Timeline of Palermo

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Prior to 19th century

• 415 BC - Carthaginians in power.^[1]
• 254 BC - Romans take Palermo.^[1]
• 251 BC - Battle of Panormus.
• 1st century AD - Catholic Diocese of Palermo established.
• 835 AD - Saracens in power.^[2]
• 1072 AD - Normans take Palermo.^[1]
• 1130 - Palermo becomes capital of the Kingdom of Sicily.
• 1136 - San Giovanni degli Eremiti church built.
• 1140 - Cappella Palatina consecrated.
• 1143 - Martorana church founded.
• 1160 - Chiesa di San Cataldo (church) built.
• 1185 - Palermo Cathedral construction begins.
• 1191 - Basilica della Santissima Trinità del Cancelliere active.
• 1282 - Sicilian Vespers uprising against Anjou rule.^[1]
• 1330 - Palazzo Sclafani built.^[3]
• 1394 - University established.^[4]
• 1460 - Porta Nuova (Palermo) (gate) built.^[3]
• 1477 - Printing press in operation (approximate date).^[5]
• 1620 - Quattro Canti laid out.
• 1676 - 2 June: Naval Battle of Palermo occurs offshore.
• 1693 - 1693 Sicily earthquake.
• 1726 - Earthquake.^[1]
• 1740 - Earthquake.^[1]
• 1760 - Allegorical Apotheosis of Palermo artwork painted in the Palazzo Isnello.
• 1790 - Palermo Astronomical Observatory founded.
• 1795 - Botanical Garden of Palermo opens.

19th century

• 1801 - Astronomer Piazzi discovers Ceres (dwarf planet).^[3]
• 1806 - University of Palermo established.
• 1837 - Cholera epidemic.^[6]
• 1848 - 12 January: Sicilian revolution of 1848 begins.^[7]
• 1849 - 13 May: "Neapolitans capture Palermo."^[7]
• 1860
  • 6 June: Forces of Garibaldi take Palermo.^[1]
  • Giornale di Sicilia newspaper begins publication.^[8]
• 1861
  • Teatro Garibaldi (Palermo) opens.^[9]
  • Population: 199,911.
• 1866 - Anti-government unrest; crackdown.^[1][10]
• 1871 - Population: 219,938.^[11]
• 1886 - Palermo Centrale railway station opens.
• 1891 - 15 November: Esposizione Nazionale di Palermo (exhibit) opens.^[1]
• 1897
  • Teatro Massimo opens.
  • Population: 287,972.^[12]
• 1900 - L'Ora newspaper begins publication.

20th century

• 1901 - Population: 309,566.
• 1930 - Cinema Orfeo opens.^[13]
• 1931 - Palermo–Boccadifalco Airport opens.
• 1932 - Stadio Littorio (stadium) opens.
• 1936 - Population: 411,879.
• 1943 - 22 July: Allied forces arrive in Palermo.
• 1947 - Sicilian Regional Assembly headquartered in city.
• 1953 - Cinema Astoria opens.^[13]
• 1957 - October: Grand Hotel des Palmes Mafia meeting 1957.
• 1960 - Palermo Airport opens.
• 1961 - Population: 587,985.
• 1971 - Population: 642,814.
• 1974 - Palermo Notarbartolo railway station opens.
• 1981 - Population: 701,782.
• 1986 - Maxi Trial begins.^[14]
• 1987 - U.S. Città di Palermo football club active.
• 1988 - Internazionali Femminili di Palermo tennis tournament begins.
• 1990 - Palermo metropolitan railway service begins operating.
• 1991 - Population: 698,556.
• 1992 - Anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone killed.^[15]
• 1993 - Leoluca Orlando becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2001 - Diego Cammarata becomes mayor.
• 2006 - Paolo Romeo becomes archbishop.
• 2010 - UCI Palermo cinema opens.^[13]
• 2012 - Leoluca Orlando becomes mayor again.
• 2013 - Population: 654,987 city; 1,243,638 province.^[16]

See also

• History of Palermo
• List of mayors of Palermo
• List of landmarks in Palermo
• History of Sicily

References

1. Haydn 1910.
2. Benigni 1911.
3. Baedeker 1912.
4. Overall 1870.
5. Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Palermo". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company – via HathiTrust.
6. "Chronicle of Events from August 1836 to September 1837". American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge. Boston: Charles Bowen. 1838.
7. Joseph Irving (1880). Annals of Our Time...1837 to...1871. London: Macmillan and Co.
8. "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
9. "Tesori d'arte a Palermo: Teatri". Palermo Turismo (in Italian). Provincia Regionale di Palermo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
10. Lucy Riall (1998). Sicily and the Unification of Italy: Liberal Policy and Local Power, 1859–1866: Liberal Policy and Local Power, 1859–1866. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-154261-9.
11. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1873.
12. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
13. "Movie Theaters in Palermo". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
14. Mark Gilbert; Robert K. Nilsson (2007). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6428-3.
15. "Italy Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
16. "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• Frederic Leopold Stolberg (1797), "(Palermo)", Travels through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily, translated by Thomas Holcroft, London: G.G. and J. Robinson
• William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Palermo". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
• Douglas Sladen (1908). "Things of Palermo". Sicily, the new winter resort: an encyclopaedia. Methuen. (includes timeline)
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Palermo", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• Umberto Benigni (1911). "Palermo". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
• "Palermo", Southern Italy and Sicily (16th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1912
• "Palermo". Sicilia. Guida d'Italia (in Italian). Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 1919. p. 136+ – via HathiTrust.

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Palermo, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Palermo, various dates.