Timeline of Alexandria
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alexandria, Egypt.
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BCE era
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- 331 BC - Rhacotis renamed "Alexandria" by Alexander the Great (approximate date).
- 323-30 BC - Egypt's capital under Ptolemaic dynasty.
- 283 BC - Library of Alexandria opens (approximate date).
- 247 BC - Lighthouse of Alexandria built (approximate date).
- 1st century BC - Caesareum built.
- 80 BC - Romans in power.
- 48 BC - Julius Caesar conquers Alexandria.
- 48 BC - Great Royal Library of Alexandria burned.
- 47 BC - Siege of Alexandria.
- 47 BC - Caesar victorious.
- 44 BC - Assassination of Julius Caesar in Rome.
- 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria.
- 29 BC - Augustus takes city.
- 25 BC - Strabo, the Greek geographer and philosopher, visits Alexandria.
1st-15th centuries
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- 38 AD - Pogrom against Jews.
- 115 AD - City sacked during Jewish-Greek conflict.
- 122 AD - Hadrian rebuilds city.
- 176 AD - Catechetical School of Alexandria (oldest such school in the world) founded. Some recotds say 190 A.D. See article.
- 297 AD - Pompey's Pillar (column) built.
- 365 AD - Tsunami.[1][2]
- 391 AD - Theodosius I orders destruction of pagan temples.
- 619 AD - City besieged; Sassanid Persians in power.
- 641-642 AD - City besieged; Arabs in power;[3] capital of Egypt relocates from Alexandria to Fustat.
- 645 AD - Byzantines in power.
- 680 AD - Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral rebuilt.
- 956 AD - Earthquake.
- 1303 AD - Earthquake.[4]
- 1323 AD - Earthquake.[4]
- 1354 AD - Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue built.
- 1365 AD - October: City besieged by Cypriot forces.
- 1381 AD - Zaradel Synagogue established[5]
- 1477 AD - Citadel of Qaitbay established.
18th-19th centuries
- 1775 - El-Mursi Abul Abbas Mosque built.
- 1798
- 2 July: City besieged by French forces.
- Population: 8,000.[6]
- 1801
- 21 March: Battle between French and British forces.
- 17 August - 2 September: City besieged by British forces.
- 2 September: Capitulation to British.
- 1819 - Mahmoudiyah Canal constructed.[7]
- 1821 - Population: 12,528.[6]
- 1829 - Dockyard and arsenal open.[citation needed]
- 1833 - April: Luxor Obelisk shipped to Paris.
- 1834 - Ras el-Tin Palace construction begins.
- 1840 - Population: 60,000.[6]
- 1847 - Ras el-Tin Palace built.
- 1850 - Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue restored.
- 1853 - Azouz Synagogue rebuilt.
- 1856
- Cairo-Alexandria railway begins operating.[8]
- Cathedral of Evangelismos dedicated.
- 1859
- 1860 - Alexandria Ramleh Train Station established.
- 1862 - Theatre Zizinia built.[10]
- 1861 - Cotton boom.
- 1863
- Horse-drawn trams begin operating.
- Population: 170,000.[6]
- 1865 - Gas lighting introduced.[6]
- 1865-1869 - New port created.
8 1872 - Population ca. 200,000 (ca. 20% foreigners).
- 1873
- 1875 - Al-Ahram newspaper begins publication.
- 1877 - One of Cleopatra's Needles shipped to London.
- 1880 - The Egyptian Gazette launched in Alexandria.
- 1880 - One of Cleopatra's Needles shipped to New York City.
- 1880 - Zaradel Synagogue restored.
- 1881 - al-Tankit wa al-Tabkit newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1882
- 1883 - Alexandria Stock Exchange founded.
- 1887 - El-Hakaneia Palace built.
- 1892
- Graeco-Roman Museum established.
- Salamlek Palace built.
20th century
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- 1901 - Green Synagogue established.
- 1902
- Electric trams begin operating.
- Victoria College founded.
- 1903 - Khedivial yacht club built.[8]
- 1905 - Sea wall constructed.[8]
- 1907 - Population: 332,246.[8]
- 1910 - Hellenic Football Club Alexandria formed.
- 1910 - Sasson Synagogue established.
- 1914 - Alexandrian Union Club (football) formed.
- 1917 - Population ca. 460,000 (ca. 20% foreigners).
- 1919 - Princess Fatma Al-Zahra palace built.
- 1920 - Castro Synagogue established.
- 1920 - Nezah Israel Synagogue established.
- 1921 - Alexandria Opera House opens.
- 1922 - Shaaré Tefila Synagogue established.
- 1925 - Scottish School for Girls founded.
- 1927 - Population ca. 600,000 (ca. 17% foreigners).
- 1928 - Collège Saint Marc founded.
- 1929
- Alexandria Stadium opens.
- English Boys' School established.
- 1930 - Alexandria Aquarium opens.[citation needed]
- 1932 - Al-Haramlik Palace built.
- 1934 - Corniche constructed.[11]
- 1935 - English Girls College founded.
- 1937 - Eliahou Hazan Synagogue established.
- 1938 - Publication of The Egyptian Gazette moved from Alexandria to Cairo.
- 1941 - 19 December: Conflict between Italian and British naval forces.
- 1942 - Farouk University established.
- 1947 - Population ca. 950,000 (ca. 7% foreigners).
- 1950 - Hassab hospital established.
- 1952 - Egyptian Revolution.
- 1954 - 26 October: Attempted assassination of Nasser during speech in Mansheya.
- 1958 - Alexandria Zoo opens.
- 1960 - Siddiq Abdul-Latif becomes mayor.
- 1964 - September: Arab League summit held.
- 1965 - Population ca. 1.5 million.[12]
- 1969 - St. Takla Haymanot's Church consecrated.
- 1986
- Ismail El-Gawsaqi becomes mayor.
- Port of Dekheila constructed.
- Royal Jewelry Museum inaugurated.
- 1990 - Senghor University founded.
- 1996 - Alexandria Institute Of Technology founded.
- 1997 - Abdel-Salam El-Mahgoub becomes mayor.
- 1999 - Swedish Institute Alexandria established.
21st century
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- 2001 - Alexandria Center of Arts opens.
- 2002 - Bibliotheca Alexandrina inaugurated.
- 2003
- Harras El-Hedoud Stadium opens.
- Alexandria National Museum inaugurated.
- 2006
- Adel Labib becomes mayor.
- January–February: 2006 Africa Cup of Nations held.
- Population: 4,110,015.
- Pharos University established.
- 2007
- Borg El Arab Stadium opens.
- San Stefano Grand Plaza built.[citation needed]
- 2009 - Sadat Museum inaugurated.
- 2010 - Population: 4,358,439.[13]
- 2011
- Egyptian revolution
- 1 January: Bombing of Saints Church.
- 2012 - Protests against state president Mohamed Morsi.
- 2013 - January: Anti-Morsi protests.[14]
See also
- Other cities in Egypt
References
- ↑ Stiros, Stathis C.: "The AD 365 Crete earthquake and possible seismic clustering during the fourth to sixth centuries AD in the Eastern Mediterranean: a review of historical and archaeological data", Journal of Structural Geology, Vol. 23 (2001), pp. 545-562 (549 & 557)
- ↑ Mediterranean's 'horror' tsunami may strike again, New Scientist online, March 10, 2008.
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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and the German Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Published in the 18th-19th century
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