Timeline of Padua

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Padua in the Veneto region of Italy.

Prior to 15th century[]

  • 89 BCE - Romans in power.[1]
  • 45 BCE - Patavium designated a municipium.[1]
  • 350 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua established (approximate date).[2]
  • 452 CE - Padua besieged by Hun forces of Attila.[3]
  • 540 - Greeks in power.[3]
  • 601 - Padua besieged by forces of Lombard Agilulf.[3]
  • 11th century - Constitution created.[3]
  • 1219 - Palazzo della Ragione built.[3]
  • 1222 - University of Padua founded.[4]
  • 1230 - Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua construction begins.[3]
  • 1237 - Ezzelino III da Romano in power.[5]
  • 1256 - Ezzelino III ousted.[5]
  • 1266 - Padua takes nearby Vicenza.[6]
  • 1284 - Tomb of Antenor rebuilt in the  [it].[7][6]
  • 1305 - Artist Giotto paints the Scrovegni Chapel (approximate date).[8]
  • 1311 - Cangrande I della Scala in power.[3]
  • 1318 - Jacopo I da Carrara becomes lord of Padua.[3]
  • 1360 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[9]
  • 1386 -  [it] fought near Padua.

15th-19th centuries[]

  • 1404 -  [it] begins.
  • 1405 - Venetians in power.[3]
  • 1431 - Squarcione's school of art active.[10]
  • 1453 - Equestrian statue of Gattamelata erected in the  [it].[11]
  • 1472 - Printing press in operation.[12]
  • 1509 - September: Siege of Padua during the War of the League of Cambrai; Venetian forces defeat those of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 1526 -  [it] built on the Piazza dei Signori.[3]
  • 1540 - Accademia degli Infiammati (learned society) formed.
  • 1545 - Orto botanico di Padova (garden) founded.[13]
  • 1548 - Italian Synagogue founded.[14](it)
  • 1594 - Anatomical Theatre of Padua built in the university's Bo Palace.
  • 1617 - Spanish synagogue established.[14]
  • 1629 -  [it] (library) founded.
  • 1631 - Plague.
  • 1678 - Elena Cornaro Piscopia earns PhD degree from the university.[15]
  • 1767 - Prato della Valle (square) property transferred to city.
  • 1779 - Accademia di scienze lettere e arti (learned society) active.[16]
  • 1780 - Museo civico di Padova (city museum) founded.[17]
  • 1797 - Republic of Venice ends.[3]
  • 1831 - Pedrocchi Café in business.
  • 1842 - Padova railway station opens.
  • 1846 -  [it] becomes mayor.
  • 1857 - Biblioteca Civica di Padova (library) established.[18]
  • 1866 - Padua becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[3]
  • 1883 -  [it] begins operating.
  • 1897 - Population: 82,210.[19]

20th century[]

  • 1911 - Population: 96,230.[20]
  • 1937 -  [it] begins operating.
  • 1941 - Cinema Theatro Concordi built.[21]
  • 1944 - Aerial bombardment of Padua during World War II.[22]
  • 1947 -  [it] becomes mayor (until 1970).
  • 1948 - Archivio di Stato di Padova (state archives) established.[23]
  • 1953 -  [it] (war memorial) dedicated.
  • 1961 -  [it] (publisher) in business.[24]
  • 1974 - Banca d'Italia building constructed.[24]
  • 1977 -  [it] begins broadcasting.[24]
  • 1978 - Il Mattino di Padova newspaper begins publication.[25]
  • 1980 - Palasport San Lazzaro (arena) opens.
  • 1981 - Stadio Plebiscito (stadium) opens.
  • 1982 - 28 January: Rescue of kidnapped U.S. military officer Dozier.
  • 1993 - Flavio Zanonato becomes mayor.
  • 1996 - Banca Antoniana Popolare Veneta established.

21st century[]

  • 2002 - Regional  [it] newspaper begins publication.
  • 2006
  • 2007 - Rubber-tyred "tramway" (Translohr technology) begins operating.
  • 2011 - Population: 214,125.
  • 2014 - Municipal election held; Massimo Bitonci becomes mayor.(it)
  • 2015 - 31 May: Venetian regional election, 2015 held.

See also[]

Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it)

References[]

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  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Britannica 1910.
  4. ^ Selvatico 1869, pp. xix–xxxiv, Cronologia de principali fatti risguardanti la storia di Padova.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Hyde 1966.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Beneš 2011.
  7. ^ Armstrong 2004.
  8. ^ "Italian Peninsula, 1000–1400 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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  12. ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Padova". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company.
  13. ^ "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Elbogen 1905.
  15. ^ Kirstin Olsen (1994). Chronology of Women's History. Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-28803-8.
  16. ^ James E. McClellan (1985). "Official Scientific Societies: 1600-1793". Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. p. 261+. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
  17. ^ Andrea Moschetti (1903). Il Museo Civico di Padova: cenni storici e illustrativi (in Italian). P. Prosperini.
  18. ^ "(Comune: Padova)".  [it] (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
  20. ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
  21. ^ "Movie Theaters in Padova, Italy". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Storia della città di Padova" [History of the City of Padua]. Padovanet (in Italian). Comune di Padova. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  23. ^ "La Storia". Archivio di Stato di Padova (in Italian). Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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  25. ^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

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