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of the city of

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Prior to 17th century

* 1158 - Duke

Henry the Lion Henry the Lion (german: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty who ruled as the duke of Saxony and Bavaria from 1142 and 1156, respectively, until 1180. Henry was one of the most powerful German p ...

builds bridge, mint, and salt-depot. * 1175 - Munich gains official status as city. * 1239 - Coat of arms of Munich in use. * 1240 - Otto II Wittelsbach in power. * 1255 - City becomes ducal residence of

Upper Bavaria Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern, ; ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany. Geography Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and seat o ...

. * 1327 ** . ** City then rebuilt by

Louis the Bavarian Louis IV (german: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328. Louis' election as king of Germany ...

* 1368 ** Cathedral construction begins. ** St. Peter's Church reconstructed. * 1383 - Löwenbräu founded. * 1385 - Munich Residenz built. * 1394 - Town Hall built. * 1397 - Guild uprising. * 1429 - Fire. * 1482 - Johann Schauer sets up printing press. * 1494 - Frauenkirche consecrated. * 1506 - City becomes capital of Bavaria. * 1576 - Jesuit school built (approximate date).

17th-18th centuries

* 1609 - Catholic League founded. * 1617 - Hofgarten laid out. * 1623 -

Schleissheim Palace The Schleißheim Palace (german: Schloss Schleißheim) comprises three individual palaces in a grand Baroque park in the village of Oberschleißheim, a suburb of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The palace was a summer residence of the Bavarian ruler ...

constructed. * 1628 - Treaty of Munich signed. * 1632 - City occupied by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. * 1634 - Bubonic plague. * 1638 - Mary's Column erected,

Marienplatz Marienplatz ( English: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a central square in the city centre of Munich, Germany. It has been the city's main square since 1158. History During the Middle Ages, markets and tournaments were hel ...

. * 1653 - State opera active. * 1675 -

Nymphenburg Palace The Nymphenburg Palace (german: Schloss Nymphenburg, Palace of the Nymphs) is a Baroque palace situated in Munich's western district Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, in Bavaria, southern Germany. Combined with the adjacent Nymphenburg Palace Park it cons ...

built. * 1680 - Population: 20,000 * 1688 - Premiere of Steffani's opera ''

Niobe In Greek mythology, Niobe (; grc-gre, Νιόβη ) was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione, the most frequently cited, or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa, the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas. Her father was the r ...

''. * 1690 - Theatine Church built. * 1705 - Sendlinger Mordweihnacht. * 1739 - Amalienburg built. * 1742 - Habsburgs in power. * 1753 -

Cuvilliés Theatre The Cuvilliés Theatre (german: link=no, Cuvilliés-Theater) or Old Residence Theatre (''Altes Residenztheater'') is the former court theatre of the Residenz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. History Elector of Bavaria Maximilian III Joseph (reg ...

built. * 1759 - Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities founded. * 1762 ** 28 April: Fire. ** Hoforchester active. * 1781 - Premiere of Mozart's opera ''

Idomeneo ' (Italian for '' Idomeneus, King of Crete, or, Ilia and Idamante''; usually referred to simply as ''Idomeneo'', K. 366) is an Italian language opera seria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was adapted by Giambattista Varesco from a Frenc ...

.'' * 1783 - Population: 38,000. * 1789 -

Englischer Garten The ''Englischer Garten'' (, ''English Garden'') is a large public park in the centre of Munich, Bavaria, stretching from the city centre to the northeastern city limits. It was created in 1789 by Sir Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814), later Count ...

laid out by

Count Rumford Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (german: Reichsgraf von Rumford; March 26, 1753August 21, 1814) was an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th-century revolut ...

. * 1797 - Charitable soup kitchen begins operating. * 1800 - 2 July: City taken by French forces.

19th century

* 1801 - Population - 48,885. * 1806 - City becomes capital of

Kingdom of Bavaria The Kingdom of Bavaria (german: Königreich Bayern; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German ...

. * 1807 ** Viktualienmarkt active. ** Hofgartenkaserne built. ** Augustiner-Keller beer garden in busines

* 1808 - Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Royal Academy of Fine Arts established. * 1809 -

Alte Münze The Alte Münze (Old Mint Yard) is a renaissance building in Munich which originally served for the ducal stables and the art collections of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria. It was constructed by court architect Wilhelm Egkl in 1563. Later it served as ...

in use. * 1810 - (Oktoberfest) begins. * 1818 ** National Theatre built. ** Lese- Konditorei (reading cafe) in business. * 1825 - Accession of

Ludwig I of Bavaria en, Louis Charles Augustus , image = Joseph Karl Stieler - King Ludwig I in his Coronation Robes - WGA21796.jpg , caption = Portrait by Joseph Stieler, 1825 , succession=King of Bavaria , reign = , coronation ...

leads to "handsome streets and buildings". Adam Pferderennen Oktoberfest 1823

* 1826 **

Ludwig Maximilian University The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

relocates to Munich. ** Türkenkaserne built. * 1830 Sb 191

** Ludwigstraße laid out (approximate date). **

Glyptothek The Glyptothek () is a museum in Munich, Germany, which was commissioned by the Bavarian King Ludwig I to house his collection of Greek and Roman sculptures (hence γλυπτο- ''glypto-'' "sculpture", from the Greek verb γλύφειν ''glyphe ...

built. * 1835 -

St. Boniface's Abbey St. Boniface's Abbey (german: Abtei St. Bonifaz) is a Benedictine monastery in Maxvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in 1835 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria, as a part of his efforts to reanimate the country's spiritual life by the re ...

founded by

. * 1836 -

Alte Pinakothek The Alte Pinakothek (, ''Old Pinakothek'') is an art museum located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses a significant collection of Old Master paintings. The name Alte (Old) Pi ...

established. * 1837 -

Allerheiligen-Hofkirche The Allerheiligen-Hofkirche (Court Church of All Saints) is a church in the Munich Residenz (the royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs) designed by Leo von Klenze and built between 1826 and 1837. The church was badly damaged from bombing during W ...

built. * 1839 -

Train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing s ...

opens. * 1843 **

State Library A national library is established by the government of a nation to serve as the pre-eminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public libraries, they rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valuab ...

building constructed. ** Paläontologisches Museum established. * 1844 **

Ludwigskirche Ludwigskirche in Old Saarbrücken, Germany, is a Lutheran baroque-style church. It is the symbol of the city and is considered to be one of the most important Protestant churches in Germany, along with the Dresden Frauenkirche and the St. Mich ...

consecrated. **

Feldherrnhalle The Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshals' Hall) is a monumental loggia on the Odeonsplatz in Munich, Germany. Modelled after the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, it was commissioned in 1841 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria to honour the tradition of the ...

constructed. * 1848 - München Hauptbahnhof relocated. * 1853 ** Maximilianstraße laid out. ** Neue Pinakothek established. * 1854 - Glaspalast built; city hosts

General German Industrial Exhibition The General German Industrial Exhibition was designed to demonstrate German industry to a global audience, but was adversely impacted by a cholera epidemic. It ran from 15 July 1854 until 15 October. There more than 5,000 visitors a day with mor ...

. * 1855 -

Bavarian National Museum The Bavarian National Museum (german: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, links=no) in Munich is one of the most important museums of decorative arts in Europe and one of the list of largest art museums in the world , largest art museums in Germany. ...

founded. * 1861 - Population: 148,201. * 1862 - Propylaea constructed. * 1865 - Premiere of Wagner's opera ''

Tristan und Isolde ''Tristan und Isolde'' (''Tristan and Isolde''), WWV 90, is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the 12th-century romance Tristan and Iseult by Gottfried von Strassburg. It was comp ...

.'' * 1867 - Royal Bavarian Music School established. * 1868 ** State Museum of Ethnology founded. **

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Establis ...

opened. * 1869 - Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke created. * 1871 ** Haidhausen station and München Süd station open. ** Population: 169,693. * 1875 -

Munich Opera Festival The Munich Opera Festival (german: Münchner Opernfestspiele) takes place yearly in the Bavarian capital from late June to late July. Preceding on the calendar the two nearby festivals of Bayreuth and Salzburg, which both start in late July, the ...

begins. * 1876 -

Trams in Munich The Munich tramway (german: Straßenbahn München) is the tramway network for the city of Munich in Germany. Today it is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (the Munich Transport Company, or MVG) and is known offic ...

runs by horsecar. * 1878 -

Munich Pasing station Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

relocated. * 1879 ** Bavarian Army Museum founded. ** Over 28 million gallons of beer were brewed in Munich. * 1880 ** Bürgerliches Brauhaus formed. ** Population: 230,023. * 1882 - '' Allgemeine Zeitung'' moved to Munich. * 1885 ** Bürgerbräukeller (beer hall) in business. ** Population: 261,982. * 1887 ** Hofatelier Elvira founded. ** opens. * 1888 - Munich Stadtmuseum established. * 1889 - Eisenbahnkaserne built. Muenchen vom Maximilianeum

* 1890 - Population: 350,594. * 1892 ** (hospital) opens. ** formed. * 1893 ** active. ** Kaim Orchestra formed. * 1894 -Production of

Hildebrand & Wolfmüller The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller was the world's first production motorcycle. Heinrich and Wilhelm Hildebrand were steam-engine engineers before they teamed up with Alois Wolfmüller to produce their internal combustion ''Motorrad'' in Munich in 1894 ...

motorcycle begins. * 1895 **

electrified. ** Population: 407,174. * 1896 - ''

Simplicissimus :''Simplicissimus is also a name for the 1668 novel Simplicius Simplicissimus and its protagonist.'' ''Simplicissimus'' () was a satirical German weekly magazine, headquartered in Munich, and founded by Albert Langen in April 1896. It continue ...

'' magazine begins publication. * 1898 - City hosts Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen-Ausstellung. * 1900 ** FC Bayern Munich founded. ** opens.

20th century

1900–1945

* 1901 **

Franz Eher Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

publisher in business. **

Prinzregententheater The Prinzregententheater, or, as it was called in its first decades, the Prinz-Regenten-Theater, in English the Prince Regent Theatre, is a concert hall and opera house on Prinzregentenplatz in the Bavarian capital of Munich, Germany. Building ...

opens. * 1902 - Anthropologisch-Prähistorisches Sammlung des Staates formed. * 1903 - Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik founded. * 1904 - Heinrich Thannhauser's art gallery opens. * 1905 - Population: 538,983. * 1906 - City co-hosts the

1906 World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. Men's competition took place on February 4 in Munich, ...

. * 1908 - New Town Hall built;

Rathaus-Glockenspiel The Rathaus-Glockenspiel in Munich is a tourist attraction clock in Marienplatz, the heart of Munich, Germany. History Part of the second construction phase of the New Town Hall, it dates from 1908. Every day at 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. (as well as ...

installed. * 1909 ** Neue Künstlervereinigung München founded. ** Modern Gallery of contemporary art and Schackgalerie open. * 1910 – 12 September: Premiere of Mahler's '' Symphony No. 8''. * 1911 **

Hellabrunn Zoo Hellabrunn Zoo (or Tierpark Hellabrunn in German) is a 40 hectare (99 acre) zoological garden in the Bavarian capital of Munich. The zoo is situated on the right bank of the river Isar, in the southern part of Munich near the quarter of Thalkirc ...

opens. **

Der Blaue Reiter ''Der Blaue Reiter'' (The Blue Rider) is a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activities, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the almanac of the same name, first published in mid-May ...

art exhibit held. * 1917 - Bayerische Motoren Werke formed. * 1919 **

German Workers' Party The German Workers' Party (german: Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, DAP) was a short-lived far-right political party established in Weimar Germany after World War I. It was the precursor of the Nazi Party, which was officially known as the National Soc ...

founded in Munich. ** 16 October:

Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

gives his first political speech at the Hofbräukeller. ** City becomes capital of

Bavarian Soviet Republic The Bavarian Soviet Republic, or Munich Soviet Republic (german: Räterepublik Baiern, Münchner Räterepublik),Hollander, Neil (2013) ''Elusive Dove: The Search for Peace During World War I''. McFarland. p.283, note 269. was a short-lived unre ...

. ** Population: 630,711. * 1920 ** July: Consulate of Poland opens. ** Nazi paramilitary Sturmabteilung headquartered in Munich. ** Nazi ''

Völkischer Beobachter The ''Völkischer Beobachter'' (; "'' Völkisch'' Observer") was the newspaper of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) from 25 December 1920. It first appeared weekly, then daily from 8 February 1923. For twenty-four years it formed part of the official pub ...

'' newspaper headquartered in Munich. * 1923 - 8–9 November: Nazis attempt coup (" Beer Hall Putsch"). * 1925 ** (transportation exposition) held in city. ** München Hauptbahnhof electrified. * 1927 - Richard Strauss Conservatory founded. * 1929 - Lenbachhaus museum opens. * 1930 ** 13 September: Hitler gives campaign speech at the

Circus Krone Building Circus Krone Building refers to three circus buildings that have, and currently exist at the same location on the Marsstraße in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, Germany. These buildings consist of the original Circus Krone Building, its tempor ...

, prior to

German federal election, 1930 German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

on 14 September. ** Population: 728,900. * 1931 - National Socialist Party headquartered in Brown House. * 1932 ** Nazi

Sicherheitsdienst ' (, ''Security Service''), full title ' (Security Service of the '' Reichsführer-SS''), or SD, was the intelligence agency of the SS and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany. Established in 1931, the SD was the first Nazi intelligence organization ...

(intelligence agency) headquartered in Munich. ** Zoologische Staatssammlung München formed. * 1933 ** Nazi headquarters relocated from Munich to Berlin. ** March: Dachau concentration camp begins operating near city. * 1934 - Hunting museum established. * 1935 - Münchner Haus der Kulturinstitute built. * 1937 ** Führerbau constructed. ** 18 July:

House of German Art The ''Haus der Kunst'' (, ''House of Art'') is a non-collecting modern and contemporary art museum in Munich, Germany. It is located at Prinzregentenstraße 1 at the southern edge of the Englischer Garten, Munich's largest park. History Na ...

opens. ** 19 July: "

Degenerate art Degenerate art (german: Entartete Kunst was a term adopted in the 1920s by the Nazi Party in Germany to describe modern art. During the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, German modernist art, including many works of internationally renowned artists, ...

" exhibit held in Hofgarten. * 1938 ** September:

Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement ( cs, Mnichovská dohoda; sk, Mníchovská dohoda; german: Münchner Abkommen) was an agreement concluded at Munich on 30 September 1938, by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. It provided "cession to Germany ...

signed. ** November:

Kristallnacht () or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom(s) (german: Novemberpogrome, ), was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's (SA) paramilitary and (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation fro ...

. * 1939 ** Munich-Riem Airport opens. ** Population: 829,318. * 1940 ** June: Bombing of Munich begins. * 1942 ** 27 June:

White Rose The White Rose (german: Weiße Rose, ) was a Nonviolence, non-violent, intellectual German resistance to Nazism, resistance group in Nazi Germany which was led by five students (and one professor) at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, ...

group active. ** 17 December: Forced labour camp for men established in the

Moosach Moosach is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg (district), Ebersberg and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (administrative community) of Glonn. Geography The community lies in a pictur ...

district. * 1943 ** February: Munich-Allach subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp established by the SS. ** ''Polenlager Ost'' and ''Polenlager Süd'' forced labour subcamps of the local Nazi prison for youth established for young

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in C ...

(see also ''

Nazi crimes against the Polish nation Crimes against the Polish nation committed by Nazi Germany and Axis collaborationist forces during the invasion of Poland, along with auxiliary battalions during the subsequent occupation of Poland in World War II, consisted of the murder of ...

''). * 1944 ** 5 August: Forced labour camp for women established in the

Berg am Laim Berg am Laim (Central Bavarian: ''Berg am Loam'') is a southeastern borough of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Notable landmarks * Das Kartoffelmuseum * Erzbruderschaft St. Michael * Innsbrucker Ring * Innsbrucker-Ring-Tunnel * Kultfabrik * Leuchtenb ...

district. ** Agfa-Commando subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp established. ** 2 December: Forced labour camp for women in Berg am Laim dissolved. Marienplatz 1945

* 1945 ** 13 March: Forced labour camp for men in Moosach dissolved. ** City captured by Americans. Remaining prisoners of the Munich-Allach and Agfa-Commando subcamps liberated. **

AFN Munich The AFN Munich was a radio station of the American Forces Network of the United States Army, operating from Munich, Bavaria, from 1945 to 1992.

begins broadcasting. **

Munich Central Collecting Point The Munich Central Collecting Point was a depot used by the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program after the end of the Second World War to process, photograph and redistribute artwork and cultural artifacts that had been confiscated by the Na ...

set up. ** Denazification. **

Christian Social Union in Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (German: , CSU) is a Christian-democratic and conservative political party in Germany. Having a regionalist identity, the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic ...

headquartered in Munich.

1946-1990s

* 1948 -

Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) is an association of renowned personalities in Munich, Bavaria. It was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, continuing a tradition established in 1808 by ...

established. * 1949 -

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (german: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestr ...

founded. * 1951 -

Residenz Theatre The Residence Theatre (in German: Residenztheater) or New Residence Theatre (Neues Residenztheater) of the Residence in Munich was built from 1950 to 1951 by Karl Hocheder. The renovation of 1981 by Alexander von Branca removed the decoration w ...

built. * 1952 - Deutsches Brauereimuseum founded. * 1954 - Population: 908,572. * 1955 **

Italian Cultural Institute The Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Italian Cultural Institute in English, is a worldwide non-profit organization created by the Italian government. It promotes Italian culture and is involved in the teaching of the Italian language. The creat ...

in Munich founded. ** Fast-food

Wienerwald (restaurant) Wienerwald GmbH is a German chain of franchised fast food restaurants, specializing in chicken – especially hendl (a type of roast chicken), schnitzel, and other similar products. The name means ''Vienna Woods''. As of 2022 there are five Wie ...

in business. * 1958 ** 6 February: Munich air disaster. ** Population: 1,011,878. * 1959 - begins. * 1960 **

Munich Central Station Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

rebuilt. ** Convair 340 crash. * 1961 - Population: 1,106,298. * 1963 - National Theatre rebuilt. * 1965 - Population: 1,214,603. * 1966 ** Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst founded. ** Deutsches Jagdmuseum reopens. * 1967 - Staatliche Antikensammlungen opens. * 1969 - City hosts the 1969 World Table Tennis Championships. * 1970 ** Munich bus attack ** Population: 1,311,978. * 1971 -

U-Bahn Rapid transit in Germany consists of four U-Bahn systems and fourteen S-Bahn systems. The U-Bahn commonly understood to stand for Untergrundbahn (''underground railway'') are conventional rapid transit systems that run mostly underground, while ...

begins operating. * 1972 **

S-Bahn The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...

begins operating. **

Olympic Stadium ''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as ...

opens; city hosts Summer Olympics;

Munich massacre The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two member ...

. ** BMW Headquarters is established. * 1973 - built. * 1974 - City hosts the

1974 World Figure Skating Championships The 1974 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany from March 5 to 10. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skati ...

. * 1975 - City co-hosts the

1975 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 42nd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 53rd European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament took place in West Germany from 3 to 19 April and the games were played in Munich and Düssel ...

* 1978 - Population: 1,296,970. * 1980 - Museum Witt established;

Oktoberfest bombing The Oktoberfest bombing (german: Oktoberfest-Attentat) was a far-right terrorism in Germany, terrorist attack. On 26 September 1980, 13 people were killed (including the perpetrator) and more than 200 injured by the explosion of an improvised expl ...

. * 1983 ** April–May: City co-hosts the

1983 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in West Germany from 16 April to 2 May. The games were played in Munich, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each ...

. ** City hosts Bundesgartenschau (garden show). * 1985 - Gasteig culture center opens. * 1988 -

Munich Biennale The Munich Biennale (german: Münchener Biennale) is a contemporary opera and music theatre festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is ''Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater'', literally: International Festival for New Musi ...

opera festival begins. * 1989 -

Sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

relationship established with

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

, USA. * 1990 - Museum of Man and Nature opens. * 1992 ** City hosts 18th G7 summit. ** Museum Villa Stuck opens. **

Munich Airport Munich International Airport- Franz Josef Strauß (german: link=no, Flughafen München) is an international airport serving Munich and Upper Bavaria. It is the second-busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic after Frankfurt A ...

opens. * 1993 ** Bayerische Staatskanzlei built. ** Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding founded. * 1995 - Eureka Prometheus Project's

VaMP The VaMP driverless car was one of the first truly autonomous cars Dynamic Vision for Perc ...

driverless car goes to Copenhagen and back. * 1996 - City website online (approximate date). * 1999 ** Czech Centre in Munich founded. ** BMW Headquarters declared as protected historical building * 2000 - formed.

21st century

* 2001 - City hosts the 2001 World Judo Championships. * 2002 - Pinakothek der Moderne opens. * 2003 -

Goetz Collection The Goetz Collection (Sammlung Goetz) is a private collection of contemporary art in Munich, Germany. It opened in 1992. The collection is owned and continually being enlarged by the former gallery dealer Ingvild Goetz, who presents the collectio ...

opens. * 2005 -

Allianz Arena Allianz Arena (; known as Fußball Arena München for UEFA competitions) is a football stadium in Munich, Bavaria, Germany with a 70,000 seating capacity for international matches and 75,000 for domestic matches. Widely known for its exterio ...

opens. * 2006 - Ohel Jakob synagogue built. * 2007 **

Jewish Museum A Jewish museum is a museum which focuses upon Jews and may refer seek to explore and share the Jewish experience in a given area. List of Jewish museums Notable Jewish museums include: *Albania ** Solomon Museum, Berat *Australia ** Jewish Mu ...

opens. ** Population: 1,311,573. * 2009 - Museum Brandhorst opens. * 2010 - Türkentor restored. * 2012 - March: 2012 Munich artworks discovery. * 2013 - Population: 1,407,836. * 2014 -

Dieter Reiter Dieter Reiter (born 19 May 1958) is a German politician and the mayor of Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party. Career Reiter was born in Rain, Swabia. He studied at the Fachhochschule für ö ...

becomes mayor. * 2015 ** Migrants arrive. ** NS-Dokumentationszentrum built. * 2016 - Munich shooting occurs.

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