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- Prior to 19th century
- 19th century
- 20th century 1900s–1950s 1960s–1990s
- 21st century
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2019}}The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kingston, Jamaica. {{Dynamic list}}{{TOC right}}Prior to 19th century- 1692 – 7 June: The Jamaica earthquake destroys Port Royal due to heavy liquefaction and a tsunami; around 5,000 are killed there. Residents resettle nearby thus establishing Kingston.{{sfn|Marley|2005}}
- 1690s – Parish Church built (approximate date).{{sfn|Aspinall|1914}}
- 1712 – Hurricane.[1]
- 1720 – Pirate Calico Jack hanged.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
- 1722
- Hurricane.[1]
- Weekly Jamaica Courant newspaper in publication.[2]
- 1729 – Wolmers's School founded.
- 1740 – "Twelve Apostles" battery constructed.{{sfn|Marley|2005}}
- 1746 – Theatre opens in Harbour Street.[3]
- 1750 – Sephardic synagogue built.{{sfn|Marley|2005}}
- 1755
- House of Assembly (legislature of British Jamaica) relocated to Kingston from Spanish Town.[4]
- Population: 10,000 (approximate).{{sfn|Marley|2005}}
- 1771 – 3 September: An earthquake causes moderate damage in Port Royal and Kingston.
- 1775 – American Company of Comedians in performance.[5]
- 1783 – Kingston Race Course laid out.
- 1788 – Population: 26,478 (of which 16,659 were slaves).{{sfn|Marley|2005}}
- 1794 – Kingston Medical Society founded.[8]
19th century- 1802 – Kingston incorporated.{{sfn|Arnaboldi|1852}}
- 1807 – Slave trade officially abolished per Slave Trade Act.
- 1823 – Population: 33,000 (approximate).[6]
- 1824 – Jamaica Journal and Kingston Chronicle newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1825 – Jamaica Horticultural Society founded.[8]
- 1834
- Slavery officially abolished per Slavery Abolition Act.
- Jamaica Gleaner newspaper begins publication.[8][9]
- Mico College founded.{{sfn|Aspinall|1914}}
- 1843
- 26 August: Fire.{{sfn|Arnaboldi|1852}}
- Agricultural Society founded.[10]
- 1845 – Spanish Town-Kingston railway (Jamaica Railway Company) begins operating[15] and Kingston railway station opens.
- 1870 – Legislative Council of British Jamaica moves to Headquarters House.{{sfn|Aspinall|1914}}
- 1872
- Capital of British Jamaica relocated to Kingston from Spanish Town.[15]
- Victoria Market built on site of "Sunday/Negro market."{{sfn|Brown-Glaude|2011}}
- Jamaica Club founded.{{sfn|Aspinall|1914}}
- 1879 – Institute of Jamaica[17] and Sugar Wharf established.[11]
- 1881
- Population: 36,846.[12]
- Devon House (residence) built.[13]
- 1882 – 11 December: Fire.[14]
- 1885 – Shaare Shalom Synagogue built.
- 1887 – Jubilee Market dedicated.{{sfn|Ober|1920}}
- 1890 – Chinese Benevolent Society founded.[15]
- 1891
- Constant Spring Hotel in business (approximate date).[23]
- Population: 46,542.[12]
- Jamaica International Exhibition held.[16]
- 1894 – Montego Bay-Kingston railway begins operating.[15]
- 1897 – Victoria Park opens (approximate date).{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
- 1898 – Adrian Robinson becomes mayor.[17]
- 1899 – Electric tram begins operating.
20th century1900s–1950s- 1907 – 14 January: The 6.5 {{M|w|link=y}} Kingston earthquake causes 800–1,000 deaths and flooding from a moderate tsunami.[18]
- 1908 – King's House, Jamaica built.
- 1910 – Alpha Boys Band active.{{sfn|Witmer|1987}}
- 1912
- Ward Theatre established.[19]
- Hubert Simpson becomes mayor.[17]
- 1914 – Population: 57,379.{{sfn|Aspinall|1914}}
- 1918 – Myrtle Bank Hotel rebuilt.[20]
- 1923 – Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (city government) formed.[21]
- 1927
- December: Marcus Garvey returns to Kingston.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
- Heritage Dam built.[17]
- 1929
- Blackman newspaper begins publication.[22]
- August: Universal Negro Improvement Association Convention held.[22]
- 1930 – Sabina Park (cricket ground) established.
- 1935 – King of Kings Ethiopian Mission founded (approximate date).[23][24]
- 1938 – Carib Theatre opens.[25]
- 1947 – Alexander Bustamante elected mayor.
- 1948
- Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre and Palisadoes Airport established.
- University College of the West Indies established near city.
- 1951 – August: Hurricane Charlie.
- 1956 – Catholic Diocese of Kingston formed.
- 1957 – Earthquake.[26]
- 1958 – Iris King becomes mayor.[17]
1960s–1990s- 1960
- Parliament of Jamaica moves to Gordon House.[4]
- Population: 123,403 city; 376,520 urban agglomeration.[27]
- 1962
- 6 August: City becomes part of independent Jamaica.[15]
- Independence Park (sports complex) opens.
- 15–28 August: 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games held.
- Tivoli Gardens housing complex in Back O'Wall built.{{sfn|Sives|2002}}
- 1963
- Studio One (record label) in business.[28]
- McIntyre Land Citizens' Association formed.{{sfn|Anderson|2007}}
- 1964 – 11 November: Burial of Marcus Garvey in King George VI Memorial Park.[29]
- 1965 – Ethnic unrest.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
- 1966
- 21 April: Haile Selassie visits Jamaica.
- August: 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held.
- 1968 – Jamaica Stock Exchange founded.
- 1970
- Tuff Gong record label founded.
- Population: 111,879 city; 475,548 urban agglomeration.[30]
- 1972 – Ralph Eugene Brown PNP general-secretary becomes mayor.[31]
- 1973 – Jamaica Pegasus Hotel built.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
- 1979 – National Library of Jamaica headquartered in city.
- 1982 – Population: 104,041 city; 524,638 urban agglomeration.[32]
- 1987 – Bob Marley Museum opens.[33]
- 1989 – Marie Atkins becomes mayor.[34]
- 1990 – African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica / Jamaica Memory Bank headquartered in Kingston.[35]
- 1991 – Population: 103,962 city.[32]
- 1993 – The Jamaica Observer newspaper begins publication.
21st century- 2001 – Population: 579,137.[36]
- 2002 – Emancipation Park opens in Kingston.[37]
- 2003
- Passa Passa begins.[38]
- Desmond McKenzie becomes mayor.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
- 2008 – Monument "In Memory of Children Killed" unveiled.[39]
- 2010 – May–June: 2010 Kingston unrest.
- 2011 – Population: 937,700.
- 2012 – Angela Brown-Burke becomes mayor.
See also- Kingston history
- List of National Heritage Sites in Kingston
- Trenchtown history
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|chapter= Kingston, Jamaica: Crucible of Modernity |author= Trevor Burnard }}{{refend}}External links{{Commons category|Kingston, Jamaica}}- Maps of Kingston, Jamaica, 1960s
- Images of Kingston, Jamaica, various dates (via New York Public Library)
- [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=kingston%20jamaica&sg=true Images of Kingston, Jamaica], various dates (via U.S. Library of Congress)
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