The following is a timeline of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

of the city of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

BC era

* 222 BCE - Romans conquer

Mediolanum Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Roman city in northern Italy. The city was settled by the Insubres around 600 BC, conquered by the Romans in 222 BC, and ...

3rd–8th centuries

* 3rd C. CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Milan established. * 286 CE -

Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire comprised the western provinces of the Roman Empire at any time during which they were administered by a separate independent Imperial court; in particular, this term is used in historiography to describe the period ...

capital moves from Rome to Mediolanum. * 313 -

Edict of Milan The Edict of Milan ( la, Edictum Mediolanense; el, Διάταγμα τῶν Μεδιολάνων, ''Diatagma tōn Mediolanōn'') was the February 313 AD agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire. Frend, W. H. C. ( ...

. * 370 - Basilica of San Lorenzo consecrated. * 379 -

Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio (official name: ''Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio'') is a church in the center of Milan, northern Italy. History One of the most ancient churches in Milan, it was built by ...

consecrated. * 382 -

San Nazaro in Brolo The basilica of San Nazaro in Brolo or San Nazaro Maggiore is a church in Milan, northern Italy. History The church was built by St. Ambrose starting from 382 on the road that connected Milan (then ''Mediolanum'') to Rome. It was originally dedi ...

construction begins. * 402 - City besieged by

Visigoths The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is k ...

. * 452 - City besieged by

Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was part ...

. * 539 - City sacked by

Ostrogoths The Ostrogoths ( la, Ostrogothi, Austrogothi) were a Roman-era Germanic people. In the 5th century, they followed the Visigoths in creating one of the two great Gothic kingdoms within the Roman Empire, based upon the large Gothic populations who ...

. * 569 -

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 an ...

conquer city. * 774 - Milan surrenders to the

Franks The Franks ( la, Franci or ) were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was first mentioned in 3rd-century Roman sources, and associated with tribes between the Lower Rhine and the Ems River, on the edge of the Roman Empire.H. Schutz: Tools ...

. * 833 -

San Vincenzo in Prato The basilica of San Vincenzo in Prato is a Roman Catholic church located in Via Daniele Crespi 6, in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. The church maintains most of its original Palaeo-Christian appearance. History The first church was founded b ...

built. * 899 -

Hunnish The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was par ...

invasion

11th century

* 1045 - Milan adopts the commune form of local city-state government.

12th–14th centuries

* 1135 -

Chiaravalle Abbey The Abbey of Santa Maria di Rovegnano (Latin: ''Sanctæ Mariæ Clarævallis Mediolanensis'') is a Cistercian monastic complex in the ''comune'' of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. The '' borgo'' that has developed round the abbey was once an i ...

founded. * 1157 - Circular moat, (Naviglio), constructed round the town. * 1158 -

Holy Roman Emperor The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans ( la, Imperator Romanorum, german: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period ( la, Imperat ...

Frederick Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (german: link=no, Friedrich I, it, Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt ...

besieges and sacks the city, but it soon rebels. * 1162 -

seizes and destroys the city. * 1183 - After the

Peace of Constance The Peace of Constance (25 June 1183) was a privilege granted by Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his son and co-ruler, Henry VI, King of the Romans, to the members of the Lombard League to end the state of rebellion (war) that had been ong ...

Milan returns to the commune form of government.History of Italy - HistoryWorld. * 13th C. - Palazzo Borromeo (Milan) established. * 1233 - Palazzo della Ragione built. * 1237 - After the

Battle of Cortenuova The Battle of Cortenuova (sometimes spelled Cortenova) was fought on 27 November 1237 in the course of the Guelphs and Ghibellines Wars: in it, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II defeated the Second Lombard League. Background In 1235 Emperor F ...

Pagano della Torre rallied and saved Milan. * 1259 - Milan is ruled as a Signoria with the Della Torre family ruling as Signores. * 1277 ** The

Battle of Desio The Battle of Desio was fought on 21 January 1277 between the Della Torre and Visconti families for the control of Milan and its countryside. The battlefield is located near the modern Desio, a commune outside the city in Lombardy, Northern It ...

is fought between the Della Torre and Visconti families for the control of Milan. ** The

Visconti of Milan The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist. The effective founder of the ...

emerges as the victors at Desio and begin their rule of Milan as the Signores. * 1302 - Guido della Torre deposes Matteo I Visconti as the Signore. * 1311 - Henry VII restores Matteo I Visconti as the Signore. * 1321 - Loggia degli Osii built, with two open porticos in black and white marble. * 1330 **

Piazza del Duomo, Milan Piazza del Duomo ("Cathedral Square") is the main ''piazza'' (city square) of Milan, Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, Milan Cathedral (the ''Duomo''). The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because o ...

work begins. ** San Gottardo, Milan work begins. * 1336 - Public clock installed. * 1360 -

Castello Sforzesco The Castello Sforzesco (Italian for "Sforza's Castle") is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later ren ...

construction begun. * 1381 - Chiesa di Santa Maria alla Scala built. * 1386 -

Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Milano ; lmo, Domm de Milan ), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary ( it, Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente, links=no), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombard ...

begins construction. * 1395 - Milan is formally elevated to a Duchy when Wenceslaus IV titles Gian Galeazzo Visconti the Duke of Milan.

15th–16th centuries

* 1412 -

Gian Maria Visconti Gian Maria Visconti (or Giovanni Maria; 7 September 1388 – 16 May 1412) was the second Visconti Duke of Milan, the son of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Caterina Visconti. He was known to be cruel and was eventually assassinated. He had no children ...

assassinated in front of the San Gottardo, Milan. * 1447 ** The death of

Filippo Maria Visconti Filippo Maria Visconti (3 September 1392 – 13 August 1447)

(1392–1447) ends more than two centuries of Visconti rule in Milan. ** The

House of Sforza The House of Sforza () was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. They acquired the Duchy of Milan following the extinction of the Visconti family in the mid-15th century, Sforza rule ending in Milan with the death of the last m ...

takes power. ** The

Golden Ambrosian Republic , it, Aurea Repubblica Ambrosiana , era = Late Middle Ages , government_type = Directorial republic , p1 = Duchy of Milan , flag_p1 = Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg , s1 ...

begins. * 1456 -

Ospedale Maggiore The Policlinico of Milan ( it, Policlinico di Milano) also known as Ospedale Maggiore di Milano or Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, is one of the oldest hospitals in Italy, founded by Duke Francesco Sforza in 1456. Today it is a modern ...

begins construction. * 1463 -

Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan Santa Maria delle Grazie ("Holy Mary of Grace") is a church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The convent contains the mural of ''The Last Supper'' by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory. ...

begun. * 1471 -

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

in operation. * 1482 - Santa Maria delle Grazie built. * 1493 -

Santa Maria presso San Celso Santa Maria dei Miracoli presso San Celso is a church and a sanctuary in Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. History and overview The construction was begun by Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono and Giovanni Battagio in 1493, to house a miraculous icon of the ...

begins construction. * 1496 - Chiesa di Santa Maria della Passione built. * 1497 - ''

Apicius ''Apicius'', also known as ''De re culinaria'' or ''De re coquinaria'' (''On the Subject of Cooking'') is a collection of Roman cookery recipes. It is thought to have been compiled in the fifth century AD. Its language is in many ways closer ...

de re Coquinaria'' cookbook published. * 1498 - Leonardo paints ''

The Last Supper Image:The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16.jpg, 400px, alt=''The Last Supper'' by Leonardo da Vinci - Clickable Image, Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art have been undertaken by artistic masters for centuries, ...

'' in the Santa Maria delle Grazie church. * 1508 - Santa Maria alla Fontana built. * 1515 -

Battle of Marignano The Battle of Marignano was the last major engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai and took place on 13–14 September 1515, near the town now called Melegnano, 16 km southeast of Milan. It pitted the French army, composed of the b ...

and

Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin on ...

takes Milan. * 1522 -

Francesco II Sforza Francesco II Sforza (February 4, 1495 – November 2, 1535) was Duke of Milan from 1521 until his death. He was the last member of the Sforza family to rule Milan. He was the second son of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d'Este. When Ludovic ...

in power. * 1535 - City becomes part of

Habsburg Spain Habsburg Spain is a contemporary historiographical term referring to the huge extent of territories (including modern-day Spain, a piece of south-east France, eventually Portugal, and many other lands outside of the Iberian Peninsula) ruled be ...

. * 1562 - Palazzo dei Giureconsulti begins construction. * 1565 -

Casa degli Omenoni Casa degli Omenoni is a historic palace of Milan, northern Italy, located in the eponymous street of Via degli Omenoni (number 3).Casa degli Omenoni'' It was designed by sculptor Leone Leoni for himself; he both lived and worked there. It owes it ...

built (approximate date). * 1577 -

consecrated by

Charles Borromeo Charles Borromeo ( it, Carlo Borromeo; la, Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation combat ...

, cardinal saint. * 1579 - San Fedele built. * 1580 - Plague.

17th century

* 1608 - Palazzo del Senato construction begins. * 1609 -

Biblioteca Ambrosiana The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library in Milan, Italy, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agen ...

opens. * 1618 - Pinacoteca Ambrosiana opens. * 1630 -

Plague Plague or The Plague may refer to: Agriculture, fauna, and medicine *Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis'' * An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural) * A pandemic caused by such a disease * A swarm of pes ...

begins. * 1631 - Palazzo Annoni construction begins. * 1640 - The gazette named ''

Milano Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ha ...

'' was published for the first time. * 1644 - Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine rebuilt.

18th century

* 1717 -

Teatro Regio Ducale The Teatro Regio Ducale (Italian, "Royal Ducal Theatre") was the opera house in Milan from 26 December 1717 until 25 February 1776, when it was burned down following a carnival gala. Many famous composers and their operas are associated with it, ...

built. * 1761 - Palazzo Litta built. * 1762 -

Madonnina (statue) The Madonnina (, ) is a statue of the Virgin Mary atop Milan Cathedral in Italy. The Madonnina spire or ("lantern spire"), one of the main features of the cathedral, was erected in 1762 at the height of , as designed by Francesco Croce. At th ...

erected. * 1772 -

Royal Palace of Milan The Royal Palace of Milan (Italian: ''Palazzo Reale di Milano'') was the seat of government in the Italian city of Milan for many centuries. Today, it serves as a cultural centre and it is home to international art exhibitions. It spans through ...

renovated. * 1774 -

Orto Botanico di Brera The Orto Botanico di Brera (5,000 m2) is a botanical garden located behind Palazzo Brera at Via Brera 28 in the center of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, and operated by the Istituto di Fisica Generale Applicata of the University of Milan. It is open w ...

(garden) established. * 1776 -

Brera Academy The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera ("academy of fine arts of Brera"), also known as the or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy. It shares its history, and its main building, with the Pinacoteca di ...

founded. * 1778 **

La Scala La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...

inaugurated. **

expanded. * 1779 - Teatro Lirico built. * 1784 -

Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli ("Indro Montanelli Public Gardens"), formerly known as Giardini Pubblici and Giardini di Porta Venezia (and renamed after journalist and writer Indro Montanelli in 2002) are a major and historic city park in Mi ...

established. * 1785 - The newspaper Il Corriere di Gabinetto - Gazzetta di Milano was published for the first time. * 1786 **

Biblioteca di Brera The or Braidense National Library, usually known as the Biblioteca di Brera, is a public library in Milan, in northern Italy. It is one of the largest libraries in Italy. Initially it contained large historical and scientific collections before i ...

(library) opens. ** (

state archives State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

) established. * 1793 -

Palazzo Serbelloni The Palazzo Serbelloni is a Neoclassical palace in Milan. The palace at the site was constructed for the aristocrat Gabrio Serbelloni. In the late 18th century, the palace was extensively reconstructed including the façade by Simone Cantoni. ...

built. * 1796 - Milan declared capital of

Cisalpine Republic The Cisalpine Republic ( it, Repubblica Cisalpina) was a sister republic of France in Northern Italy that existed from 1797 to 1799, with a second version until 1802. Creation After the Battle of Lodi in May 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte organiz ...

19th century

* 1802 - Milan becomes capital of the Napoleonic

Italian Republic Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. * 1805 - Coronation of Napoleon as

King of Italy King of Italy ( it, links=no, Re d'Italia; la, links=no, Rex Italiae) was the title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The first to take the title was Odoacer, a barbarian military leader ...

. * 1807 **

Milan Conservatory The Milan Conservatory (''Conservatorio di Milano'') is a college of music in Milan, Italy. History The conservatory was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following year ...

established. **

Arena Civica Arena Civica (), officially Arena Gianni Brera, is a multi-purpose stadium in Milan, Italy, which was opened on 18 August 1807. One of the city's main examples of neoclassical architecture, today it mainly hosts football and rugby union games, c ...

opened. * 1808 ** established. **

Casa Ricordi Casa Ricordi is a publisher of primarily classical music and opera. Its classical repertoire represents one of the important sources in the world through its publishing of the work of the major 19th-century Italian composers such as Gioachino Ro ...

music publisher in business. * 1817 - Caffè Cova in business on Via Monte Napoleone. * 1820 - Revolutionary

Carbonari The Carbonari () was an informal network of secret revolutionary societies active in Italy from about 1800 to 1831. The Italian Carbonari may have further influenced other revolutionary groups in France, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Uruguay and Ru ...

arrested. * 1824 - Pasticceria Marchesi in business. * 1838 -

Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano (Milan Natural History Museum) is a museum in Milan, Italy. It was founded in 1838 when naturalist Giuseppe de Cristoforis donated his collections to the city. Its first director was Giorgio Jan. ...

founded. * 1840 - Milan-Monza railway begins operating. * 1842 - Premiere of Verdi's opera ''

Nabucco ''Nabucco'' (, short for Nabucodonosor ; en, "Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on the biblical books of 2 Kings, J ...

.'' * 1848 - Five Days uprising against

Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central- Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...

. * 1860 **

Campari Campari () is an Italian alcoholic liqueur, considered an apéritif (20.5%, 21%, 24%, 25%, or 28.5% ABV, depending on the country where it is sold), obtained from the infusion of herbs and fruit (including chinotto and cascarilla) in alcohol a ...

in business. **

Antonio Beretta Antonio Beretta (17 April 1808, in Milan – 14 November 1891) was the first mayor of Milan under the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1867. He was appointed Senator for life by Victor Emmanuel II en, Victor Emmanuel Maria Albert Eugene Ferdinan ...

becomes mayor. * 1861 ** Milan becomes part of

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to ...

. ** City hall opens in Palazzo Marino. * 1863 - Istituto Tecnico Superiore founded. * 1864 - opens at . * 1866 -

Cimitero Monumentale di Milano The Cimitero Monumentale (" Monumental Cemetery") is one of the two largest cemeteries in Milan, Italy, the other one being the Cimitero Maggiore. It is noted for the abundance of artistic tombs and monuments. Designed by the architect Carlo Ma ...

opened. * 1870 - Hoepli publisher in business. * 1871 - Population: 261,976. * 1872 **

Pirelli Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is a multinational tyre manufacturer based in Milan, Italy. The company, which has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1922, is the 6th-largest tyre manufacturer and is focused on the consumer production of tyres ...

company founded. **

Ca' de Sass The Ca' de Sass ( Lombard name; literally "house of stone") is a monumental 19th century building in Milan, Italy, located close to the city centre, at numbers 6 and 8 of Via Monte di Pietà. It used to be the headquarters of Cariplo, a former It ...

built. ** Teatro Dal Verme opens. * 1873 - Società Storica Lombarda (history society) founded. * 1876 ** ''

Corriere della Sera The ''Corriere della Sera'' (; en, "Evening Courier") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average daily circulation of 410,242 copies in December 2015. First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of I ...

'' newspaper begins publication. **

Trams A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport ar ...

begin operating. * 1877 - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II built. * 1879 **

Milano Affori railway station Milano Affori is a railway station in the Affori neighborhood of Milan, Italy. The present station was opened in 2011, connected to the Affori FN (Milan Metro), Affori FN station on Milan Metro Line 3, Line 3 of the Milan Metro. The old station, ...

and Milano Bovisa-Politecnico railway station open. ** "Società d'Esplorazione Commerciale in Africa" founded. * 1881 - Population: 321,839. * 1883 - Salumi in business. * 1886 **

Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

manufactory in business. **

German School of Milan The German School of Milan (german: Deutsche Schule Mailand, DSM; it, Scuola Germanica di Milano), founded in 1886, is an international institution located in Milan, Italy. It is one of the three German schools in Italy, the other two based in ...

founded. **

Piazza della Scala Piazza della Scala is a pedestrian central square of Milan, Italy, connected to the main square of Milan, Piazza del Duomo, by the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II passage. It is named after the renowned Teatro alla Scala opera house, which occupie ...

established. * 1888 **

Parco Sempione Parco Sempione ("Simplon Park") is a large city park in Milan, Italy. Established in 1888, it has an overall area of , and it is located in the historic centre of the city, inside the Zone 1 administrative division. The park is adjacent to the ...

established. ** Via Dante constructed. * 1891 -

Camera del Lavoro A list of national trade union centers in Italy include: Trade union centers Main national trade union centers The following three confederal trade unions are considered and recognised by the Italian Republic as relevant counterpart: * Italian G ...

(labor centre) and (hiking club) founded. * 1894 -

Touring Club Italiano The Touring Club Italiano (TCI) (Italian Touring Club or Touring Club of Italy) is the major Italian national tourist organization. The Touring Club Ciclistico Italiano (TCCI) was founded on 8 November 1894 by a group of bicyclists to promote the ...

established. * 1896 **

Casa di Riposo per Musicisti The Casa di Riposo per Musicisti (literally 'rest home for musicians') is a home for retired opera singers and musicians in Milan, northern Italy, founded by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (whose statue is outside the building) in 1896. The bu ...

founded. ** Italo Pacchioni creates "first Italian film" ''Arrivo del treno alla Stazione di Milano.'' * 1897 - Population: 470,558. * 1898 -

Bava-Beccaris massacre The Bava Beccaris massacre, named after the Italian General Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris, was the repression of widespread food riots in Milan, Italy, on 6–10 May 1898. In Italy the suppression of these demonstrations is also known as ''Fatti di Mag ...

. * 1899 ** Milan Football and Cricket Club founded. ** Parini statue erected in

Piazza Cordusio Piazza Cordusio (also informally referred to as Piazzale Cordusio)The terms "piazza" and "piazzale" both refer to city squares, the latter being used for "larger" squares. While Cordusio is a rather large square, its formal name is "Piazza Cordusio ...

20th century

1900s–1940s

* 1902 -

Bocconi University Bocconi University ( it, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, ) is a private university in Milan, Italy. Bocconi provides education in the fields of economics, finance, law, management, political science, public administration and comput ...

founded. * 1903 - Palazzo Castiglioni built. * 1906 **

Confederazione Generale del Lavoro General Confederation of Labour ( it, Confederazione Generale del Lavoro, CGdL) was an Italian labor union, founded in 1906, under the initiative of socialist militants. Having survived the Fascist dictatorship and the Second World War as an u ...

(labor union) headquartered in Milan. **

Milan International (1906) The Milan International was a world's fair A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large international exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held ...

world's fair held **

Simplon Tunnel , it, Galleria del Sempione , line = Simplon line, (Lötschberg railway line) , location = Traversing the Lepontine Alps between Switzerland and Italy , coordinates = – , system = Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF ...

opens. ** Casa Campanini built. ** Population: 560,613. * 1907 - (shoe shop) in business. * 1908 -

Internazionale Milano Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is t ...

football club founded. * 1909 -

Malpensa Airport Milan Malpensa Airport is the largest international airport in northern Italy, serving Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria, as well as the Swiss Canton of Ticino. The airport is northwest of Milan, next to the Ticino river dividing Lombardy and Pie ...

established. * 1911 - in business. * 1912 - Messina tram depot built. * 1915 ** Castello Cova built. ** American Chamber of Commerce established. * 1917 ** Galleria Pesaro opens. **

La Rinascente (La) Rinascente (; ) is a collection of high-end stores with Italian and international brands in fashion, accessories, beauty, homeware, design and food. It operates eleven stores in Italy, including its general headquarters in Milan and two fl ...

(shop) in business. * 1919 - Fascio di Combattimento political group founded. * 1921 ** Milan Sample Fair begins. **

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (English: ''Catholic University of the Sacred Heart'', colloquially the ''Catholic University of Milan''), known as UCSC or UNICATT or simply Cattolica, is an Italian private research university founded in 1 ...

established. * 1922 -

Novecento Italiano Novecento Italiano () was an Italian artistic movement founded in Milan in 1922 to create an art based on the rhetoric of the fascism of Mussolini. History Novecento Italiano was founded by Anselmo Bucci (1887–1955), Leonardo Dudreville (1885 ...

art movement active. * 1924 -

University of Milan The University of Milan ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano; la, Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe ...

founded. * 1926 -

Stadio 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 ...

opens. * 1927 - A. Rizzoli & Co. founded. * 1930 -

Planetario di Milano The Milan Planetarium (in Italian, Planetario di Milano) is the largest and most important planetarium in Italy. It is located in the Gardens of Porta Venezia, in the Porta Venezia district of Milan. It was established in 1930, and has been in o ...

inaugurated. * 1931 -

Milano Centrale railway station Milano Centrale ( it, Stazione Milano Centrale) is the main railway station of the city of Milan, Italy, and is the largest railway station in Europe by volume. The station is a terminus and located at the northern end of central Milan. It was o ...

opens. * 1932 -

Palazzo Mezzanotte Palazzo Mezzanotte, also known as Palazzo delle Borse ("Stock Exchange Palace") is a 20th-century building of Milan, Italy, and the seat of the Italian stock exchange. It is located in Piazza Affari ("Business Square"), the city square after whic ...

(stock exchange) built. * 1933 **

Trolleybuses A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or trol ...

begin operating. **

Torre Branca Torre Branca ("Branca Tower") is an iron panoramic tower located in Parco Sempione, the main city park of Milan, Italy. It is 108.6 m high, which makes it the sixth highest structure in Milan after Unicredit Tower (231 m), Allianz Tower (209 m) P ...

built in

. * 1934 - Institute for International Political Studies founded. * 1935 - (residence) built. * 1937 -

Linate Airport Milan Linate Airport is the third international airport of Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy, behind Malpensa Airport and Orio al Serio Airport. It served 9,233,475 passengers in 2018, being the fifth busiest a ...

opens. * 1939 **

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

football club active. ** Anteo Spazio Cinema opens. * 1942 - opens. * 1945 - 29 April: Corpse of executed

Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until Fall of the Fascist re ...

brought to

Piazzale Loreto is a major city square in Milan, Italy. Origin The name ''Loreto'' is also used in a wider sense to refer to the district surrounding the square, which is part of the Zone 2 administrative division, in the northeastern part of the city. The ...

. * 1947 - Piccolo Teatro founded.

1950s–1990s

* 1954 - Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea inaugurated. * 1955 **

FrancoAngeli FrancoAngeli is one of the largest Italian publishing houses specialized in books and journals for university and post-university studies, as well as for professionals. Based in Milan and founded in 1955, it has one of the largest Italian catalog ...

publisher in business. ** Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea founded. * 1956 -

Palazzo dell'Arengario The Palazzo dell'Arengario is a Fascist-era complex of two symmetrical buildings in Piazza del Duomo, the central piazza of Milan, Italy. It was completed in the 1950s and currently houses the Museo del Novecento, a museum dedicated to 20th-cent ...

built. * 1958 -

Milan Fashion Week Milan Fashion Week ( it, Settimana della moda) is a clothing trade show held semi-annually in Milan, Italy. The autumn/winter event is held in February/March of each year, and the spring/summer event is held in September/October of each year. It ...

begins. * 1960 - Cinema Ambasciatori opens. * 1961 -

Milan Furniture Fair The Milan Furniture Fair ( it, Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano) is a furniture fair held annually in Milan. It is the largest trade fair of its kind in the world. The exhibition showcases the latest in furniture and design from countrie ...

begins. * 1962 - ''Amica'' fashion magazine in publication. * 1964 -

Milan Metro The Milan Metro ( it, Metropolitana di Milano) is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of 5 lines, identified by different numbers and colours, with a total network length ...

begins operating. * 1965 -

final details completed. * 1968 -

IULM University of Milan The IULM University - Milan ( it, Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM ) is a university located in Milan, Italy. It was founded in 1968 and is organized in four faculties. . History and profile The University Institute for ...

founded. * 1969 -

Piazza Fontana bombing The Piazza Fontana bombing ( it, Strage di Piazza Fontana) was a terrorist attack that occurred on 12 December 1969 when a bomb exploded at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fonta ...

. * 1974 - theatre troupe founded. * 1975 -

Armani Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, ...

fashion house founded. * 1979 - MIP- Politecnico di Milano School of Management formed. * 1980 ** opens. ** Parco Alessandrini inaugurated. * 1982 -

Domus Academy Domus Academy is a private school of design in Milan, Italy. It offers post-graduate and professional courses in fashion, industrial design, and design management. It is not listed by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Rice ...

established. * 1985 -

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cos ...

fashion house founded. * 1986 -

Class Editori Class Editori S.p.A. is an Italian media conglomerate that is based in Milan and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since November 30, 1998. It is also active in the field of television, radio and video information systems (Telesia Sistemi) br ...

founded. * 1987 ** ''

MF Milano Finanza ''MF'' is an Italian national daily business newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wid ...

'' newspaper begins publication. ** Massimo De Carlo art gallery open

* 1990 **

Milan Metro Line 3 Line 3 (''Linea Tre'' in Italian, also known as M3) is a subway line serving Milan, Italy. The line is part of the Milan Metro and is operated by ATM. Construction began in 1981 in order to be ready for the 1990 Football World Cup. It is also ca ...

begins operating. **

Parco Agricolo Sud Milano Parco Agricolo Sud Milano ("Rural Park South Milan") is a large protected rural area located south and south-east of Milan, Italy. The park was established in 1990 with the purpose of preserving, safeguarding, and enhancing the natural and histor ...

established. * 1991 ** Viafarini (art entity) established. **

10 Corso Como 10 Corso Como is a shopping and dining complex in Milan, Italy. It combines outlets that show and sell works of art, fashion, music, design, cuisine and culture. It was founded in 1990 by gallerist and publisher Carla Sozzani. History The complex ...

in business. * 1995 - Documentation Center for Visual Arts founded. * 1996 -

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University The Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ( it, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele Also known as UniSR) is a private university in Milan, Italy. It was founded in 1996 and is organized in three departments; Medicine, Philosophy and Psychology. ...

and Trussardi Foundation established. * 1997 -

Milan Passante railway The Passante Ferroviario di Milano is an underground railway which runs through Milan, Italy. The first part was opened in 1997 and was completed in 2008.University of Milan Bicocca The University of Milano-Bicocca ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, UNIMIB) is a public university located in Milan, Italy, providing undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education. Established in 1998, it was ranked by the ...

established. * 1999 -

Malpensa Express The ''Malpensa Express'' is an airport rail service linking the city of Milan with Malpensa Airport, in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. Trenord operates ''Malpensa Express'' services between Malpensa Airport and both Milan Cadorna and M ...

begins operating.

21st century

* 2001 ** 23 May: 2001 UEFA Champions League Final held in Milan. ** 8 October: Linate Airport disaster. ** City website online (approximate date). ** O’artoteca (art organization) founded. * 2002 ** Orto Botanico di Cascina Rosa established. ** Teatro degli Arcimboldi opens. * 2004 ** architects active. ** Bulgari Hotel in business. * 2006 ** Lettera27 headquartered in Mila

**

Letizia Moratti Letizia Maria Moratti (née Brichetto Arnaboldi; Milan, 26 November 1949) is an Italian businesswoman and politician. She was president of RAI (1994–1996), minister of Education, University and Research (2001–2006), mayor of Milan (2006� ...

becomes mayor. * 2008 **

BikeMi BikeMi is a public bicycle sharing system in Milan, Italy. It was launched on 8 December 2008 and is contracted to and operated by Clear Channel on the basis of its SmartBike system. The scheme encompasses 4,650 bicycles (including 1,000 electri ...

launched. **

Ecopass The Ecopass program was a traffic pollution charge implemented in Milan, Italy, as an urban toll for some motorists traveling within a designated traffic restricted zone or ZTL ( it, Zone a Traffico Limitato), corresponding to the central ''Cerchia ...

congestion charge begins. * 2009 ** Peep Hole and Cardi Black Box art gallery active. **

Homeless World Cup The Homeless World Cup is an annual association football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a social organization which advocates the end of homelessness through the sport of association football. The organization puts tog ...

football contest held. * 2010 - Population: 1,315,803. * 2011 - Giuliano Pisapia becomes mayor. * 2012 ** Portello Park inaugurated. **

Milan Area C Area C is a congestion charge active in the city center of Milan, Italy. It was introduced in 2012, replacing the previous pollution charge Ecopass and based on the same designated traffic restricted zone. The area is about with 77,000 residen ...

congestion charge begins, replacing Ecopass. **

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori Italo - Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori ( it, New Travellers Transport) is an Italian open-access train operating company operating in the field of high-speed rail transport. Commencing services in early 2012, it became Europe's first private open a ...

high-speed train service begins operating, connecting Milan to Naples via Rome. * 2013 - Population: 1,262,101 municipality; 3,075,083 province. * 2015 - 1 May:

Expo 2015 Expo 2015 was a World Expo hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 CEST and closed on October 31. Milan hosted an exposition for the second time; the first was the 1906 Milan International. The Bureau International des Expositi ...

world fair opens. * 2016 - June: Milan municipal election, 2016 held.

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Bibliography

Published in the 16th-19th century

;in English * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;in other languages * *
2nd edn
(1619) with additions by Girolamo Borsieri, Milan: Bidelli. * * *

Published in the 20th century

;in English * * * * * *
1870 ed.
* * * * * ;in Italian * * * 1953-1966 (17 volumes) * Luigi Ganapini. Una città in guerra (Milano, 1939-1951) (Milan: Angeli, 1988) * Achille Rastelli. Bombe sulla città. Gli attacchi aerei alleati: le vittime civili a Milano (Milan: Mursia, 2000)

Published in the 21st century

;in English * * * * * * * * * ;in Italian * Francesco Ogliari. Fiamme su Milano: I bombardamenti aerei 1940-1945 (Pavia: Selecta, 2005)

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