Timeline of Bari

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bari in the Apulia region of Italy.

Prior to 15th century

450 – Roman Catholic diocese of Bari established (approximate date).^[1]
847 – Establishment of Emirate of Bari.^[2]
852 – Emirate of Bari headquartered in city.^[3]
871 – Fall of Bari to the forces of the Frankish Emperor Louis and his Lombard and Croatian allies.^[4]
885 – Bari becomes "residence of the Byzantine governor."^[3]
1002 – City besieged by "a Sicilian force under Safi."^[5]
1035 – Cathedral of San Sabino construction begins.^[3]
1068/71 – Siege of Bari by Norman forces.^[3]
1087 – Basilica di San Nicola construction begins (approximate date).^[3]
1095 – Peter the Hermit preaches the First Crusade.^[3]
1098 – Religious council held in Bari.^[5]
1136 – City taken by forces of Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor.^[5]
1139 – Roger II of Sicily attacked Bari, damaging the city walls.^[6]
1155 – Manuel I Komnenos in power.^[5]
1156 – Bari sacked by forces of William I of Sicily.^[3]^[6]
1171 – Cathedral of San Sabino construction completed.^[3]
1197 – Basilica di San Nicola consecrated.^[5]
1233 – Castello Normanno-Svevo (Bari) (castle) rebuilt.^[3]
1292 – Cathedral of San Sabino consecrated.^[5]
1349 – City besieged by Hungarian and German forces.^[5]
1399 – Giovanni Bozzuto appointed captain.^[7]

15th–19th centuries

1464 – Sforza in power.^[5]
1500 – Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan in power.^[5]
1545 – Population: 12,800.^[8]
1567 – Flood.^[8]
1558 – Bona Sforza leaves the town to Philip II. of Spain and Naples.^[3]
1647 – Social unrest.^[8]
1656 – Plague.^[8]
1683 – Flood.^[8]
1690–1692 – Major plague in the province of Bari resulting in the entire region being placed under quarantine.^[9]
1813 – City development outside the walls begins.^[8]
1833 – August: Flood.^[8]
1835 – Archivio di Stato di Bari [it] (state archives) established.^[10]
1854 – Teatro Piccinni (theatre) opens.
1860 – Bari becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.^[8]
1861 – Population: 44,572.
1864 – Bari Centrale railway station opens.
1868 – Bari–Taranto railway in operation.
1872 – New Port of Bari development begins.^[8]
1877 – Biblioteca nazionale Sagarriga Visconti-Volpi [it] (library) opens.
1887 – La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno newspaper begins publication.^[11]
1897 – Population: 80,450.^[12]
1900 – Bari-Putignano railway begins operating.^{[citation needed]}

20th century

1901 – Casa editrice Giuseppe Laterza & figli [it] (publisher) in business.
1903 – Teatro Petruzzelli (theatre) opens.
1905
- February: Flood.^[8]
- Bari-Casamassima-Putignano railway begins operating.
1908 – F.C. Bari 1908 (football club) formed.
1911 – Population: 103,670.^[13]
1914 – Teatro Margherita (Bari) [it] (theatre) opens.
1915 – September: Flood.^[8]
1921 – Population: 136,247.
1924 – Università adriatica B. Mussolini founded.^[8]
1925 – Conservatory of Bari established.
1926 – November: Flood.^[8]
1931 – Ferrovie del Sud Est (transit entity) established.
1934 – Bari Airport built.
1936
- Ferrotramviaria (transit entity) established.
- Population: 197,918.
1939 – Trolleybuses in Bari begin operating
1943 – Air raid on Bari by German forces in World War II.
1951 – Population: 268,183.
1965 – Bari–Barletta railway begins operating.
1981 – Population: 371,022.
1985 – May: Apulian comunal election, 1985 [it] held.
1990
- Part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Bari.
- Polytechnic University of Bari established.^[14]
- Stadio San Nicola (stadium) opens.

21st century

2008 – Bari metropolitan railway service begins operating.
2009 – Bari International Film Festival begins.
2013 – Population: 313,213.^[15]
2014 – Antonio Decaro becomes mayor.
2015
- May: Apulian regional election, 2015 held.
- Metropolitan City of Bari administration effected.
2016 – 12 July: Andria–Corato train collision occurs in vicinity of Bari.

References

↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
↑ Barbara M. Kreuz, Before the Normans – Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries, University of Pennsylvania Press, p 38
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Britannica 1910.
↑ Barbara M. Kreuz, Before the Normans – Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries, University of Pennsylvania Press, p 45
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Barker 2004.
1 2 Bellato 2024.
↑ Clara Gennaro (1971). "Bozzuto, Giovanni". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 13: Borremans–Brancazolo. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-88-12-00032-6.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Treccani 1930.
↑ Filippo de Arrieta, Raguaglio Historico del Contaggio Occorso Nella Provincia di Bari Negli Anni 1690,1691, 1692; Napoli 1694
↑ "Archivio di Stato di Bari". Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
↑ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
↑ 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.
↑ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
↑ Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 576+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
↑ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

"Bari", Southern Italy and Sicily (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908
Ashby, Thomas (1910). "Bari (town)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). pp. 400–401.
John W. Barker (2004). "Bari". In Christopher Kleinhenz (ed.). Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 94–96. ISBN 0415939291.
Giulia Bellato (2024). "Bari and political violence in the twelfth century: a case of medieval urbicide". Journal of Architectural Design and History.
Umberto Benigni (1907). "Bari". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Octavian Blewitt (1853), "Bari", Handbook for Travellers in Southern Italy, John Murray, OCLC 2231455
"Bari". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312868.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Roy Domenico (2002). "Apulia: Bari". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 19+. ISBN 0313307334.
Richard Gottheil (1902), "Bari", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 2, New York, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282300{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Barium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cuq.

in Italian

Antonio Beatillo (1886) [1637]. Storia di Bari. stab. tip. Cannone.
Giulio Petroni. Della storia di Bari. Stamperia e cartiere del Fibreno. 1857–1858
"Bari delle Puglie". Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian). Vol. 3 (6th ed.). Turin: Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese. 1877. hdl:2027/uc1.c2649801.
A. Beatillo. Storia di Bari. 1886
Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Bari". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. hdl:2027/njp.32101074983378.
F. Carabellese. Bari. Bergamo 1909
F. Colavecchio. Guida di Bari. 1910
Saverio La Sorsa. La vita di Bari durante il secolo XIX. Commissione provinciale di archeologia e storia patria [Bari] Documenti e monografie, v. 12, 15. 1913–1915
"Bari delle Puglie", Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 1930
Vito Masellis. Storia di Bari dalle origini ai nostri giorni. Italstampa, 1966
Dino Borri et al. Storia di Bari. Laterza, 1994
Pietro Mazzeo. Storia di Bari dalle origini alla conquista normanna (1071), Adriatica Editrice, Bari, 2008

External links

Items related to Bari, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Bari, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

[katolsk-1] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[2] Barbara M. Kreuz, Before the Normans – Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries, University of Pennsylvania Press, p 38

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Britannica 1910.

[4] Barbara M. Kreuz, Before the Normans – Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries, University of Pennsylvania Press, p 45

[FOOTNOTEBarker2004-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Barker 2004.

[FOOTNOTEBellato2024-6] 1 2 Bellato 2024.

[7] Clara Gennaro (1971). "Bozzuto, Giovanni". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 13: Borremans–Brancazolo. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-88-12-00032-6.

[FOOTNOTETreccani1930-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Treccani 1930.

[9] Filippo de Arrieta, Raguaglio Historico del Contaggio Occorso Nella Provincia di Bari Negli Anni 1690,1691, 1692; Napoli 1694

[10] "Archivio di Stato di Bari". Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[europa2003-11] "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[12] 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.

[13] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.

[14] Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 576+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.

[15] "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

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References

Bibliography

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