Timeline of Beirut

The following is a of the history of the city of Beirut, Lebanon.

Prior to 20th century

• 140 BC – City destroyed by Diodotus Tryphon.
• 64 BC – Beirut conquered by Agrippa.
• 14 BC – During the reign of Herod the Great, Berytus became a colonia.
• 551 CE – Earthquake.
• 635 – Beirut passes into Arab control.
• 759 – Prince Arslan bin al-Mundhir founds the Principality of Sin-el-Fil in Beirut.
• 1110 – Baldwin overtakes city, is absorbed into the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
• 1187 – Saladin re-takes city.
• early 17th.C. – Fakhr al-Din II fortifies the town.
• 1763 – Ottomans reclaim the city.
• 1772 – Russian occupations of Beirut.
• 1832 – Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in power.
• 1840
• October: Battle of Beirut.
• Settlement of the hills surrounding the walled city begins, notably Moussaitbeh and Achrafieh
• 1853 – Grand Serail built.
• 1858 – Hadiqat al-Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
• 1860
• Druze–Maronite conflict.
• Sursock House built.
• 1866 – Syrian Protestant College established.
• 1868 – Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut established.
• 1875
• Saint Joseph University founded.
• Thamarāt al FunÅ«n newspaper begins publication.
• 1877 – Lisan al-Hal newspaper begins publication.
• 1883 – Hôtel-Dieu de France founded.
• 1888 – Beirut was made capital of a vilayet (governorate) in Syria,[37] including the sanjaks (prefectures) Latakia, Tripoli, Beirut, Acre and Bekaa.
• 1894
• Saint George Maronite Cathedral constructed.
• Harbour, constructed by a French company.
• 1895 – Railway completed "across the Lebanon to Damascus."
• 1898 – Population: 120,000 (approximate).

20th century

1900s–1960s

• 1999 al-Iqbāl newspaper begins publication.
• 1907
• Railway to Aleppo completed.
• René Moawad Garden established.
• Baidaphon (record label) in business (approximate date).
• 1916 – Place des Canons renamed Martyrs' Square.
• 1920 – Beirut Stock Exchange founded.
• 1920 – 1 September: Lebanon Republic (Greater Lebanon) proclaimed a state.
• 1921 – Beirut Traders Association founded.
• 1924 – Al Joumhouria newspaper begins publication
• 1925
• National Conservatory of Music established.
• Maghen Abraham Synagogue built.
• 1927 – American Junior College for Women opens in Ras Beirut.
• 1933
• Parliament of Lebanon building erected.
• An-Nahar newspaper begins publication.
• L'Orient newspaper begins publication.
• 1934 – Population: 162,000 (approximate).
• 1936 – Kamel Abbas Hamieh takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• 1937
• Académie libanaise des beaux-arts founded.
• Ararad newspaper begins publication.
• Zartonk newspaper begins publication.
• 1938 – Al Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
• 1941 – Eastern Times newspaper begins publication.
• 1942 – National Museum of Beirut opens.
• 1943 – Beirut becomes capital city of independent Lebanon.
• 1946
• Nicolas Rizk takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• Al-Hayat newspaper begins publication.https://books.google.com/books?id=8vBnBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA311
• 1950 – Population: 181,271.
• 1951 – Lebanese University and Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun founded.
• 1952
• George Assi takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• The Daily Star newspaper begins publication.
• 1954 – Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport opens.
• 1956 – Bachour Haddad takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• 1957 – Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium opens.
• 1958 – Population: 400,000 (estimate).
• 1959
• Télé Liban (television) begins broadcasting.
• Philip Boulos takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• Al Anwar newspaper begins publication.
• 1960
• Beirut Arab University established.
• Emile Yanni takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• 1961
• Orient-Institut Beirut established.
• Sursock Museum and Phoenicia Beirut Hotel open.
• 1963 – Gallery One (cultural space) opens.
• 1964 – Saint Nicolas Garden opens.
• 1966 – Al Ahed football team established, headquartered in Beirut.
• 1967 – Chafik Abou Haydar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• 1968 – "Israel raids Beirut airport."

1970s–1990s

• 1970
• L'Orient Le Jour newspaper begins publication.
• Population: 474,870 city; 938,940 urban agglomeration.
• Sassine Square construction ends
• 1972 – Manoukian Center established.
• 1973 – Holiday Inn in business.
• 1974 – As-Safir newspaper begins publication.
• 1975
• April: Lebanese Civil War begins.
• Green Line established between mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut and the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut.
• Centre for Arab Unity Studies founded.
• 1976 – al-Murābiá¹­ newspaper begins publication.
• 1977 – Mitri El Nammar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• 1978 – Syrian siege of Achrafiyeh, the main Christian district of Beirut.
• 1982
• Israeli invasion.
• 14 September: Bachir Gemayel assassinated.
• 1983 – French and US barracks bombed.
• 1986 – Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Arabes Chretiennes founded.
• 1987 – George Smaha takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• 1988 – Ad-Diyar newspaper begins publication.
• 1989 – Lebanese Center for Policy Studies headquartered in city.
• 1990 – Center for Strategic Studies Research and Documentation
• 1991 – Al Manar TV begins broadcasting.
• 1992 – Nayef Al Maaloof takes office as Governor of Beirut
• 1993
• B 018 nightclub opens.
• Future Television begins broadcasting.
• 1994 – Solidere (redevelopment company) founded.
• 1995 – Nicolas Saba takes office as Governor of Beirut
• 1997
• Arab Image Foundation established.
• Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium rebuilt.
• 1999
• Yaacoub Sarraf takes office as Governor of Beirut.
• Planet Discovery children's museum inaugurated.
• Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra and Al-Kafaàt University founded.
• 2000 – Museum of Lebanese Prehistory established.

21st century

2000s

• 2001 – Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center opens.
• 2003
• Beirut Marathon begins.
• Music Hall opens.
• Al-Balad newspaper begins publication.
• 2004
• Souk el Tayeb farmer's market opens.
• Helem (LGBT group) active.
• Al-Saha Village restaurant in business.
• 2005
• Cedar Revolution
• Nassif Kaloosh takes office as Governor of Beirut
• Ya Libnan news website launched.
• 2006
• Political protests
• Robert Mouawad Private Museum opens.
• Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
• 2007 – Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque built.
• 2008 – Platinum Tower built.
• 2009
• 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Beirut.
• Beirut Art Center opens.
• Beirut Souks and Le Gray hotel in business.
• City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.

2010s

• 2010
• Bilal Hamad becomes mayor.
• Four Seasons Hotel Beirut opens.
• 2011
• Political protests
• Zaitunay Bay pedestrian area opens.
• 2012
• Violent unrest related to Syrian uprising.
• Al-Mayadeen television begins broadcasting.
• 19 October: Bombing in Achrafieh.
• 16 November: Überhaus nightclub opens.
• 2013
• 9 July: Bombing in Bir el-Abed.
• 15 August: Bombing.
• 19 November: Iranian embassy bombings.
• 27 December: Bombing.
• 2015
• 21 July: Protests.
• 12 November: Bombing.

2020s

• 2020
• 4 August: Explosion in port
• 2021
• 14 October: Clashes

See also

• Beirut history
• List of governors of Beirut
• Timeline of Lebanese history

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in 19th century

Published in 20th century

• – literary criticism
• Projecting Beirut. 1998.

Published in 21st century

External links

• Fulltext articles related to Beirut (via HAL, Centre pour la communication scientifique directe, France)