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of the city of

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

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Prior to 17th century

* 218 BC - Town besieged by forces led by

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. * 27 BC - Romans establish Castra Taurinorum. * 69 AD - Fire caused by negligence of the 14th legion. * 312 -

Battle of Turin The siege of Turin took place from June to September 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession. A French army led by Louis de la Feuillade besieged the Savoyard capital of Turin, whose relief by Prince Eugene of Savoy has been called th ...

. * 5th century - Roman Catholic diocese of Turin established. * 773 -

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Charlemagne Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian ...

in power. * 10th century - Monastery of St. Andrew established. * 940s - Contea di Torino (countship) founded. * 1354 - founded. * 1404 - Palatine Towers rebuilt. * 1405 -

University of Turin The University of Turin (Italian language, Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public university, public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont (Italy), Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the List ...

founded. * 1453 - City sacked. * 1474 -

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in operation. * 1498 -

Turin Cathedral Turin Cathedral or Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (, ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of ...

built. * 1515 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin established. * 1536 - French in power. * 1563 - City becomes capital of the

Duchy of Savoy The Duchy of Savoy (; ) was a territorial entity of the Savoyard state that existed from 1416 until 1847 and was a possession of the House of Savoy. It was created when Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy f ...

. * 1565 - Citadel built. * 1568 - Collegio dei Nobili founded. * 1583 - Capuchin monastery founded on Monte dei Cappuccini.

17th century

* 1610 - Church of Corpus Domini and built. * 1630 - Plague. * 1638 - Piazza San Carlo laid out. * 1640 -

Siege of Turin The siege of Turin took place from June to September 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession. A French army led by Louis de la Feuillade besieged the Savoyard capital of Turin, whose relief by Prince Eugene of Savoy has been called th ...

; French in power. * 1652 - Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti founded. * 1656 - Monte dei Cappuccini church built. * 1658 - Royal Palace built. * 1659 - Artillery Arsenal founded. * 1660 -

Castello del Valentino The Valentino Castle () is a historic building in the northwestern Italian city of Turin. It is located in Parco del Valentino, and is the seat of the Architecture Faculty of the Polytechnic University of Turin. It is one of the Residences of the ...

built. * 1669 - Palazzo de Citta (town hall) built. * 1679 - Jesuit college built. * 1680 -

Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Carignano is a historical building in the centre of Turin, Italy, which houses the Museum of the Risorgimento. It was a private residence of the Princes of Carignano, after whom it is named. Its rounded façade is different from other f ...

built. * 1687 - Church of San Lorenzo built. * 1694 - Sindone Chapel built.

18th century

* 1706 - City besieged by French forces. * 1718 - Palazzo Madama expanded. * 1720 ** City becomes capital of the

Kingdom of Sardinia The Kingdom of Sardinia, also referred to as the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica among other names, was a State (polity), country in Southern Europe from the late 13th until the mid-19th century, and from 1297 to 1768 for the Corsican part of ...

. ** University Library founded. * 1730 - built. * 1731 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino (garden) laid out. * 1736 - built. * 1740 - Royal Theatre opens. * 1753 -

Teatro Carignano The Teatro Carignano (Carignano Theatre) is a theatre in Turin and one of the oldest and most important theatres in Italy. Designed by Benedetto Alfieri, it is located opposite the Palazzo Carignano. Building commenced in 1752 and the theatre wa ...

opens. * 1757 - Academy of sciences founded. * 1760 - Reycends publisher in business (approximate date). * 1763 - Caffè Al Bicerin in business. * 1772 - Church of San Filippo Neri built. * 1780 -

Caffè Fiorio The Caffè Fiorio is a historic café in Turin, northern Italy, located at Via Po 8. Founded in 1780, Fiorio became a fashionable meeting place for the artistic, intellectual and political classes of the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Freq ...

in business. * 1784 - Patriottica Nobile Societa del Casino formed. * 1785 - Società Agraria di Torino founded. * 1798 - French in power.

19th century

* 1801 - Fortifications demolished. * 1802 - City becomes part of French Empire. * 1814 - City becomes capital of Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. * 1815 - Accademia Filarmonica founded. * 1823 - Population: 88,000. * 1824 -

Museo Egizio The Museo Egizio () or Egyptian Museum is an archaeological museum in Turin, Italy, specializing in Art of Ancient Egypt, Egyptian archaeology and anthropology. It houses List of museums of Egyptian antiquities, one of the largest collections of ...

(Egyptian museum) founded. * 1831 -

Gran Madre di Dio, Turin Gran Madre di Dio (Great Mother of God) is a Neoclassicism, Neoclassic-style church in Turin, Italy, dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, Mother of God. It is located on the western bank of the Po River, facing the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I l ...

(church) built. * 1832 - Pinacoteca opens in Palazzo Madama. * 1837 - Royal Library of Turin and Royal Armoury established. * 1841 - Società del Whist founded. * 1843 - founded. * 1848 ** '' Gazzetta del Popolo'' begins publication. ** Luigi de Margherita becomes mayor. * 1857 - Fortifications demolished. * 1861 ** City becomes capital of newly united

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy (, ) was a unitary state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy wa ...

. ** Population: 173,305. * 1862 - Regio Museo Industriale Italiano (industrial museum) established. * 1863 - Club Alpino Italiano founded. * 1864 - Torino Porta Nuova railway station opens. * 1865 - Capital of

relocates from Turin to

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. * 1867 - '' Gazzetta Piemontese'' newspaper begins publication. * 1868 - and Torino Porta Susa railway station built. * 1869 ** 22 February: Biblioteca Civica Centrale (Turin) (library) opens. ** Le Nuove prison built. * 1871 ** Fréjus Rail Tunnel opens. ** Population: 207,770. * 1878 - Museum of the Risorgimento established. * 1879 - Mont Cenis

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Monument erected in Piazza Statuto. * 1889 -

Mole Antonelliana The Mole Antonelliana () is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. A ''wikt:mole#Italian, mole'' in Italian language, Italian is a building of monumental proportions. Construction began in 186 ...

built. * 1892 - (hiking club) formed. * 1896 - 1 February: Premiere of Puccini's opera ''

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''. * 1897 ** Sport Club Juventus formed. ** Population: 351,855. * 1899 - F.I.A.T. automotive manufactory in business.

20th century

* 1902 - International Exposition of Modern Decorative Arts held. * 1906 ** Lancia & C. automotive manufactory in business. ** Royal Turin Polytechnic and Torino Football Club founded. ** Population: 361,720. * 1907 -

Derby della Mole The Derby della Mole is the local derby played out between Turin's most prominent Association football, football clubs, Juventus FC, Juventus and Torino FC, Torino. It is also known as the Derby di Torino or the Turin Derby in English. It is na ...

athletic contest begins. * 1908 - September, first solo

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flight by a woman, Thérèse Peltier, from the Military Square, Turin * 1911 **

Turin International The Turin International was a world's fair held in Turin in 1911 titled ''Esposizione internazionale dell'industria e del lavoro''. It received 7,409,145 visits and covered 247 acres. Summary The fair opened on 29 April, was held just nine y ...

world's fair held. ** Population: 415,667. * 1919 - Honorary Consulate of

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opened (see '' Italy–Poland relations''). * 1922 - Conflict between Fascist and labour supporters. * 1933 **

Giulio Einaudi editore Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 1 ...

(publisher) in business. ** Stadio Benito Mussolini opens. * 1934 - City Museum of Ancient Art housed in the Palazzo Madama. * 1937 - constructed. * 1940 - Honorary Consulate of Poland closed. * 1944 - AGSSt 65 assembly center for Allied POWs established by the Germans (later relocated). * 1945 **

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take city. ** ''

Tuttosport ''Tuttosport'' is a daily sports newspaper based in the city of Turin, Italy. History and profile ''Tuttosport'' was first published on 30 July 1945. Renato Casalbore (who later died in the 1949 Superga air disaster alongside the Grande Torino ...

'' begins publication. * 1949 ** May 4: Superga air disaster. ** Torino Esposizioni built. * 1951 - Population: 719,300. * 1953 - Turin Airport built. * 1958 - Politecnico di Torino building constructed. * 1960 - Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile opens. * 1961 - Population: 1,025,822. * 1971 - Population: 1,167,968. * 1982 - Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani begins. * 1983 - February 13: Cinema Statuto fire. * 1988 - Salone del Libro (book fair) begins. * 1990 - Stadio delle Alpi opens. * 1992 - (orchestra) formed.

21st century

* 2001 - Sergio Chiamparino becomes mayor. * 2002 - Lumiq Studios established. * 2003 - Gruppo Torinese Trasporti founded. * 2004 ** Terra Madre conference begins. **

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campus established. * 2006 ** Turin Metro begins operating. **

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

held. ** Archaeological Park opens. ** City named World Book Capital by UNESCO. * 2007 - Eataly in business. * 2008 - National Museum of Cinema and Museum of Oriental Art established. * 2010 -

ToBike Oike was the bicycle-sharing system of the city of Turin. Planned between 2008 and 2009, it was operational from 2010 to 2023. Service The service was operational 24 hours a day every day of the year. It was based on the Bicincittà system: ...

municipal bike-sharing program begins. * 2011 **

Juventus Stadium Juventus Stadium (), known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Stadium since July 2017, sometimes simply known in Italy as the Stadium (), is an all-seater football stadium in the Vallette borough of Turin, Italy, and the home of Juventus ...

opens. ** Piero Fassino becomes mayor. * 2012 - Population: 906,089. * 2016 - June: Turin municipal election, 2016 held.

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