Timeline of Modena

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

Prior to 18th century

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18th–19th centuries

  • 1703 – August: City occupied by French troops.[8]
  • 1707 – February: French troops depart.[8]
  • 1734 – July: City occupied by French troops.[8]
  • 1736 – May: French troops depart.[8]
  • 1742 – June: City occupied by Austrian troops.[8]
  • 1749 – February: Austrian troops depart.[8]
  • 1749 – 14 August: first issue of the newspaper Il Messaggiere, which lasted till 1859
  • 1762 – Grande Ospedale Civile (hospital) built.[4]
  • 1771 – Grande Albergo dei Poveri (poorhouse) built.[4]
  • 1772 – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia re-established.
  • 1797 – Modena becomes part of the French client Cisalpine Republic.[9]
  • 1815 – Military Academy of Modena active.
  • 1816 – Fortifications dismantled.[2]
  • 1841 – Teatro Comunale Modena opens.
  • 1859
  • 1860 – Modena becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.[2]
  • 1872 – Verona-Modena railway [it] begins operating.
  • 1873 – Modena Synagogue [it] built.[10]
  • 1877 – Il Cittadino newspaper begins publication.[11]
  • 1879 – Modena Cathedral interior restored .[2]
  • 1881 – Modena tram system [it] begins operating, with horsecars
  • 1888 – Teatro Storchi (theatre) built.[12]
  • 1893 – Modena-Maranello tramway [it] begins operating.
  • 1897 – Population: 67,658.[13]

20th century

  • 1906 – Population: 66,762.[2]
  • 1911 – Population: 70,923.[14]
  • 1912
    • Electric trams [it] begin operating.[15]
    • Modena F.C. (football club) formed.
  • 1913 – Cinema Scala built.[10]
  • 1915 – Cinema Metropol built.[10]
  • 1916 – Ferrovia Ferrara-Modena [it] (railway) begins operating.
  • 1920 – Modena railway station rebuilt.
  • 1931
    • Mercato Albinelli [it] (market) opens.[15]
    • Population: 92,757.[8]
  • 1936 – Stadio Alberto Braglia (stadium) opens.
  • 1941 – AMCM (transit entity) formed.[15]
  • 1950
  • 1963 – Policlinico di Modena [it] (health clinic) established.
  • 1966 – November: Flood.[15]
  • 1967 – "Superachitettura" exhibit held.[16][17]
  • 1970 – Biblioteca civica Antonio Delfini (library) established.[18]
  • 1971 – Modena Airport [de] opens.
  • 1972 – September: Flood.[15]
  • 1981 – Gazzetta di Modena newspaper begins publication.
  • 1996 – 15 October: Earthquake.[15](it)

21st century

See also

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Modena". Oxford Art Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 19 December 2016
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Wood 1995.
  5. ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Modena". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
  6. ^ Mario Baratta [in Italian] (1901). I terremoti d'Italia [Earthquakes in Italy] (in Italian). Turin: Fratelli Bocca. (includes chronology)
  7. ^ James E. McClellan (1985). Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Treccani 1934.
  9. ^ Haydn 1910.
  10. ^ a b c "Le Città sostenibili: Storia, Natura, Ambiente" [The Sustainable City] (in Italian). Comune di Modena. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  11. ^ Bernardini 1890.
  12. ^ Tardini 1899.
  13. ^ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
  14. ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Cronologia essenziale del '900" [Timeline of the 20th century]. Le Città sostenibili: Storia, Natura, Ambiente (in Italian). Comune di Modena. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  16. ^ Gino Moliterno, ed. (2005) [2000]. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. Routledge. ISBN 0203440250.
  17. ^ "Italian Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  18. ^ "(Comune: Modena)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane [Registry of Italian Libraries] (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

  • William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Mutina". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
  • "Modena", Hand-book for Travellers in Northern Italy (16th ed.), London: John Murray, 1897, OCLC 2231483
  • Ismar Elbogen (1904), "Modena", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 8, New York, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282243{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • "Modena" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 641–642.
  • Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Modena", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
  • Edward Hutton (1912), "Modena", Cities of Lombardy, New York: Macmillan
  • "Modena", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 (+ 1870 ed.)
  • Riso, Federica Maria (4 May 2023). Roman funerary rituals in Mutina (Modena, Italy): a multidisciplinary approach. Oxford: Archaeopress. ISBN 9781803274799.
  • Beth F. Wood (1995). "Modena". In Trudy Ring; Robert M. Salkin (eds.). Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 444–448. ISBN 1884964052.
  • Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Modena". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0415939291.

in Italian

  • L. Vedriani (1666). Historia di Modena (in Italian).
  • Girolamo Tiraboschi, ed. (1825). "Mutina". Dizionario topografico storico degli stati estensi (in Italian).
  • C. Campori (1864). Del governo a comune in Modena.
  • Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Modena". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. p. 545+.
  • Vicenzo Tardini. I teatri di Modena (in Italian). G.T. Vincenzi e nipoti. 1899–1902 (3 volumes)
  • E. P. Vicini (1913). I podestà di Modena (1556–1796).
  • "Modena", Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 1934
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