The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bari in the Apulia region of Italy.
Prior to 15th century
- 450 - Roman Catholic diocese of Bari established (approximate date).[1]
- 847 - Establishment of Emirate of Bari.[2]
- 852 - Emirate of Bari headquartered in city.[3]
- 871 - Fall of Bari to the forces of the Frankish Emperor Louis and his Lombard and Croatian allies.[4]
- 885 - Bari becomes "residence of the Byzantine governor."[3]
- 1002 - City besieged by "a Sicilian force under Safi."[5]
- 1035 - Cathedral of San Sabino construction begins.[3]
- 1068/71 - Siege of Bari by Norman forces.[3]
- 1087 - Basilica di San Nicola construction begins (approximate date).[3]
- 1095 - Peter the Hermit preaches the First Crusade.[3]
- 1098 - Religious council held in Bari.[5]
- 1136 - City taken by forces of Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor.[5]
- 1139 - Roger II of Sicily attacked Bari, damaging the city walls.[6]
- 1155 - Manuel I Komnenos in power.[5]
- 1156 - Bari sacked by forces of William I of Sicily.[3][6]
- 1171 - Cathedral of San Sabino construction completed.[3]
- 1197 - Basilica di San Nicola consecrated.[5]
- 1233 - Castello Normanno-Svevo (Bari) (castle) rebuilt.[3]
- 1292 - Cathedral of San Sabino consecrated.[5]
- 1349 - City besieged by Hungarian and German forces.[5]
- 1399 - Giovanni Bozzuto appointed captain.[7]
15th–19th centuries
- 1464 - Sforza in power.[5]
- 1500 - Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan in power.[5]
- 1545 - Population: 12,800.[8]
- 1567 - Flood.[8]
- 1558 - Bona Sforza leaves the town to Philip II. of Spain and Naples.[3]
- 1647 - Social unrest.[8]
- 1656 - Plague.[8]
- 1683 - Flood.[8]
- 1690 - 1692 - Major plague in the province of Bari resulting in the entire region being placed under quarantine.[9]
- 1813 - City development outside the walls begins.[8]
- 1833 - August: Flood.[8]
- 1835 - Archivio di Stato di Bari (state archives) established.[10]
- 1854 - Teatro Piccinni (theatre) opens.
- 1860 - Bari becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[8]
- 1861 - Population: 44,572.
- 1864 - Bari Centrale railway station opens.
- 1868 - Bari–Taranto railway in operation.
- 1872 - New Port of Bari development begins.[8]
- 1877 - Biblioteca nazionale Sagarriga Visconti-Volpi (library) opens.
- 1887 - La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1897 - Population: 80,450.[12]
- 1900 - Bari-Putignano railway begins operating.[citation needed]
20th century
- 1901 - Casa editrice Giuseppe Laterza & figli (publisher) in business.
- 1903 - Teatro Petruzzelli (theatre) opens.
- 1905
- February: Flood.[8]
- Bari-Casamassima-Putignano railway begins operating.
- 1908 - F.C. Bari 1908 (football club) formed.
- 1911 - Population: 103,670.[13]
- 1914 - Teatro Margherita (Bari) (theatre) opens.
- 1915 - September: Flood.[8]
- 1921 - Population: 136,247.
- 1924 - Università adriatica B. Mussolini founded.[8]
- 1925 - Conservatory of Bari established.
- 1926 - November: Flood.[8]
- 1931 - Ferrovie del Sud Est (transit entity) established.
- 1934 - Bari Airport built.
- 1936
- Ferrotramviaria (transit entity) established.
- Population: 197,918.
- 1939 - Trolleybuses in Bari begin operating
- 1943 - Air raid on Bari by German forces in World War II.
- 1951 - Population: 268,183.
- 1965 - Bari–Barletta railway begins operating.
- 1981 - Population: 371,022.
- 1985 - May: Apulian comunal election, 1985 held.
- 1990
- Part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Bari.
- Polytechnic University of Bari established.[14]
- Stadio San Nicola (stadium) opens.
21st century
- 2008 - Bari metropolitan railway service begins operating.
- 2009 - Bari International Film Festival begins.
- 2013 - Population: 313,213.[15]
- 2014 - Antonio Decaro becomes mayor.
- 2015
- May: Apulian regional election, 2015 held.
- Metropolitan City of Bari administration effected.
- 2016 - 12 July: Andria–Corato train collision occurs in vicinity of Bari.
See also
- Bari history
- History of Bari; includes Timeline (in Italian)
- List of mayors of Bari
- List of bishops of Bari
- Duchy of Bari
- History of Apulia (region)
Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:(it)
- Timeline of Brindisi, Apulia region
- Timeline of L'Aquila, Abruzzo region
- Timeline of Naples, Campania region
- Timeline of Reggio Calabria
- Timeline of Salerno, Campania
- Timeline of Taranto, Apulia
References
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Barbara M. Kreuz, Before the Normans - Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries, University of Pennsylvania Press, p 38
- ^ Britannica 1910.
- ^ Barbara M. Kreuz, Before the Normans - Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries, University of Pennsylvania Press, p 45
- ^ Barker 2004.
- ^ Bellato 2024.
- ^
- ^ Treccani 1930.
- ^ Filippo de Arrieta, Raguaglio Historico del Contaggio Occorso Nella Provincia di Bari Negli Anni 1690,1691, 1692; Napoli 1694
- ^ "Archivio di Stato di Bari" (in Italian). Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani. Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World. 5th ed. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=1081. – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374?urlappend=%3Bseq=1107
- ^ Walter Rüegg (ed.) (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. Vol. 4. History of the University in Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 576+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
- ^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- "Bari", "Southern Italy and Sicily", 15th ed., Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908
- Ashby, Thomas (1910). Vol. 3. pp. 400–401.
- John W. Barker (2004). "Bari". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Christopher Kleinhenz (ed.). Routledge. pp. 94–96. ISBN 0415939291.
- Giulia Bellato (2024). "Bari and political violence in the twelfth century: a case of medieval urbicide". Journal of Architectural Design and History
- Umberto Benigni (1907). "Bari". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York.
- Octavian Blewitt (1853), "Bari", "Handbook for Travellers in Southern Italy", John Murray, OCLC 2231455
- "Bari". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312868?urlappend=%3Bseq=811
- Roy Domenico (2002). "Apulia: Bari". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 19+. ISBN 0313307334.
- Richard Gottheil (1902), "Bari", "Jewish Encyclopedia", Vol. 2, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282300?urlappend=%3Bseq=582
- William Smith (ed.) (1872 [1854]). "Barium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cuq?urlappend=%3Bseq=399
in Italian
- Antonio Beatillo (1886 [1637]). Storia di Bari. stab. tip. Cannone.
- Giulio Petroni. Della storia di Bari. Stamperia e cartiere del Fibreno. 1857–1858
- "Bari delle Puglie". Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian). Vol. 3. 6th ed. Turin: Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese. 1877. hdl:2027/uc1.c2649801?urlappend=%3Bseq=336
- A. Beatillo. Storia di Bari. 1886
- Nicola Bernardini (ed.) (1890). "Provincia di Bari". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. hdl:2027/njp.32101074983378?urlappend=%3Bseq=305
- F. Carabellese. Bari. Bergamo 1909
- F. Colavecchio. Guida di Bari. 1910
- Saverio La Sorsa. La vita di Bari durante il secolo XIX. Commissione provinciale di archeologia e storia patria [Bari] Documenti e monografie, v. 12, 15. 1913–1915
- "Bari delle Puglie", "Enciclopedia Italiana" (in Italian), 1930
- Vito Masellis. Storia di Bari dalle origini ai nostri giorni. Italstampa, 1966
- Dino Borri et al. Storia di Bari. Laterza, 1994
- Pietro Mazzeo. Storia di Bari dalle origini alla conquista normanna (1071), Adriatica Editrice, Bari, 2008
External links
- Items related to Bari, various dates (via Europeana)
- Items related to Bari, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)