The following is a timeline of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

of the city of Bari in the Apulia region of

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Prior to 15th century

* 450 - Roman Catholic diocese of Bari established (approximate date). * 847 - Establishment of

Emirate of Bari The Emirate of Bari was a short-lived Islamic state in Apulia ruled by non-Arabs, probably Berbers and Black Africans. Controlled from the South Italian city of Bari, it was established about 847 when the region was taken from the Byzantine Empire, ...

. * 852 -

headquartered in city. * 871 - Fall of Bari to the forces of the Frankish Emperor Louis and his Lombard and Croatian allies. * 885 - Bari becomes "residence of the Byzantine governor." * 1002 - City besieged by "a Sicilian force under Safi." * 1035 - Cathedral of San Sabino construction begins. * 1068/71 -

Siege of Bari The siege of Bari took place 1068–71, during the Middle Ages, when Norman forces, under the command of Robert Guiscard, laid siege to the city of Bari, a major stronghold of the Byzantines in Italy and the capital of the Catepanate of Ita ...

by Norman forces. * 1087 -

Basilica di San Nicola The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Nicholas (Basilica of Saint Nicholas) is a church in Bari, Southern Italy that holds wide religious significance throughout Europe and the Christian world. The basilica is an important pilgrimage destination bot ...

construction begins (approximate date). * 1095 -

Peter the Hermit Peter the Hermit ( 1050 – 8 July 1115 or 1131), also known as Little Peter, Peter of Amiens ( fr. ''Pierre d'Amiens'') or Peter of Achères ( fr. ''Pierre d'Achères''), was a Roman Catholic priest of Amiens and a key figure during the militar ...

preaches the

First Crusade The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic r ...

. * 1098 - Religious council held in Bari. * 1136 - City taken by forces of

Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, sometimes numbered Lothair II and also known as Lothair of Supplinburg (1075 – 4 December 1137), was Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 until his death. He was appointed Duke of Saxony in 1106 and elected King of Germany in 1125 before ...

. * 1155 - Manuel I Komnenos in power. * 1156 - Bari sacked by forces of

William I of Sicily William I (1120 or 1121May 7, 1166), called the Bad or the Wicked ( scn, Gugghiermu lu Malu), was the second king of Sicily, ruling from his father's death in 1154 to his own in 1166. He was the fourth son of Roger II of Sicily, Roger II and Elvi ...

. * 1171 - Cathedral of San Sabino construction completed. * 1197 - Basilica di San Nicola consecrated. * 1233 - Castello Normanno-Svevo (Bari) (castle) rebuilt. * 1292 - Cathedral of San Sabino consecrated. * 1349 - City besieged by Hungarian and German forces. * 1399 - Giovanni Bozzuto appointed captain.

15th–19th centuries

* 1464 -

Sforza The House of Sforza () was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. They acquired the Duchy of Milan following the extinction of the Visconti family in the mid-15th century, Sforza rule ending in Milan with the death of the last me ...

in power. * 1500 -

Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan Isabella of Aragon (2 October 1470 – 11 February 1524), also known as Isabella of Naples, was by marriage Duchess of Milan and ''suo jure'' Duchess of Bari. A member of the Neapolitan branch of the House of Trastamara, her life was characte ...

in power. * 1545 - Population: 12,800. * 1567 - Flood. * 1558 - Bona Sforza leaves the town to Philip II. of Spain and Naples. * 1632 - Earthquake. * 1647 - Social unrest. * 1656 - Plague. * 1683 - Flood. * 1690 - 1692 - Major plague in the Province of Bari resulting in the entire region being placed under quarantine. * 1813 - City development outside the walls begins. * 1833 - August: Flood. * 1835 - (

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) established. * 1854 - Teatro Piccinni (theatre) opens. * 1860 - Bari becomes part of the

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and f ...

. * 1861 - Population: 44,572. * 1864 -

Bari Centrale railway station Bari Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Bari, capital of Apulia. It is one of the most important railway stations in Italy, with an annual ridership of 14 million. History The station was first built in 1864 and betwee ...

opens. * 1868 -

Bari–Taranto railway The Bari–Taranto railway is an Italian long railway line, that connects Bari with Gioia del Colle and Taranto. The line was opened in two stages between 1865 and 1868. On 1 June 1865 the section from Bari to Gioia del Colle opened; the line ...

in operation. * 1872 - New Port of Bari development begins. * 1877 - (library) opens. * 1887 - ''

La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno ''La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno'' (lit. "Gazette of the South") is an Italian daily newspaper, founded in 1887 in Bari, Italy. It is one of the leading newspapers published in Southern Italy, with most of its readers living in Apulia and Basili ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1897 - Population: 80,450. * 1900 - Bari-Putignano railway begins operating.

20th century

* 1901 - (publisher) in business. * 1903 - Teatro Petruzzelli (theatre) opens. * 1905 ** February: Flood. **

Bari-Casamassima-Putignano railway The Bari-Casamassima-Putignano railway is a long Italian railway line, that connects Bari with Putignano via Casamassima. The line was opened on 6 September 1905. Usage The line is used by the following service(s): *Local services (''Treno re ...

begins operating. * 1908 -

F.C. Bari 1908 Società Sportiva Calcio Bari, commonly referred to as Bari, is an Italian football club based in Bari, Apulia. Bari currently plays in the . The team finished the 2021–22 season in first place in Serie C and earned promotion to Serie B fo ...

(football club) formed. * 1911 - Population: 103,670. * 1914 - (theatre) opens. * 1915 - September: Flood. * 1921 - Population: 136,247. * 1924 - Università adriatica B. Mussolini founded. * 1925 -

Conservatory of Bari The Niccolò Piccinni Conservatory ( it, Conservatorio Niccolò Piccinni) was founded by the violinist and music critic Giovanni Capaldi in 1925, with headquarters in Villa Bucciero, Bari, Italy. It was the fourteenth music school to arise in Ita ...

established. * 1926 - November: Flood. * 1931 -

Ferrovie del Sud Est Ferrovie del Sud Est (FSE) is a railway company in Apulia region, Italy. The company operates in the ''comuni'' south of Lecce and in the provinces of Bari, Brindisi and Taranto. The company also operates bus lines. In August 2016 its network ...

(transit entity) established. * 1934 - Bari Airport built. * 1936 **

Ferrotramviaria Ferrotramviaria is a private railway company of Italy. Based in Bari, in the Apulia region, it manages the ''Ferrovie del Nord Barese'' network, composed by the Bari–Barletta railway and the Bari metropolitan railway service. Railway services ...

(transit entity) established. ** Population: 197,918. * 1943 - Air raid on Bari by German forces in World War II. * 1951 - Population: 268,183. * 1965 -

Bari–Barletta railway The Bari–Barletta railway is a regional railway line in Apulia, Italy, managed by the private company Ferrotramviaria Ferrotramviaria is a private railway company of Italy. Based in Bari, in the Apulia region, it manages the ''Ferrovie del N ...

begins operating. * 1981 - Population: 371,022. * 1985 - May: held. * 1990 ** Part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Bari. ** Polytechnic University of Bari established. ** Stadio San Nicola (stadium) opens.

21st century

* 2008 -

Bari metropolitan railway service The Bari metropolitan railway service is a commuter rail service in the Italian city Bari. It consists of two lines, joining the central railway station, located in the city centre, with the dormitory suburb San Paolo (line FM1) and with the � ...

begins operating. * 2009 -

Bari International Film Festival Bari International Film Festival (Bif&st) is an annual film festival held since 2009 in Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic ...

begins. * 2013 - Population: 313,213. * 2014 - Antonio Decaro becomes mayor. * 2015 ** May: Apulian regional election, 2015 held. **

Metropolitan City of Bari The Metropolitan City of Bari ( it, Città Metropolitana di Bari) is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari. It replaced the Province of Bari and includes the city of Bari a ...

administration effected. * 2016 - 12 July:

Andria–Corato train collision The Andria–Corato train collision happened late in the morning of 12 July 2016 when two regional passenger trains on a single-track section of the Bari–Barletta railway collided head-on between the towns of Andria and Corato in the Apulia re ...

occurs in vicinity of Bari.

References

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Bibliography

in English

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in Italian

* * 1857-1858 * * A. Beatillo. Storia di Bari. 1886 * * F. Carabellese. Bari. Bergamo 1909 * F. Colavecchio. Guida di Bari. 1910 * 1913-1915 * * 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

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