page_title: Timeline of Cairo
section_title: 1900s–1940s
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of Cairo / 20th century / 1900s–1940s
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cairo, Egypt.
context_section_description: 1902 – Egyptian Museum established.
  1905 – Chaar Hachamaim Synagogue established 
  1906 – Pathé cinema built.
  1907 - Al Ahly Sporting Club formed.
  1908
  Cairo University and Café Riche opened.
  Egyptian School of Fine Arts and American College for Girls founded.
  1910
  Coptic Museum built.
  Heliopolis Palace Hotel opened.
  Heliopolis Sporting Club founded.
  1905 – Shimon Bar Yochai Synagogue established 
  1911
  Zamalek Sporting Club formed.
  Baron Empain Palace built.
  1912
  Boulak Bridge and Al-Rifa'i Mosque built.
  1915
  Arev and Housaper newspapers begin publication.
  1919
  Uprising against British occupation.
  American University in Cairo established.
  1921 – Cairo Conference held.
  1922
  Tutankhamun's tomb discovered.
  1924
  19 November: British governor-general Stack of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan assassinated.
  "Cairo Edition" of Quran Published
  1925 – Pahad Itzhak (Kreim) Synagogue established
  1929 – Manial Palace built.
  1932
  Society Of The Muslim Brothers headquartered in Cairo.
  Moussa Dar'i Synagogue established
  1933 – Qasr al-Nil Bridge built.
  1934 – St. George's College, Cairo established.
  1934 – Meir'enaim (Biton) Synagogue established 
  1937
  Yacoubian Building constructed.
  Lycée La Liberté Héliopolis opens
  1938 – Publication of The Egyptian Gazette moves from Alexandria to Cairo.
  1940 – Metro Cinema opens.
  1942 – Abdeen Palace Incident.
  1944 – Cairo Forces Parliament meeting.
  1945
  Arab League headquartered in Cairo.
  Ashkènazim Synagogue restored 
  1946 – Ali Baba Cinema opens.
  1947 – Population: 2,090,654.
  1948
  Tchahagir newspaper begins publication.
  Rivoli Cinema opens.
  1949 – 12 February: Muslim leader Hassan al-Banna assassinated.
caption: Map of Cairo, 1933
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