The following is a of the history of the city of Athens, Greece.
Prior to 15th century
15thâÂÂ19th centuries
20th century
- After the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 1922 and the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey, Athens experienced its second period of explosive growth. More than a million Greek refugees from Asia Minor settled in Athens. Suburbs such as Nea Ionia and Nea Smyrni began as shantytowns refugee settlements on the Athens outskirts and the population of the city doubled.
- To Vima newspaper begins publication.
- Leoforos Alexandras Stadium opens in Ampelokipoi.
- 1923
- Vradyni newspaper begins publication.
- , convenes.
- 1924 - A.E.K. (sports club) formed near Omonoia Square.
- 1926 â Academy of Athens founded.
- 1928 â Population: 802,000 metro.
- 1929 â Residential Psychiko suburb developed.
- 1930 â National Theatre of Greece and Benaki Museum established.
- 1932 â Residential Filothei suburb developed.
- 1935
- October: Fifth National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens held.
- Alexandras Prosfygika housing complex built on Alexandras Avenue.
- 1938 â Airport built.
- 1939 â Greek National Opera established.
- 1940 â Population: 481,225 city; 1,124,109 metro.
- 1941 â 27 April: City occupation by German forces begins.
- 1944
- 14 October: City occupation by German forces ends.
- December: Dekemvriana clashes begin.
- Ta Nea newspaper begins publication.
- 1947 â Star-Cinema opens.
- 1951 â Population: 559,250 city; 1,368,142 metro.
- 1955 â Athens Festival of arts begins.
- 1957
- Astron Cinema opens.
- Hellenic American Union founded.
- 1971 â Population: 867,023 city; 2,101,103 urban agglomeration.
- 1972 â City becomes part of the Athens Prefecture administrative division.
- 1973
- Athens City Museum established.
- Athens Polytechnic uprising.
- 1974 â Eleftherotypia newspaper begins publication.
- 1980 â 31 July: 1980 Turkish embassy attack in Athens.
- 1981 â Ethnos newspaper begins publication.
- 1983 â Eleftheros Typos newspaper begins publication.
- 1984 â Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, California.
- 1987 â Miltiadis Evert becomes mayor.
- 1991 â Athens Concert Hall opens.
- 1994 â City becomes part of the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture administrative division.
- 1995 â Dimitris Avramopoulos becomes mayor.
- 1998 â Kokkalis Foundation headquartered in city.
- 1999 â The 6.0 Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800âÂÂ1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless in the region.
- 2000 â Ambelokipi metro station, Megaro Moussikis metro station, and Panormou metro station open.
21st century
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This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.
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