The following is a
timeline of the
history of the city of
Kazan,
Tatarstan,
Russia.
Prior to 20th century
* 1438 -
Khanate of Kazan begins.
* 1486 - Kazan and the Russians sign a peace treaty.
* 1552 -
Siege of Kazan; Russians in power.
* 1562 - Annunciation cathedral founded.
* 1579 - Bogoroditski convent built.
* 1708 - Kazan becomes the capital of the
Kazan Governorate.
* 1742 - The peak of persecution of the Muslims of Kazan by the Russians.
* 1770 -
Märcani Mosque
The Märcani Mosque (pronounced ; Cyrillic: (әл-)Мәрҗани мәчете; formerly ''Äfände'', i.e. ''Seigniorial'', ''The First Cathedral Mosque'', ''The Yunısovs' Mosque''), also spelled ''al-Marjani'', ''Mardjani'' and ''Mardzhani'' (r ...
built.
* 1774
** July:
Battle of Kazan (1774).
** Fire.
* 1788 - established near city.
* 1804 -
University founded.
* 1815 - Fire.
* 1825 - Fire.
* 1849 -
Nurulla Mosque
The Nurulla Mosque (also spelled ''Nurullah''; Cyrillic: Нурулла́; formerly ''The Seventh Cathedral Mosque'', ''Hay Bazaar Mosque'': tt-Cyrl, Печән Базары мәчете, translit=Peçän Bazarı mäçete; russian: Сенная м ...
built.
* 1875 - Horse tramway begins operating.
* 1881 - Population: 134,700.
* 1883 - Population: 140,726.
* 1890 -
Äcem Mosque built.
* 1894 -
Moscow-Kazan Railway begins operating.
* 1895 -
Kazan Art School founded.
* 1896 -
Railway station built.
* 1897 -
Population: 131,508.
* 1900 - Population: 143,707.
20th century
* 1913 - Population: 195,300.
* 1917
** 14 August:
1917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire
The 1917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire began on 14 August 1917 in the city of Kazan, which was then center of governorate within the Russian Empire, destroying the plant and spreading panic in the city on 14–16 August, which lasted at least ...
begins.
** 12 December:
Idel-Ural State declared.
* 1918
** 5–7 August:
Capture of Kazan by the White Army
The city of Kazan was captured by the White Army in August 1918 during the Russian Civil War.
Background
At July, 22, People Army of Komuch together with Czechoslovak Legion (about 3300 men with 4 cannons in common) captured Simbirsk and on Au ...
.
** 5–10 September: Red Army
Kazan Operation occurs.
* 1924 - Kazan Zoo founded.
* 1965 - Population: 762,000.
* 1973 - formed.
* 1985 - Population: 1,047,000.
* 1986 -
Kazan International Airport active.
* 1989 - Kazan celebrates the 1100th anniversary of the conversion of Islam in the region.
* 1990 - 8 August: Yeltsin gives speech ("as much sovereignty as you can swallow") in Kazan.
* 1991 -
Kamil Iskhakov becomes mayor.
* 1992 - May: meets in Kazan.
* 1998 - Madina Mosque built.
* 2000 - City becomes part of the
Volga Federal District.
21st century
* 2005
**
Kazan Metro begins operating.
**
Millennium Bridge (Kazan) and
Qolşärif Mosque open.
**
Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" created.
**
Ilsur Metshin becomes mayor.
* 2008 - 9 January:
2008 Kazan gas explosion
The Kazan gas explosion occurred on January 9, 2008, destroying an entire corner of a three-story khrushchyovka-style apartment building on Malaya Pechyorskaya Street in the Aviastroitelny District of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The explosion ...
.
* 2013
**
Kazan Arena
Ak Bars Arena ( rus, «Ак Барс Арена»}; tt-Cyrl, Ак Барс Арена, translit=Aq Bars Arena, formerly known as Kazan Arena ( rus, «Казань Арена»}; tt-Cyrl, Казан Арена)) is a stadium in Kazan, Russia. ...
opens.
**
2013 Summer Universiade
The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...
(athletic event) held in Kazan.
* 2021
* 11 May -
Kazan school shooting
On 11 May 2021, a school shooting occurred in Kazan, Tatarstan, in the western part of Russia, and a bomb was detonated. Nine people (seven 8th-grade students and two teachers) were murdered, and 23 others were injured. The 19-year-old shoote ...
See also
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History of Kazan
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Other names of Kazan
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Timelines
A timeline is a display of a list of events in chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events.
Timelines can use any suitable scale representi ...
of other
cities in the
Volga Federal District of Russia:
Nizhny Novgorod,
Samara
Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara (Volga), Samara rivers, with ...
References
''This article incorporates information from the
Russian Wikipedia.''
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