Benito Mussolini opens.
* 1934 - City Museum of Ancient Art housed in the Palazzo Madama.
* 1937 - Via Roma (Turin) [it] constructed.
* 1940 - Honorary Consulate of Poland closed.
* 1944 - AGSSt 65 assembly center for Allied POWs established by the Germans (later relocated).
* 1945
** Allies take city.
** Tuttosport begins publication.
* 1949
** May 4: Superga air disaster.
** Torino Esposizioni built.
* 1951 - Population: 719,300.
* 1953 - Turin Airport built.
* 1958 - Politecnico di Torino building constructed.
* 1960 - Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile opens.
* 1961 - Population: 1,025,822.
* 1971 - Population: 1,167,968.
* 1982 - Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani begins.
* 1983 - February 13: Cinema Statuto fire.
* 1988 - Salone del Libro (book fair) begins.
* 1990 - Stadio delle Alpi opens.
* 1992 - Filarmonica di Torino [it] (orchestra) formed.

## 21st century

* 2001 - Sergio Chiamparino becomes mayor.
* 2002 - Lumiq Studios established.
* 2003 - Gruppo Torinese Trasporti founded.
* 2004
** Terra Madre conference begins.
** ESCP Europe campus established.
* 2006
** Turin Metro begins operating.
** 2006 Winter Olympics held.
** Archaeological Park opens.
** City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.
* 2007 - Eataly in business.
* 2008 - National Museum of Cinema and Museum of Oriental Art established.
* 2010 - ToBike municipal bike-sharing program begins.
* 2011
** Juventus Stadium opens.
** Piero Fassino becomes mayor.
* 2012 - Population: 906,089.
* 2016 - June: Turin municipal election, 2016 held.