Timeline of Tallinn
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tallinn, Estonia.
Prior to 17th century[]
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- 3000 BC - First signs of a settlement in Tallinn.
- 900 BC - Iru settlement.
- 300 - Iru fort built.
- 1050 - Lyndanise Fort built on Toompea.
- 1219
- Toompea Castle taken by forces of Valdemar II of Denmark.[1]
- St Mary's Cathedral built.
- 1227 - Town charter granted.[2]
- 1240 – St. Olaf's Church built.[3]
- 1265 – Town wall constructed.
- 1275 – St. Nicholas' Church built (approximate date).
- 1284 – Reval becomes part of Hanseatic League.[4]
- 1343
- 1347 – Reval sold to Teutonic Order.[4]
- 1360 - Town "fortified."[5]
- 1370 – Pikk Hermann tower built.
- 1372
- School built on Pikk Street.[2]
- Population: 3,250.
- 1404 – Town Hall rebuilt.
- 1410 – Great Guild Hall built.[6]
- 1422 – Raeapteek pharmacy in business.
- 1433 – Fire.[3]
- 1436 – St. Bridget's Convent built.
- 1441 – Christmas tree display in Town Hall Square begins.[citation needed]
- 1464 - Plague.[2]
- 1475 – The artillery tower Kiek in de Kök built.
- 1514 - December: Christmas tree displayed in marketplace.[7]
- 1530
- Fat Margaret tower built.
- Old Thomas weathervane installed atop Town Hall.
- 1532 – Plague.[3]
- 1561 – Reval becomes a dominion of Sweden.[4]
- 1569 – Reval besieged by Danes.[3]
- 1570 – Reval besieged by Russians.[3][8]
- 1577 – Reval besieged by Russians.[3][8]
17th century[]
- 1630 – Reval Gymnasium (school) established.[2]
- 1633 - Gymnasiums printing house is founded.
- 1638 - Beginning of regular post between Tallinn and other Swedish cities.
- 1675 - First newspaper in Tallinn, Revalsche Post-Zeitung, starts operating.
- 1684 - Devastating fire in Toompea.
18th century[]
- 1710 – Peter the Great's army besieges Reval, Reval surrenders (Siege of Reval (1710)), and Russian rule begins.[3]
- 1719 – Catherinethal Palace (Kadriorg Palace) built.[3]
- 1725 - Toompea orphanage is founded.
- 1726 - Naval Blockade of Reval (1726)
- 1758 - City is released for the task to hold up the defence facilities.
- 1765 - Domeschool is changed to Academic Knightschool. Domechurch loses its control over the school and it is given to Estonian Knighthood.
- 1769- Mihkli church-monastery is reconstructed as an orthodox church.
- 1772
- Castle rebuilt.[3]
- Population: 6,954.
- Cemeteries are taken outside of city walls.
- 1774 – Kopli cemetery and Mõigu cemetery established.
- 1782 - Population: 10,653
- 1784 - First theatre is founded by August von Kotzebue.
- 1795 - The Tallinna saksa teater is founded.
19th century[]
- 1801 - British navy under the command of admiral Nelson is on the Bay of Tallinn, but he doesn´t attack.
- 1816 – Population: 12,000.
- 1817 - Tallinn´s customs affair
- 1820 - Oleviste Church´s tower burns down.
- 1827-
- 1831 - Cholera strikes Tallinn (758 victims)
- 1843 - The renovation of city's canalisation begins. It is finished by the year 1860.
- 1845 – Church of Saints Peter & Paul built.[6]
- 1848
- Estonian Knighthood House rebuilt.
- Cholera attack again (1029 victims)
- 1851 – Population: 24,000.
- 1857
- Tallinn is removed from the list of fortress citys, which marks the beginning of Tallinns rapid expansion and becoming a metropol.
- First baltic singing festival takes place in Tallinn.
- 1860 - First edition of the Revalsche Zeitung published
- 1864 – Kanut Guild Hall built.[6]
- 1865 - The Gas factory of Tallinn is finished.
- 1867 – St. John's Church built.
- 1870
- Railway begins operating.[2]
- Baltic Station (Tallinn Railway station, Balti jaam) built.
- 1880 - June: Estonian Song Festival held in city.[2]
- 1881 - The construction of a modern canalisation begins.
- 1883
- Tallinn City Archives open.[9]
- Great Synagogue of Tallinn founded.[10]
- 1886 – Glehn Castle built.
- 1888 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating.[2]
- 1889 - Toompea is finally administratively united with Reval.
- 1896 – Estonian Song Festival relocates to Reval.
- 1900
- Nevsky Cathedral built.
- Population: 66,292.[3]
20th century[]
1900s-1940s[]
- 1901 - First Estonian newspaper Teataja begins circulation.[2]
- 1902 - Russalka Memorial erected.
- 1903 - Rahumäe cemetery established.
- 1905 - January: Labour strike.[2]
- 1906 - Estonia theatre group active.
- 1910 - German Theatre built.[6]
- 1913
- Power Plant begins operating.
- Bekker Port and Estonia Theatre open.
- 1914 - Industrial Art School founded.
- 1916 - Defence Forces Cemetery established.
- 1917
- 1918
- February: Germans in power.[2]
- National Library of Estonia established.
- Tallinn College of Engineering and Higher Music School established.
- 1919 - Art Museum of Estonia established.
- 1921 - Tallinn French School founded.
- 1923
- Pääsküla-Tallinn electric railway begins operating.[2]
- Hiiu Stadium built.
- Järve train station opens.
- 1924
- Tallinn Jewish School established.
- Elektriraudtee begins operating.
- November 3 – Kivimäe train station opens.
- 1925
- Narva Road tram begins operating.[2]
- Chamber of Commerce founded.
- 1926
- Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra active.
- Kadriorg Stadium built.
- Nõmme gained town rights.
- Hiiu train station opens.
- 1928 - Lilleküla train station opens.
- 1932 - Laagri train station opens.
- 1933 - Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit opens.
- 1935 - Estonian Maritime Museum founded.
- 1936
- Tallinn Airport opens.
- Tallinn Technical Institute active.[2]
- 1937 - French Lyceum built.
- 1938 - Kopli freight station opens.
- 1939 - Tallinn Zoo founded.[12]
- 1940 - July 29: Town of Nõmme merged to Tallinn.
- 1941 - August: Germans in power.[2]
- 1942 - Bombing by Soviets.
- 1943
- Bombing by Soviets.
- March 24: Bungsberg (ship) sunk.
- 1944 - Bombing by Soviets.[2]
- 1945 - Tallinna Autobussikoondis founded.
- 1946 - Institute of Theology of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church established.
- 1947 - Monument to the Liberators of Tallinn unveiled.
1950s-1990s[]
- 1952 - Tallinn Pedagogical Institute established.[2]
- 1955 - July: Television begins broadcasting.[2]
- 1956 - Kalevi Keskstaadion built.
- 1959
- Tallinn Song Stage built.
- Bus Station moved to its current location from the Stalin Square (Viru Square).
- Population: 283,071.
- 1960 - July 21: Tallinna Kaubamaja (department store) opened.
- 1961
- December 1 – Tallinn Botanic Garden established.[13]
- Development of Õismäe area begins.[2]
- Tallinn Music High School founded.
- 1962 - Kalevi Spordihall built.
- 1964 - Kalamaja cemetery destroyed.
- 1965
- July 6 – Trolleybuses begin operating.
- Helsinki-Tallinn ferry resumes operation.[2]
- New Bus Station built.
- 1966 - August 2: Tallinn Old Town conservation area established.
- 1969 - Pirita Velodrome opens.
- 1972 - May 5: Viru Hotel opens.
- 1975 - Population: 299,000.[14]
- 1977 - Development of Lasnamäe area begins.[2]
- 1980
- MS Georg Ots begins operating.
- Linnahall, TV Tower and Post Office built.
- April 6 – Hotel Olümpia opens.
- 1986 - Muuga Harbour opens.
- 1987
- Singing demonstrations against Soviet occupation begin.
- Estonian History Museum inaugurated.
- 1988 - Estonian Business School established.
- 1989
- 1990 - Estonian School of Diplomacy established.
- 1991
- Estoniya newspaper begins publication.
- Estonian Maritime Academy and University Nord founded.
- 1992
- Port authority established.
- Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, International University Audentes, , and Tallinn University of Applied Sciences established.
- 1993 - Concordia International University Estonia established.
- 1997
- Tammsaare tee extended to the interchange of Pärnu maantee and Järvevana tee.
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival begins.
- Euro University established.
- 1998 - Rocca al Mare Shopping Centre opens.
- 1999
- Meriton Grand Hotel opens.
- May 28 – Kristiine shopping centre opens.
- 2000 – Estonian Information Technology College established.
21st century[]
- 2001
- A. Le Coq Arena (Lilleküla Stadium) and Saku Suurhall Arena open.
- February 1 – Radisson SAS Hotel opens.
- 2003
- Kultuuritehas Polymer active.[citation needed]
- Museum of Occupations opens.
- 2004
- Viru Center with bus terminal opens.
- Ülemiste Center opens.
- 2005
- Tallinn University and Baltic Film and Media School established.
- Theatre NO99 active.
- 2006 - Kumu Art Museum built.
- 2007
- April: Bronze Night unrest.[16]
- December 10 – Swissôtel Tallinn opens.
- Tallinn Synagogue built.
- 2008
- NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre built.
- November 10 – Kitseküla train station opens.
- 2009
- Väo Power Plant begins operating.
- War of Independence Victory Column unveiled.
- October 6 – Nokia Concert Hall opens.
- October 9 – Solaris Center opens.
- 2010 - 23rd European Film Awards held.
- 2011
- Tallinna TV begins broadcasting.
- City designated a European Capital of Culture
- 2015 - Population: 439,286.
- 2017 - Tram line 4 extended to the airport.
- 2019 - Opening of Reidi tee between Kadriorg and the Old Port.
See also[]
- List of mayors of Tallinn
- History of Tallinn
- Other names of Tallinn
- Timeline of Estonian history
References[]
- ^ Ring 1995.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Toivo Miljan (2004). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Estonia. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6571-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Britannica 1910.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Murray 1849.
- ^ Townsend 1877.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Baedeker 1914.
- ^ Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Robert I. Frost (2014). "Chronology". The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558 - 1721. Routledge. p. 330+. ISBN 978-1-317-89858-0.
- ^ "Arhiivindus: History". Tallinn City. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Tallinn". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. New York: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Esthonia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Western Europe: Russia and former Soviet Union (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. p. 375+. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
- ^ "Garden Search: Estonia". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
- ^ Film and Television Collections in Europe: the MAP-TV Guide. Routledge. 1995. ISBN 978-1-135-37262-0.
- ^ "Estonia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
This article incorporates information from the Estonian Wikipedia.
Bibliography[]
- "Reval", Hand-book for Northern Europe, London: John Murray, 1849
- George Henry Townsend (1877), "Revel", Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
- "Reval", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- "Reval", Russia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 1328163
- William Henry Beable (1919), "Reval", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Tallinn". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 719. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
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