Timeline of Reggio Emilia

The following is a of the history of the city of Reggio Emilia in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

Prior to 18th century

• 187 BCE – Via Aemilia (road) built through town.
• 77 BCE – Roman tribune Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder assassinated.
• 328 – Protasio, First known Bishop of Regium (Reggio Emilia)
• 409 – Reggio sacked by Gothic
• 899 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.
• 924 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.
• 1168 – Reggio joins the Lombard League.
• May 29, 1176 – Victorious Battle of Legnano (Italian Cities allies, Lombard league, against the Emperor)

• June 25, 1183 Peace of Constance
• 1245 – Consuetudini (law) issued.
• 1289 – Obizzo II d'Este in power.
• 1409 – Este in power (until 1796).
• 1452 – Duchy of Reggio established.
• 1474 – Birth of Ludovico Ariosto, poet.
• 1480 – Printing press in operation.
• 1512 – Forces of Pope Julius II occupy Reggio.
• 1523 – Este rule restored.
• 1597 – Basilica della Ghiara construction begins.

18th–19th centuries

• 1741 – Teatro della cittadella (theatre) opens.
• 1746 – Accademia degli Ipocondriaci active.
• 1798 – Biblioteca Nazionale (library) opens.
• 1808 – Reggio becomes seat of the Crostolo department in the French Cisalpine Republic.
• 1819 – Reale Accademia Reggiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti established.
• 1830 – Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia (museum) active.
• 1856 – built.
• 1857 – Teatro Municipale (theatre) opens.
• 1859
• Reggio Emilia railway station opens.
• Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
• 1860 – Gazzetta di Reggio newspaper begins publication.
• 1861 – Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
• 1862 – Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1873 – Dismantling of the begins.
• 1887 – (railway) in operation.
• 1892 – (railway) in operation.
• 1897 – Population: 59,117.
• 1900 – Basilica della Ghiara restored.

20th century

• 1901
• Officine Meccaniche Reggiane manufactory in business.
• Camera del Lavoro established.
• 1906 – Population: 64,548.
• 1910 – Stadio Mirabello (stadium) built.
• 1911
• (railway) in operation.
• Population: 70,419.
• 1919 – A.C. Reggiana 1919 (football club) formed.
• 1927 – (railway) begins operating.
• 1931 – Population: 91,040.
• 1944 – 8 January: Bombing of Reggio by Allied forces during World War II.
• 1945 – Cesare Campioli becomes mayor (until 1962).
• 1965 – Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea (history institute) active.
• 1995 – Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore opens.

21st century

• 2013 – Population: 163,928.
• 2014 – Local election held; Luca Vecchi becomes mayor.

See also

• List of mayors of Reggio Emilia
• List of bishops of Reggio Emilia
• List of dukes of Reggio

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

• Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Rimini
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
• Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento
• Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza

References

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Italian

• Taccoli. Memorie di Reggio Emilia, Parma 1748
• (bibliography)
• U. Bassi. Reggio Emilia alla fine del sec. XVIII, 1895
• A. Balletti. Storia di Reggio nell'Emilia, 1925

External links

• (City archives, documenting 1870-1955)
• Archivio di Stato di Reggio Emilia (state archives)
• Items related to Reggio Emilia, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Reggio Emilia, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)