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- Prior to 20th century
- 20th century 1900s–1960s 1970s–1990s
- 21st century 2000s 2010s
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}}{{Coord|33|53|13|N|35|30|47|E|region:LB_type:city(2000000)|display=title}}The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Beirut, Lebanon. {{Dynamic list}}{{TOC right}}Prior to 20th century{{History of Lebanon}}- 140 BC – City destroyed by Diodotus Tryphon.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 64 BC – Beirut conquered by Agrippa.
- 14 BC – During the reign of Herod the Great, Berytus became a colonia.
- 551 CE – Earthquake.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 635 – Beirut passes into Arab control.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 759 – Prince Arslan bin al-Mundhir founds the Principality of Sin-el-Fil in Beirut.
- 1111 – Baldwin overtakes city.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1187 – Saladin overtakes city.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1763 – Ottomans reclaim the city.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1832 – Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in power.{{sfn|Haydn|1910}}
- 1840 – October: Battle of Beirut.{{sfn|Haydn|1910}}
- 1853 – Grand Serail built.
- 1858 – Government Hadiqat al-Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
- 1860
- Druze–Maronite conflict.
- Sursock House built.
- 1866 – Syrian Protestant College established.
- 1868 – Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut established.
- 1875
- Saint Joseph University founded.
- Thamarāt al-funūn newspaper begins publication.[1]
- 1877 – Lisan al-Hal newspaper begins publication.[1]
- 1883 – Hôtel-Dieu de France founded.
- 1888 – Beirut was made capital of a vilayet (governorate) in Syria,[37] including the sanjaks (prefectures) Latakia, Tripoli, Beirut, Acre and Bekaa.
- 1894 – Saint George Maronite Cathedral and Harbor constructed.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1895 – Railway completed "across the Lebanon to Damascus."{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1898 – Population: 120,000 (approximate).[1]
20th century1900s–1960s- 1902 – al-Iqbāl newspaper begins publication.[1]
- 1907
- Railway to Aleppo completed.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- René Moawad Garden established.
- Baidaphon (record label) in business (approximate date).{{sfn|Racy|1986}}
- 1916 – Place des Canons renamed Martyrs' Square.
- 1920 – Beirut Stock Exchange founded.
- 1920 – 1 September: Lebanon Republic (Greater Lebanon) proclaimed a state.
- 1921 – Beirut Traders Association founded.[2]
- 1924 – Al Joumhouria newspaper begins publication.
- 1925
- National Conservatory of Music established.{{sfn|Racy|1986}}
- Maghen Abraham Synagogue built.
- 1927 – American Junior College for Women opens in Ras Beirut.
- 1933
- Parliament of Lebanon building erected.
- An-Nahar newspaper begins publication.[3]
- L'Orient newspaper begins publication.
- 1934 – Population: 162,000 (approximate).[4]
- 1936 – Kamel Abbas Hamieh takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1937
- Académie libanaise des beaux-arts founded.
- Ararad newspaper begins publication.
- Zartonk newspaper begins publication.
- 1938 – Al Akhbar newspaper begins publication.
- 1941 – Eastern Times newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1942 – National Museum of Beirut opens.
- 1943 – Beirut becomes capital city of independent Lebanon.
- 1946
- Nicolas Rizk takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- Al-Hayat newspaper begins publication.[https://books.google.com/books?id=8vBnBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA311]
- 1950 – Population: 181,271.[5]
- 1951 – Lebanese University and Lycée Franco-Libanais Verdun founded.
- 1952
- George Assi takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- The Daily Star newspaper begins publication.
- 1954 – Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport opens.
- 1956 – Bachour Haddad takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1957 – Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium opens.
- 1958 – Population: 400,000 (estimate).[6]
- 1959
- Télé Liban (television) begins broadcasting.[7]
- Philip Boulos takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- Al Anwar newspaper begins publication.
- 1960
- Beirut Arab University established.
- Emile Yanni takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1961
- Orient-Institut Beirut established.
- Sursock Museum and Phoenicia Beirut Hotel open.
- 1963 – Gallery One (cultural space) opens.{{sfn|Rogers|2008}}
- 1964 – Saint Nicolas Garden opens.
- 1966 – Al Ahed football team established, headquartered in Beirut.
- 1967 – Chafik Abou Haydar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1968 – "Israel raids Beirut airport."[8]
1970s–1990s- 1970
- L'Orient Le Jour newspaper begins publication.
- Population: 474,870 city; 938,940 urban agglomeration.[9]
- 1972 – Manoukian Center established.{{sfn|Rogers|2008}}
- 1973 – Holiday Inn in business.[10]
- 1974 – As-Safir newspaper begins publication.
- 1975
- April: Lebanese Civil War begins.[8]
- Green Line established between mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut and the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut.
- Centre for Arab Unity Studies founded.[16]
- 1976 – al-Murābiṭ newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1977 – Mitri El Nammar takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1978 – Syrian siege of Achrafiyeh, the main Christian district of Beirut.
- 1982
- Israeli invasion.
- 14 September: Bachir Gemayel assassinated.
- 1983 – French and US barracks bombed.
- 1986 – Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Arabes Chretiennes founded.{{sfn|Scalenghe|2003}}
- 1987 – George Smaha takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- 1988 – Ad-Diyar newspaper begins publication.
- 1989 – Lebanese Center for Policy Studies headquartered in city.[11]
- 1990 – Solidere (redevelopment company) and Center for Strategic Studies Research and Documentation[11] founded.
- 1991 – Al Manar TV begins broadcasting.
- 1992 – Nayef Al Maaloof takes office as Governor of Beirut
- 1993
- B 018 nightclub opens.
- Future Television begins broadcasting.
- 1994 – Souk el-Tayeb farmer's market opens.[20]
- 1995 – Nicolas Saba takes office as Governor of Beirut
- 1997
- Arab Image Foundation established.[12]
- Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium rebuilt.
- 1999
- Yaacoub Sarraf takes office as Governor of Beirut.
- Planet Discovery children's museum inaugurated.
- Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra and Al-Kafaàt University founded.
- 2000 – Museum of Lebanese Prehistory established.
21st century2000s- 2001 – Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center opens.
- 2003
- Beirut Marathon begins.
- Music Hall opens.
- Al-Balad newspaper begins publication.
- 2004
- Helem (LGBT group) active.{{sfn|Deeb|2007}}
- Al-Saha Village restaurant in business.[13]{{sfn|Deeb|2013}}
- 2005
- Cedar Revolution
- Nassif Kaloosh takes office as Governor of Beirut
- Ya Libnan news website launched.
- 2006
- Political protests
- Robert Mouawad Private Museum opens.
- Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.[14]
- 2007 – Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque built.
- 2008 – Platinum Tower built.
- 2009
- 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Beirut.
- Beirut Art Center opens.[12]
- Beirut Souks and Le Gray hotel in business.[15]
- City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.
2010s- 2010
- Bilal Hamad becomes mayor.
- Four Seasons Hotel Beirut opens.[16]
- 2011
- Political protests
- Zaitunay Bay pedestrian area opens.[17]
- 2012
- Violent unrest related to Syrian uprising.
- Al-Mayadeen television begins broadcasting.[18]
- 19 October: Bombing in Achrafieh.
- 2013
- 9 July: Bombing in Bir el-Abed.
- 15 August: Bombing.
- 19 November: Iranian embassy bombings.
- 27 December: Bombing.
- 2015
- 21 July: Protests.
- 12 November: Bombing.
See also- Beirut history
- List of governors of Beirut
- Timeline of Lebanese history
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