The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Milan, Italy.
BC era
400 BCE - Founded by the Celts under the name Medhelanon. 222 BCE - Medhelanon was conquered by the ancient Romans, who Latinized the name of the city into Mediolanum. 49 BCE - Mediolanum becomes municipium.
3rd–8th centuries 3rd C. CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Milan established. 286 CE - Western Roman Empire capital moves from Rome to Mediolanum. 313 - Edict of Milan. 370 - Basilica of San Lorenzo consecrated. 379 - Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio consecrated. 382 - San Nazaro in Brolo construction begins. 402 - City besieged by Visigoths. 452 - City besieged by Huns. 539 - City sacked by Ostrogoths. 569 - Lombards conquer city. 774 - Milan surrenders to the Franks. 833 - San Vincenzo in Prato built. 899 - Hunnish invasion
11th century 1045 - Milan adopts the commune form of local city-state government.Lecco.
12th–14th centuries
1135 - Chiaravalle Abbey founded. 1157 - Circular moat, (Naviglio), constructed round the town. 1158 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa besieges and sacks the city, but it soon rebels. 1162 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa seizes and destroys the city. 1183 - After the Peace of Constance Milan returns to the commune form of government.History of Italy - HistoryWorld. 13th C. - Palazzo Borromeo (Milan) established. 1233 - Palazzo della Ragione built. 1237 - After the Battle of Cortenuova Pagano della Torre rallied and saved Milan. 1259 - Milan is ruled as a Signoria with the Della Torre family ruling as Signores. 1277 The Battle of Desio is fought between the Della Torre and Visconti families for the control of Milan. The Visconti of Milan emerges as the victors at Desio and begin their rule of Milan as the Signores. 1302 - Guido della Torre deposes Matteo I Visconti as the Signore. 1311 - Henry VII restores Matteo I Visconti as the Signore. 1321 - Loggia degli Osii built, with two open porticos in black and white marble. 1330 Piazza del Duomo, Milan work begins. San Gottardo, Milan work begins. 1336 - Public clock installed. 1360 - Castello Sforzesco construction begun. 1381 - Chiesa di Santa Maria alla Scala built. 1386 - Milan Cathedral begins construction. 1395 - Milan is formally elevated to a Duchy when Wenceslaus IV titles Gian Galeazzo Visconti the Duke of Milan.
15th–16th centuries 1412 - Gian Maria Visconti assassinated in front of the San Gottardo, Milan. 1447 The death of Filippo Maria Visconti (1392–1447) ends more than two centuries of Visconti rule in Milan."Venice and Northern Italy, 1400–1600 A.D. The Golden Ambrosian Republic begins. 1450 - The House of Sforza takes power. 1456 - Ospedale Maggiore begins construction. 1463 - Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan begun. 1471 - Printing press in operation. 1482 - Santa Maria delle Grazie built. 1493 - Santa Maria presso San Celso begins construction. 1496 - Chiesa di Santa Maria della Passione built. 1497 - Apicius de re Coquinaria cookbook published. 1498 - Leonardo paints The Last Supper in the Santa Maria delle Grazie church. 1508 - Santa Maria alla Fontana built. 1515 - Battle of Marignano and Francis I of France takes Milan. 1522 - Francesco II Sforza in power. 1535 - City becomes part of Habsburg Spain. 1562 - Palazzo dei Giureconsulti begins construction. 1565 - Casa degli Omenoni built (approximate date). 1577 - Milan Cathedral consecrated by Charles Borromeo, cardinal saint. 1579 - San Fedele built. 1580 - Plague.
17th century 1608 - Palazzo del Senato construction begins. 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens. 1618 - Pinacoteca Ambrosiana opens. 1630 - Plague begins. 1631 - Palazzo Annoni construction begins. 1640 - The gazette named Milano was published for the first time. 1644 - Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine rebuilt.
18th century 1717 - Teatro Regio Ducale built. 1761 - Palazzo Litta built. 1762 - Madonnina (statue) erected. 1772 - Royal Palace of Milan renovated. 1774 - Orto Botanico di Brera (garden) established. 1776 - Brera Academy founded. 1778 La Scala inaugurated. Royal Palace of Milan expanded. 1779 - Teatro Lirico built. 1784 - Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli established. 1785 - The newspaper Il Corriere di Gabinetto - Gazzetta di Milano was published for the first time. 1786 Biblioteca di Brera (library) opens. Archivio di Stato di Milano (state archives) established. 1793 - Palazzo Serbelloni built. 1796 - Milan declared capital of Cisalpine Republic. 1797 - 1st Grenadier Battalion and 2nd Rifle Battalion of the Polish Legions founded in Milan.
19th century 1802 - Milan becomes capital of the Napoleonic Italian Republic. 1805 - Coronation of Napoleon as King of Italy. 1807 Milan Conservatory established. Arena Civica opened. 1808 Milan Stock Exchange established. Casa Ricordi music publisher in business. 1817 - Caffè Cova in business on Via Monte Napoleone. 1820 - Revolutionary Carbonari arrested. 1824 - Pasticceria Marchesi in business. 1838 - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano founded. 1840 - Milan-Monza railway begins operating. 1842 - Premiere of Verdi's opera Nabucco. 1848 - Five Days uprising against Austrian Empire. 1853 - abortive Milan Uprising against Austrian rule. 1860 Campari in business. Antonio Beretta becomes mayor. 1861 Milan becomes part of Kingdom of Italy. City hall opens in Palazzo Marino. 1863 - Istituto Tecnico Superiore founded. 1864 - opens at . 1866 - Cimitero Monumentale di Milano opened. 1870 - Hoepli publisher in business. 1871 - Population: 261,976. 1872 Pirelli company founded. Ca' de Sass built. Teatro Dal Verme opens. 1873 - Società Storica Lombarda (history society) founded. 1876 Corriere della Sera newspaper begins publication. Trams begin operating. 1877 - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II built. 1879 Milano Affori railway station and Milano Bovisa-Politecnico railway station open. "Società d'Esplorazione Commerciale in Africa" founded. 1881 - Population: 321,839. 1883 - Salumi in business. 1886 Breda manufactory in business. German School of Milan founded. Piazza della Scala established. 1888 Parco Sempione established. Via Dante constructed.
1891 - Camera del Lavoro (labor centre) and (hiking club) founded. 1894 - Touring Club Italiano established. 1896 Casa di Riposo per Musicisti founded. Italo Pacchioni creates "first Italian film" Arrivo del treno alla Stazione di Milano. 1897 - Population: 470,558. 1898 - Bava-Beccaris massacre. 1899 Milan Football and Cricket Club founded. Parini statue erected in Piazza Cordusio.
20th century 1900s–1940s 1902 - Bocconi University founded. 1903 - Palazzo Castiglioni built. 1906 Confederazione Generale del Lavoro (labor union) headquartered in Milan. Milan International (1906) world's fair held Simplon Tunnel opens. Casa Campanini built. Population: 560,613. 1907 - (shoe shop) in business. 1908 - Internazionale Milano football club founded. 1909 - Malpensa Airport established. 1911 - in business. 1912 - Messina tram depot built. 1915 Castello Cova built. American Chamber of Commerce established. 1917 Galleria Pesaro opens. La Rinascente (shop) in business. 1919 March: Fascio di Combattimento political group founded. August: Honorary Consulate of Poland opened, later elevated to Consulate-General (see Italy–Poland relations). 1921 Milan Sample Fair begins. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore established. 1922 - Novecento Italiano art movement active. 1924 - University of Milan founded. 1926 - Stadio San Siro opens. 1927 - A. Rizzoli & Co. founded. 1930 - Planetario di Milano inaugurated. 1931 - Milano Centrale railway station opens. 1932 - Palazzo Mezzanotte (stock exchange) built. 1933 Trolleybuses begin operating. Torre Branca built in Parco Sempione. 1934 - Institute for International Political Studies founded.
1935 - Villa Necchi Campiglio (residence) built. 1937 - Linate Airport opens. 1939 A.C. Milan football club active. Anteo Spazio Cinema opens. 1942 - opens. 1945 - 29 April: Corpse of executed Mussolini brought to Piazzale Loreto. 1947 - Piccolo Teatro founded.
1950s–1990s 1954 - Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea inaugurated. 1955 FrancoAngeli publisher in business. Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea founded. 1956 - Palazzo dell'Arengario built. 1958 - Milan Fashion Week begins. 1960 - Cinema Ambasciatori opens. 1961 - Milan Furniture Fair begins. 1962 - Amica fashion magazine in publication. 1964 - Milan Metro begins operating. 1965 - Milan Cathedral final details completed. 1968 - IULM University of Milan founded. 1969 - Piazza Fontana bombing. 1974 - theatre troupe founded. 1975 - Armani fashion house founded. 1979 - MIP- Politecnico di Milano School of Management formed. 1980 opens. Parco Alessandrini inaugurated. 1982 - Domus Academy established. 1985 - Dolce & Gabbana fashion house founded. 1986 - Class Editori founded. 1987 MF Milano Finanza newspaper begins publication. Massimo De Carlo art gallery opens. 1990 Milan Metro Line 3 begins operating. Parco Agricolo Sud Milano established. 1991 July: City hosts the final round of the 1991 FIVB Volleyball World League. Viafarini (art entity) established. 10 Corso Como in business. 1994 - July: City hosts the final round of the 1994 FIVB Volleyball World League. 1995 - Documentation Center for Visual Arts founded. 1996 - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Trussardi Foundation established. 1997 - Milan Passante railway begins operating. 1998 June: University of Milan Bicocca established. July: City hosts the final round of the 1998 FIVB Volleyball World League. 1999 - Malpensa Express begins operating.
21st century 2001 23 May: 2001 UEFA Champions League Final held in Milan. 8 October: 2001 Linate Airport runway collision. City website online (approximate date). O’artoteca (art organization) founded. 2002 Orto Botanico di Cascina Rosa established. Teatro degli Arcimboldi opens. 2004 architects active. Bulgari Hotel in business. 2006 Lettera27 headquartered in Milan. Letizia Moratti becomes mayor. 2008 BikeMi launched. Ecopass congestion charge begins. 2009 Peep Hole and Cardi Black Box art gallery active. Homeless World Cup football contest held. 2010 - Population: 1,315,803. 2011 - Giuliano Pisapia becomes mayor. 2012 Portello Park inaugurated. Milan Area C congestion charge begins, replacing Ecopass. Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori high-speed train service begins operating, connecting Milan to Naples via Rome. 2013 - Population: 1,262,101 municipality; 3,075,083 province. 2015 - 1 May: Expo 2015 world fair opens. 2016 - June: Milan municipal election, 2016 held. 2026 - Milan co-hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics and 2026 Winter Paralympics between February and March.https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedulehttps://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/paralympic-games/schedule
See also History of Milan (it) List of mayors of Milan List of rulers of Milan
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it) Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Brescia; Cremona; Mantua; Pavia Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin
References
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
Published in the 16th-19th century in English
in other languages
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Published in the 20th century in English
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