Timeline of Cremona

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cremona in the Lombardy region of Italy.

Prior to 16th century

• 218 BCE - Cremona becomes part of the Roman Republic.
• 89 BCE - Roman citizenship granted to Cremonese.

• 69 CE - occurs during the Roman civil war (68-69).
• 450 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona established (approximate date).
• 550 CE - Byzantines in power; town called "Cataulada."
• 603 CE - Town sacked by Lombard forces of Agilulf.
• 774 - Franks in power in region.
• 962 - Liutprand of Cremona becomes bishop.
• 1022 - Landolfo ousted.
• 1098 - Commune established.
• 1116 - Office of consul active (approximate date).
• 1167
• Cremona joins the Lombard League.
• Cremona Baptistery built.
• 1190 - Cremona Cathedral consecrated.
• 1250 - Parma-Cremona conflict.
• 1291 - Torrazzo of Cremona (tower) built.
• 1311 - Cremona sacked by forces of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1322 - Galeazzo I Visconti in power.
• 1406 - in power.
• 1419 - Filippo Maria Visconti in power.
• 1473 - Printing press in operation.
• 1499 - Venetians in power.

16th-19th centuries

• 1505 - Future luthier Andrea Amati born in Cremona.
• 1512 - Maximilian Sforza in power.
• 1535 - Spaniards in power in Lombardy region.
• 1565 - (administrative region) formed.
• 1567 - Future composer Claudio Monteverdi born in Cremona.
• 1588 - Astronomical clock installed in the Torrazzo.
• 1644 - Future luthier Antonio Stradivari born in Cremona.
• 1668 - Population: 10,000.
• 1676 - Accademia dei Disuniti formed.
• 1702 - Battle of Cremona fought during the War of the Spanish Succession.
• 1707 - Austrians in power.
• 1747 - Teatro Nazari (theatre) opens.
• 1775 - opens.
• 1814 - Austrians in power in Lombardy region.
• 1848 - Revolution of 1848.
• 1859
• Cremona becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
• (provincial district) established.
• 1863 - Treviglio–Cremona railway begins operating & Cremona railway station opens.
• 1866 - Pavia–Cremona railway and Brescia–Cremona railway begin operating.
• 1875 - Interessi Cremonesi newspaper begins publication.
• 1879 - Provincia newspaper begins publication.
• 1897 - Population: 37,632.

20th century

• 1901 - Population: 39,344.
• 1903 - U.S. Cremonese (football club) formed.
• 1906 - Cremona–Fidenza railway begins operating.
• 1911 - Population: 40,436.
• 1916 - begins operating.
• 1922 - "Fascist squads devastated the headquarters" of the Italian People's Party in Cremona.
• 1928 - Museo Civico Ala Ponzone (museum) opens in the Palazzo .
• 1929 - Stadio Giovanni Zini (stadium) opens.
• 1933 - Piacenza–Cremona railway begins operating.
• 1940 - begins operating.
• 1947 - newspaper begins publication.
• 1971 - Population: 82,904.⁽⁾
• 1994 - (library) established.

21st century

• 2012 - UNESCO recognized the "Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona" as intangible cultural heritage
• 2013 - Population: 72,137.
• 2014 - Gianluca Galimberti becomes mayor.
• 2019 - The Museo del Violino commences the "Stradivarius Sound Bank" preservation project.

See also

• Cremona history ()
• List of mayors of Cremona
• (in Italian)
• Lombardy history (region)
• (region)

Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:⁽⁾

• Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa
• Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Brescia; Mantua; Milan; Pavia
• Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin

References

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• (+ 1870 ed.)

in Italian

• (bibliography)

External links

• Archivio di Stato di Cremona (state archives)
• Items related to Cremona, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Cremona, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)