Timeline of Munich history

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## Prior to 17th century

* 1158 - Henry the Lion builds bridge, mint, and salt-depot.Template:Sfn
* 1175 - Munich gains official status as city.
* 1239 - Coat of arms of Munich in use.
* 1240 - Otto II Wittelsbach in power.
* 1255 - City becomes ducal residence of Upper Bavaria.
* 1327 - Template:Interlanguage link multi.Template:Sfn
* 1368 - Cathedral construction begins.Template:Sfn
* 1383 - Löwenbräu founded.
* 1385 - Castle built.
* 1394 - Town Hall built.
* 1397 - Guild uprising.
* 1429 - Fire.
* 1482 - Johann Schauer sets up printing press.
* 1494 - Frauenkirche consecrated.
* 1506 - City becomes capital of Bavaria.
* 1576 - Jesuit school built (approximate date).
## 17th-18th centuries

* 1609 - Catholic League founded.
* 1617 - Hofgarten laid out.
* 1632 - City occupied by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.Template:Sfn
* 1634 - Bubonic plague.
* 1638 - Mary's Column erected, Marienplatz.
* 1653 - State opera active.
* 1675 - Nymphenburg Palace built.
* 1688 - Premiere of Steffani's opera *Niobe.*
* 1690 - Theatine Church built.
* 1705 - Sendlinger Mordweihnacht.
* 1739 - Amalienburg built.
* 1742 - Habsburgs in power.
* 1753 - Cuvilliés Theatre built.
* 1759 - Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities founded.
* 1762
	+ 28 April: Fire.
	+ Hoforchester active.
* 1781 - Premiere of Mozart's opera *Idomeneo.*
* 1789 - Englischer Garten laid out.
* 1797 - Charitable soup kitchen begins operating.
* 1800 - 2 July: City taken by French forces.Template:Sfn
## 19th century

*See also: Timeline of Munich/1801–1900 (in German)*

* 1806 - City becomes capital of Kingdom of Bavaria.
* 1807
	+ Viktualienmarkt active.
	+ Hofgartenkaserne built.
	+ Template:Interlanguage link multi beer garden in business.[1]
* 1808 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts established.
* 1809 - Alte Münze in use.
* 1810 - Template:Interlanguage link multi (Oktoberfest) begins.
* 1818
	+ National Theatre built.
	+ Lese-Konditorei (reading cafe) in business.
* 1826
	+ Ludwig Maximilian University relocates to Munich.Template:Sfn
	+ Türkenkaserne built.
* 1830
	+ Ludwigstraße laid out (approximate date).
	+ Glyptothek built.Template:Sfn
* 1836 - Alte Pinakothek established.
* 1837 - Allerheiligen-Hofkirche built.
* 1839 - Train station opens.
* 1843
	+ State Library building constructed.
	+ Paläontologisches Museum established.
* 1844
	+ Ludwigskirche consecrated.
	+ Feldherrnhalle constructed.
* 1848 - München-Pasing station opens.
* 1853
	+ Maximilianstraße laid out.
	+ Neue Pinakothek established.
* 1854 - Glaspalast built; city hosts Template:Interlanguage link multi
* 1855 - Bavarian National Museum founded.
* 1861 - Population: 148,201.
* 1862 - Propylaea constructed.
* 1865 - Premiere of Wagner's opera *Tristan und Isolde.*
* 1867 - Royal Bavarian Music School established.
* 1868 - State Museum of Ethnology founded.
* 1869 - Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke created.
* 1871
	+ Haidhausen station and München Süd station open.
	+ Population: 169,693.Template:Sfn
* 1875 - Munich Opera Festival begins.
* 1879 - Bavarian Army Museum founded.
* 1880
	+ Bürgerliches Brauhaus formed.
	+ Population: 230,023.Template:Sfn
* 1885
	+ Bürgerbräukeller (beer hall) in business.
	+ Population: 261,982.Template:Sfn
* 1887
	+ Hofatelier Elvira founded.
	+ Template:Interlanguage link multi opens.Template:Sfn
* 1888 - Munich Stadtmuseum established.
* 1889 - Eisenbahnkaserne built.
* 1890 - Population: 350,594.Template:Sfn
* 1892
	+ Template:Interlanguage link multi (hospital) opens.
	+ Template:Interlanguage link multi formed.
* 1893
	+ Template:Interlanguage link multi active.
	+ Kaim Orchestra formed.
* 1894 -Production of Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle begins.
* 1895 - Population: 407,174.Template:Sfn
* 1896 - *Simplicissimus* magazine begins publication.
* 1898 - City hosts Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen-Ausstellung.
* 1900 - Template:Interlanguage link multi opens.

*See also: Timeline of Munich/1901–2000 (in German)*

* 1903 - Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik founded.
* 1904 - Template:Interlanguage link multi's art gallery opens.
* 1905 - Population: 538,983.
* 1908 - New Town Hall built; Rathaus-Glockenspiel installed.
* 1909
	+ Neue Künstlervereinigung München founded.
	+ Modern Gallery of contemporary art and Schackgalerie open.
* 1910 - 12 September: Premiere of Mahler's *Symphony No. 8*.
* 1911
	+ Hellabrunn Zoo opens.
	+ Der Blaue Reiter art exhibit held.
* 1917 - Bayerische Motoren Werke formed.
* 1919
	+ German Workers' Party founded in Munich.
	+ 16 October: Hitler gives his first political speech at the Hofbräukeller.
	+ City becomes capital of Bavarian Soviet Republic.
	+ Population: 630,711.
* 1920
	+ Nazi paramilitary Sturmabteilung headquartered in Munich.
	+ Nazi *Völkischer Beobachter* newspaper headquartered in Munich.
* 1923 - 8–9 November: Nazis attempt coup ("Beer Hall Putsch").
* 1925 - Template:Interlanguage link multi (transportation exposition) held in city.
* 1927 - Richard Strauss Conservatory founded.
* 1929 - Lenbachhaus museum opens.
* 1930
	+ 13 September: Hitler gives campaign speech at the Circus Krone Building, prior to German federal election, 1930 on 14 September.
	+ Population: 728,900.
* 1931 - National Socialist Party headquartered in Brown House.
* 1932
	+ Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (intelligence agency) headquartered in Munich.
	+ Zoologische Staatssammlung München formed.
* 1933
	+ Nazi headquarters relocated from Munich to Berlin.
	+ March: Dachau concentration camp begins operating near city.
* 1934 - Hunting museum established.
* 1935 - Münchner Haus der Kulturinstitute built.
* 1937
	+ Führerbau constructed.
	+ 18 July: House of German Art opens.
	+ 19 July: "Degenerate art" exhibit held in Hofgarten.
* 1938
	+ September: Munich Agreement signed.
	+ November: Kristallnacht.
* 1939
	+ Munich-Riem Airport opens.
	+ Population: 829,318.
* 1940 - June: Template:Interlanguage link multi begins.
* 1942 - White Rose group active.
* 1945
	+ AFN Munich begins broadcasting.
	+ Munich Central Collecting Point set up.
	+ Denazification.
	+ Christian Social Union in Bavaria headquartered in Munich.
### 1946-1990s

* 1948 - Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste established.
* 1949 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra founded.
* 1951 - Residenz Theatre built.Template:Sfn
* 1952 - Deutsches Brauereimuseum founded.
* 1954 - Population: 908,572.
* 1955 - Fast-food Wienerwald (restaurant) in business.
* 1958
	+ 6 February: Munich air disaster.
	+ Population: 1,011,878.
* 1959 - Template:Interlanguage link multi begins.
* 1960
	+ Munich Central Station rebuilt.
	+ Convair 340 crash.
* 1961 - Population: 1,106,298.
* 1963 - National Theatre rebuilt.
* 1965 - Population: 1,214,603.
* 1966
	+ Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst founded.
	+ Deutsches Jagdmuseum reopens.
* 1967 - Staatliche Antikensammlungen opens.
* 1970 - Population: 1,311,978.
* 1971 - U-Bahn begins operating.
* 1972
	+ S-Bahn begins operating.
	+ Olympic Stadium opens; city hosts Summer Olympics; Munich massacre.
	+ BMW Headquarters is established.
* 1973 - Template:Interlanguage link multi built.
* 1978 - Population: 1,296,970.
* 1980 - Museum Witt established.
* 1983 - City hosts Bundesgartenschau (garden show).
* 1985 - Gasteig culture center opens.
* 1988 - Munich Biennale opera festival begins.
* 1989 - Sister city relationship established with Cincinnati, USA.
* 1990 - Museum of Man and Nature opens.
* 1992
	+ City hosts 18th G7 summit.
	+ Museum Villa Stuck opens.
* 1993
	+ Bayerische Staatskanzlei built.
	+ Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding founded.
* 1995 - Eureka Prometheus Project's VaMP driverless car goes to Copenhagen and back.
* 1996 - City website online (approximate date).
* 1999 - BMW Headquarters declared as protected historial building
* 2000 - Template:Interlanguage link multi formed.
## 21st century

* 2002 - Pinakothek der Moderne opens.
* 2003 - Goetz Collection opens.
* 2005 - Allianz Arena opens.
* 2006 - Ohel Jakob synagogue built.
* 2007
	+ Jewish Museum opens.
	+ Population: 1,311,573.
* 2009 - Museum Brandhorst opens.
* 2010 - Türkentor restored.
* 2012 - March: 2012 Munich artworks discovery.
* 2013 - Population: 1,407,836.
* 2014 - Dieter Reiter becomes mayor.
* 2015
	+ Migrants arrive.
	+ NS-Dokumentationszentrum built.
* 2016 - Munich shooting occurs.
## See also

* History of Munich
* List of mayors of Munich
* Timeline of German history
* Timelines of other cities in the state of Bavaria: Augsburg, Nuremberg, Würzburg

## Bibliography

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