Timeline of Reggio Calabria

The following is a of the history of the city of Reggio Calabria, Italy.

Prior to 20th century

• 8th century BCE - Reghion established by Chalcidian Greeks.
• 386 BCE - Town sacked by forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse.
• 91 BCE - Earthquake.⁽⁾
• 89 BCE - Rhegium becomes a Roman municipium.
• 17 CE - Earthquake.⁽⁾
• 362 CE - Earthquake.⁽⁾
• 410 CE - Reggio sacked by forces of Alaric.
• 458 - Reggio taken by forces of Totila.
• 550 - Roman Catholic diocese of Reggio Calabria established (approximate date).
• 950 - Reggio taken by Muslim forces.
• 1059 - Reggio taken by Norman forces.
• 1783 - Earthquake.
• 1806 - Administrative established.
• 1818
• Regia Biblioteca Ferdinandiana (library) established.
• Real Teatro Borbonio (theatre) opens.
• 1852 - Archivio di Calabria Ultra Prima (archives) opens.
• 1860
• 21 August: ; Garibaldian forces win.
• (administrative region) established.
• 1866 - Railway station opens; Reggio Calabria - Lazzaro railway begins operating.
• 1884 - erected in the .
• 1894 - .
• 1895 - Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway begins operating.
• 1896 - (park) opens.
• 1897 - Population: 46,399.

20th century

• 1904 - ' newspaper begins publication.
• 1908 - December: Earthquake.
• 1911 - Population: 43,162.
• 1913 - Scilla Lighthouse built at near city.
• 1914 - Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria, a football club, was formed.
• 1918 - begins operating.
• 1920 - (library) active.
• 1921 - built.
• 1922
• Il Popolo di Calabria newspaper in publication.
• theatre opens.
• 1931 - (theatre) built.
• 1932 - Stadio Michele Bianchi (stadium) opens.
• 1935 - built.
• 1938 - Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station rebuilt.
• 1939 - Reggio Calabria Airport established.
• 1943 - during World War II.
• 1953 - ' begins publication.
• 1967 - Accademia di Belle Arti di Reggio Calabria (art school) established.
• 1970 - July: Reggio revolt begins.
• 1982 - University of Reggio Calabria active.
• 1999 - Stadio Oreste Granillo (stadium) opens.

21st century

• 2013 - Population: 180,686.
• 2014 - Giuseppe Falcomatàbecomes mayor.

See also

• Reggio Calabria history
• List of mayors of Reggio Calabria
• List of bishops of Reggio Calabria
• region

Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:⁽⁾

• Timeline of Bari, Apulia region
• Timeline of Brindisi, Apulia
• Timeline of L'Aquila, Abruzzo region
• Timeline of Naples, Campania region
• Timeline of Salerno, Campania
• Timeline of Taranto, Apulia

References

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Italian

• (bibliography)

External links

• Items related to Reggio Calabria, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Reggio Calabria, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)