The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...

Liguria Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...

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Prior to 16th century

* 209 BC - Town sacked by

Carthaginians The Punic people, or western Phoenicians, were a Semitic people in the Western Mediterranean who migrated from Tyre, Phoenicia to North Africa during the Early Iron Age. In modern scholarship, the term ''Punic'' – the Latin equivalent of the ...

. * 643 AD -

Lombards The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 and ...

take power (approximate date). * 900 -

Santa Maria di Castello Santa Maria di Castello is a church and religious complex in Genoa, Italy. Administrated for a long time by the Dominicans, it is located in the ''Castello'' hill of the city, where in the Middle Ages a bishop's fortified castle existed. The chu ...

built (approximate date). * 935 - Fatimid sack of Genoa * 972 -

Santo Stefano Santo Stefano is the Italian name of Saint Stephen. Santo Stefano may also refer to: Places Islands *Santo Stefano (island), an island in Sardinia, Italy *Santo Stefano Island, an island in the Pontine Islands, Italy Cities, towns and villages i ...

consecrated. * 1005 -

Republic of Genoa The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the Lat ...

established. * 1049 -

Santi Cosma e Damiano The basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is a titular church in Rome, Italy. The lower portion of the building is accessible through the Roman Forum and incorporates original Roman buildings, but the entrance to the upper level is outside the Forum ...

construction begins. * 1118 - Genoa Cathedral consecrated by

Pope Gelasius II Pope Gelasius II (c. 1060/1064 – 29 January 1119), born Giovanni Caetani or Giovanni da Gaeta (also called ''Coniulo''), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1118 to his death in 1119. A monk of Monte C ...

* 1126 -

San Matteo Matthew the Apostle,, shortened to ''Matti'' (whence ar, مَتَّى, Mattā), meaning "Gift of YHWH"; arc, , Mattai; grc-koi, Μαθθαῖος, ''Maththaîos'' or , ''Matthaîos''; cop, ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ, Mattheos; la, Matthaeus a ...

founded. * 1133 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa created. * 1163 - Porta Soprana, Porta dei Vacca, and Porta Aurea built (approximate date). * 1189 - San Donato consecrated. * 1260 **

Palazzo San Giorgio The Palazzo San Giorgio or Palace of St. George (also known as the Palazzo delle Compere di San Giorgio) is a palace in Genoa, Italy. It is situated in the Piazza Caricamento. The palace was built in 1260 by Guglielmo Boccanegra, uncle of Simone ...

built. ** Sant'Agostino consecrated. * 1275 -

Doge's Palace The Doge's Palace ( it, Palazzo Ducale; vec, Pałaso Dogal) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme auth ...

built. * 1284 -

Battle of Meloria The Battle of Meloria was fought near the islet of Meloria in the Ligurian Sea on 5 and 6 August 1284 between the fleets of the Republics of Genoa and Pisa as part of the Genoese-Pisan War. The victory of Genoa and the destruction of the Pisan ...

. * 1308 -

San Bartolomeo degli Armeni San Bartolomeo degli Armeni is an Armenian Catholic church in the quarter of Castelletto in Genoa, northern Italy. The church was founded in 1308 by a group of monks who were fleeing the Turkish invasion of southern Armenia. Of the original edifi ...

founded. * 1330 - Fortifications expanded (approximate date). * 1339 -

Simone Boccanegra Simone Boccanegra (; lij, Scimon Boccaneigra ; died 1363) was the first Doge of Genoa. He became doge in 1339, but was ousted from power six years later. He regained the position in 1356, retaining it until his death in 1363. His story was popul ...

appointed doge. * 1347 -

Black Death The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality or the Plague) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causi ...

plague. * 1354 - Public clock installed. * 1407 - Banco di San Giorgio founded. * 1453 - Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina built. * 1474 -

Printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in wh ...

in operation (approximate date). * 1481 -

University of Genoa The University of Genoa, known also with the acronym UniGe ( it, Università di Genova), is one of the largest universities in Italy. It is located in the city of Genoa and regional Metropolitan City of Genoa, on the Italian Riviera in the Liguri ...

established.

16th-18th centuries

* 1520 -

Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is the Catholic cathedral of Genoa, northern Italy; its decoration employed the major baroque studios and artists in Genoa in the 17th century. It is named ''Vastato'' because the area where it ...

construction begins. * 1540 - Palazzo Bianco built. * 1543 -

Lighthouse of Genoa The Lighthouse of Genoa ( it, Lanterna di Genova, or simply ''Lanterna''), is the main lighthouse for the city's port. Besides being an important aid to night navigation in the vicinity, the tower serves as a symbol and a landmark for the City ...

lit. * 1576 - Rolli di Genova created. * 1583 **

Strada Maggiore Strada is a chain based in the United Kingdom of branded restaurants specialising in Italian cuisine with two Strada sites and six Coppa Clubs, all in Southern England. History The concept was spawned by Luke Johnson in 2000 and, over five ...

laid out. ** Santa Maria Assunta, Genoa consecrated. * 1585 -

San Pietro in Banchi, Genoa Church of Saint Peter in Banchi ( it, Chiesa di San Pietro in Banchi) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Genoa, in the Province of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy. Notes Roman Catholic churches completed in 1585 16th-century R ...

built. * 1619 -

San Siro Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly known as San Siro, is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy, which is the home of A.C. Milan and Inter Milan. It has a seating capacity of 80,018, making it one of the largest stadiums in ...

restored. * 1624 - Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta, Genoa built. * 1625 - Relief of Genoa. * 1632 -

Fortifications A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

expanded (approximate date). * 1639 - Michele Castelli publishes the Genova (newspaper 1639–1646), the oldest newspaper of Italy * 1642 - Alessandro Botticelli publishes the Genova (newspaper 1642–1684), later known as ''Il Sincero'' * 1655 - Palazzo Stefano Balbi built. * 1677 -

Palazzo Rosso The Palazzo Brignole Sale or Palazzo Rosso is a house museum located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. The palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Pa ...

built. * 1684 -

Bombardment of Genoa The Bombardment of Genoa was a military event during the War of the Reunions when France bombarded the city of Genoa from the sea between May 18 and May 28, 1684. Background The Republic of Genoa was strategically a very important ally of the ...

. * 1706 - The church of the Nostra Signora della Consolazione e San Vincenzo martire built. * 1733 -

San Torpete San Torpete is a church in central Genoa, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Torpes. It was founded in the 11th century by local merchants. It was rebuilt in 1730 under designs conceived by Giovanni Antonio Ricca. The interior ceiling is decorated ...

rebuilt. * 1747 - Siege of Genoa. * 1770 - Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi built. * 1775 -

Biblioteca Civica Berio The Biblioteca Civica Berio (est. 1775) of Genoa, Italy, is a public library founded by . Around 1998 it moved into the former in the quartiere. Among its collections is the library of Demetrio Canevari. References ''This article incorporate ...

(library) established. * 1777 - The newspaper

Avvisi Journalism of Early Modern Europe was composed originally by handwritten newsletters used to convey political, military, and economic news quickly and efficiently throughout Europe during the early modern era (1500-1700). They were often written ...

started to be printed. * 1794 -

Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi The Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi is a small botanical garden located on the grounds of the Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini in Pegli, a suburb of Genoa, Italy. It is a part of the romantic historical park made by Ignazio Pallavicini in 1846 ...

established. * 1797 - Genoa becomes part of Ligurian Republic. * 1800 ** April - Siege of Genoa. ** April -

Battle of Sassello The battle of Sassello was a minor skirmish during the war of the Second Coalition, fought on 10 April 1800 between a 2,000-men French force under General Jean-de-Dieu Soult and a largely superior Austrian corps under the command of Prince Prin ...

19th century

* 1803 -

Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova (1 hectare), also known as the Orto Botanico di Genova, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Genoa, and located at Corso Dogali, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The garden was established in 1803 ...

established. * 1814 - Revolt against France. * 1815 **

ends. ** Genoa incorporated into

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( Kingdom of Sardinia) * 1817 - ( state archives) established. * 1824 - '' Corriere Mercantile'' newspaper begins publication. * 1828 -

Teatro Carlo Felice The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari. The hall is named for King Carlo Felice, and dates fr ...

opens. * 1837 - Acquasola park laid out. * 1846 - Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini park constructed. * 1849 ** Revolt of Genoa. ** Santi Quirico e Giulitta renovation begins. * 1851 -

Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno The Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno is an extensive monumental cemetery located on a hillside in the district of Staglieno of Genoa, Italy, famous for its monumental sculpture. Covering an area of more than a square kilometre, it is one of the ...

established. * 1853 -

Genova Sampierdarena railway station Genova Sampierdarena railway station ( it, Stazione di Genova Sampierdarena) is located in Piazza Montano, in the Sampierdarena district of Genoa, Italy. It is Genoa's third most important railway station, after Genova Piazza Principe and Genov ...

built. * 1857 - (history society) founded. * 1860 -

Genova Piazza Principe railway station Genova Piazza Principe railway station (commonly called ''Genova Principe'' or incorrectly ''Genova Porta Principe'') is the central station of Genoa and is located on Piazza Acquaverde, occupying the entire north side of Via Andrea Doria—where ...

opens. * 1867 - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova opens. * 1868 -

Genoa–Ventimiglia railway The Genova-Ventimiglia railway runs along the coast of the Liguria region of Italy. It was opened as a single track line between Genova and Savona in 1868, and between Savona and Ventimiglia in 1872, mostly running along a coastal corniche. The ...

begins operating. * 1870 - Banca di Genova established. * 1871 - Population: 130,269. * 1876 - Via di Circonvallazione a Monte laid out. * 1879 -

Yacht Club Italiano The Yacht Club Italiano is a yacht club in Genoa, Italy. History It was founded in 1879 and is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Mediterranean. This club was bestowed Royal Patronage by HRH King Umberto I of Italy since its inception. This c ...

founded. * 1887 - Via XX Settembre laid out. * 1890 - Stazione marittima di Genova built. * 1892 **

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built. ** holds its first conference in Genoa. * 1893 **

Genoa Cricket and Football Club Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to as Genoa (), is a professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, that competes in , the second division of the Italian football league system. Established in 1893, Genoa is ...

founded. ** Garibaldi statue in

Piazza De Ferrari Piazza De Ferrari is the main square of Genoa. Situated in the heart of the city between the historical and the modern center, Piazza De Ferrari is renowned for its fountain, which was restored in recent years along with a major restyling of the s ...

unveiled. * 1895 - Via di Circonvallazione a Mare laid out. * 1897 - Population: 228,862.

20th century

* 1905 **

Genova Brignole railway station } Genova Brignole railway station is the second largest station of Genoa, northern Italy; it is located on ''Piazza Verdi'' in the town center at the foot of the Montesano hill (the main long distance station is Genova Piazza Principe station). Br ...

opens. **

Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art The Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art in Genoa is an important collection of Asian art, one of the most significative collections in Europe and in Italy, along with the museums of Venice and Rome. The museum hosts the huge collection (over ...

opens. * 1911 -

Stadio Luigi Ferraris The Stadio comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the neighbourhood where it is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy. The home of Genoa C.F.C. and U.C. Sampdoria football clubs, it opened in 1911 and is ...

opens as the ''Marassi''. * 1912 - Stock exchange built. * 1914 - International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene is held. * 1915 - Corso Italia constructed. * 1922 ** City hosts

Genoa Conference The Genoa Economic and Financial Conference was a formal conclave of 34 nations held in Genoa, Italy, from 10 April to 19 May 1922 that was planned by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to resolve the major economic and political issues faci ...

. **

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opens as a public museum. * 1936 - Museo di Archeologia Ligure founded. * 1938 - First trolleybus system opens. * 1940 -

Terrazza Martini Tower Terrazza Martini Tower (former name, formal name is Piacentini Tower) is a highrise building located in Genoa, Italy. Construction on the building began in 1935, and finished in 1940. It was designed by Marcello Piacentini and Angelo Invernizzi. I ...

built. * 1946 -

U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, S ...

football club formed. * 1962 **

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

opens. **

Genoa International Boat Show The Genoa International Boat Show ( it, Salone Nautico di Genova) is one of the world's premier boat shows, held annually in Genoa (Italy, EU). The exhibition is organised by Confindustria Nautica, the Italian Marine Industry Association. Histo ...

begins. * 1966 Euroflora begins. * 1970 - 7 October: . * 1973 - First trolleybus system closes. * 1975 - Teatro della Tosse founded. * 1990 **

Genoa Metro __NOTOC__ The Genoa Metro ( it, Metropolitana di Genova) is a rapid transit consisting of a single line that connects the centre of Genoa, Italy with the suburb of Rivarolo Ligure, to the north-west of the city centre. The service is currently m ...

begins operating. ** City hosts

1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Me ...

games. * 1992 **

Aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...

opens. **

Genoa Expo '92 L'Esposizione Internazionale Specializzata Genova '92 - Colombo '92 (in English ''International Exhibition Genoa '92 - Colombo '92'') or more informally Expo 1992, was held in Genoa, Italy from 15 May to 15 August 1992. The theme was "Christopher ...

held. ** 27 September: Genoa flood of 1992 * 1993 - 23 September: Genoa flood of 1993 * 1997 - Second trolleybus system opens. * 1999 -

Deledda International School Deledda International School is a semi-private English-speaking school in Genoa, Italy. Despite being an independent school, the school is helped by the government of the Comune di Genova. It is not affiliated with the public school "Liceo Lingu ...

established.

21st century

* 2001 - City hosts

27th G8 summit The 27th G8 summit was held in Genoa, Italy, on 20–22 July 2001 and is remembered as the peak of the worldwide anti-globalization movement as well as for human rights crimes against demonstrators. Overview The Group of Seven ( G7) was an unoffi ...

. * 2004 ** City designated a European Capital of Culture. ** Galata Museo del Mare opens. * 2012 - Marco Doria elected mayor. * 2017 -

Marco Bucci Marco Bucci (29 November 1960 – 6 August 2013) was an Italian discus thrower. He won one medal, at senior level, at the 1983 Summer Universiade. Biography Bucci was born in Ferrara. He won the national championships three times. In 1980s, ...

elected mayor. * 2018 -

Ponte Morandi (English: Morandi Bridge), officially (English: Polcevera Viaduct), was a road viaduct in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, constructed between 1963 and 1967 along the A10 motorway over the Polcevera River, from which it derived its official name. It c ...

bridge collapses. Marco Bucci appointed commissioner for the reconstruction of the new bridge. * 2020 -

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

- Viadotto Genova-San Giorgio rebuilt during the

to replace the

. It projected by

Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (20 ...

. * 2021 - COVID-19 vaccination * 2022 ** Euroflora, Nervi **

re-elected mayor. ** During the first day of inauguration of the 62nd

, on 22 September 2022, an earthquake of magnitude Mw 4.0 earthquake occurred in region: 2 km W Bargagli (

), on 22-09-2022 13:39:59 (UTC) - 22-09-2022 15:39:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4390, 9.0680 at 10 km depth. ** On 4 October 2022, an earthquake of magnitude ML 3.5 earthquake occurred in region: 2 km SW Bargagli (

), on 04-10-2022 21:41:09 (UTC) - 04-10-2022 23:41:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4610, 9.0630 at 8 km depth.

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