The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Chișinău, Republic of Moldova.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1436 - Village mentioned in a document[1] in the Principality of Moldavia.
 - 1641 - Town becomes property of the Sfânta Vineri Monastery.[1][2]
 - 1752 - Măzărache Church built.
 - 1812
 - 1813 - Religious Eparchy of Chișinău[4] and Theological Seminary[2] established.
 - 1817 - Anghel Nour becomes mayor.
 - 1818
- Town becomes capital of the Bessarabia Oblast.[4]
 - Ștefan cel Mare Central Park laid out.
 
 - 1832
- Public Library founded.
 - Population: 35,000. [3]
 
 - 1836 - Nativity Cathedral built.
 - 1838 - Chișinău Lutheran Church built.
 - 1840 - Triumphal Arch erected.
 - 1849 - Population: 42,613.[5]
 - 1860 - Telegraph to Odessa begins operating.[4]
 - 1862 - Population: 92,000, (inc. suburbs.)[3]
 - 1871
- Calea Ferată din Moldova (railway) to Tiraspol begins operating.
 - Chișinău Railway Station opens.
 
 - 1877 - April: Alexander II of Russia visits city.[4]
 - 1895 - St. Teodora de la Sihla Church built.
 - 1897 - Population: 102,427.[5]
 - 1900 - Population: 125,787.[3]
 - end of 19th C. - Chișinău Water Tower built.
 
20th century
- 1901 - Chișinău City Hall completed.
 - 1902 - Transfiguration Church built.
 - 1903 - April: Kishinev pogrom of Jews occurs.[3][6]
 - 1905
- October: Second Pogrom of Jews.[4]
 - Sfatul Țării Palace built.
 
 - 1913
- Cuvânt moldovenesc magazine begins publication.[4]
 - Population: 128,700.[7]
 
 - 1917
- March: National Moldavian Party headquartered in city.[8]
 - December: Bessarabian Sfatul Țării (parliament) convenes in city.[4]
 
 - 1918
 - 1921 - Capitoline Wolf statue erected.
 - 1925 - City becomes seat of Lăpușna County.[9]
 - 1928 - Stephen the Great Monument unveiled in Ștefan cel Mare Central Park.
 - 1930 - Population: 114,896.[9]
 - 1939 - National Museum of Fine Arts founded.
 - 1940
- June: Soviet occupation begins.
 - August: City designated capital of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]
 - 10 November: 1940 Vrancea earthquake.
 - Bessarabian Society of Writers established.[10]
 
 - 1941
 - 1944
 - 1945
- Dinamo Stadium opens.
 - Licurici Puppet Theatre founded.
 
 - 1946 - Academy of Sciences of Moldova established.
 - 1950
- Cinema Gaudeamus opens.[11]
 - Chișinău Botanical Garden founded.
 
 - 1952
- Artificial Komsomol Lake created.
 - Moldovan Newsreel Documentary Studio established.
 
 - 1957
- Moldova National Opera Ballet theatre opens.
 - Moldova-Film studio active.
 
 - 1958 - Alley of Classics sculpture area opens in Ștefan cel Mare Central Park.
 - 1960 - Chișinău International Airport opens.
 - 1965
- Romanian Literature Museum established.
 - Population: 278,000.[12]
 
 - 1974 - Chișinău Airport terminal built.
 - 1977
- 4 March: 1977 Vrancea earthquake.
 - Sud-Est magazine begins publication.
 
 - 1978 - Chișinău Zoo and Pe Strada Trandafirilor theatre founded.
 - 1979 - Population: 539,000.[13]
 - 1982 - Circ (cultural entity) opens.[14]
 - 1983
- National Museum of History of Moldova established.
 - Chișinău Water Tower rebuilt.
 
 - 1985 - Population: 624,000.[15]
 - 1987
- Moldovan Writers' Union active.[10]
 - Presidential Palace complete.
 
 - 1989 - 1989 Moldovan civil unrest.
 - 1990 - Office of mayor re-established.
 - 1991
- City becomes part of the Republic of Moldova.[1]
 - Eugene Ionesco Theatre established.
 - Capitoline Wolf statue re-installed.
 - Population: 676,700.
 
 - 1999 - Army Museum founded.
 - 2000
 
21st century
- 2001 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Chișinău[18] and La Strada Center for Women Rights[17] established.
 - 2002 - Anti-government 2002 Chișinău protest.[19]
 - 2005 - 2005 Chișinău mayoral election held.
 - 2007 - Dorin Chirtoacă becomes mayor.
 - 2009 - April: April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests.[20]
 - 2011 - June: 2011 Moldovan local election held.
 - 2012 - January: Anti-government protest.[21]
 - 2013 - 3 November: 2013 Pro Europe demonstration in Moldova.
 - 2014 - Population: 492,894.
 - 2015 - September: Anti-Timofti demonstration.[22][23]
 
See also
- History of Chișinău
 - Timeline of Chișinău (in Romanian)
 - List of mayors of Chișinău
 - Other names of Chișinău (e.g. Kishineff, Kishinev)
 - Template:Chișinău
 
References
- 1 2 3 4 Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). "Chisinau". Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.
 - 1 2  Charles Upson Clark (1927). Bessarabia, Russia and Roumania on the Black Sea. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company – via Hathi Trust. 
Kishineff
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 Britannica 1910.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.
 - 1 2 Chambers 1901.
 - ↑ Dominic Lieven, ed. (2006). "Chronology". Imperial Russia, 1689-1917. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81529-1.
 - ↑ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
 - ↑ Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Kishinev", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 955, OL 6112221M
 - 1 2 "Istoric" (in Romanian). Uniunea Scriitorilor din Republica Moldova. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
 - ↑ "Movie Theaters in Chisinau, Moldova". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
 - ↑  "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. 
Kishinev
 - ↑ Henry W. Morton and Robert C. Stuart, ed. (1984). The Contemporary Soviet City. New York: M.E. Sharpe. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-87332-248-5.
 - ↑ "Chisinau's Circ Comes to Life". Moldovarious (blog). 10 December 2008 – via Global Voices.
 - ↑  United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Student protests continue in Moldova, BBC News, 18 April 2000
 - 1 2 "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
 - ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Moldova". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
 - ↑ Michael Wines (25 February 2002), "History Course Ignites a Volatile Tug of War in Moldova", New York Times
 - ↑ "After a 'Spontaneous' Riot, Moldovans Look for Answers", New York Times, 8 April 2009
 - ↑ "Moldova: Anti-Government Protests Receive Little Endorsement From Netizens". Global Voices. 31 January 2012.
 - ↑ "Moldova protest camp in Chisinau over $1bn bank fraud", BBC News, 7 September 2015
 - ↑ "Moldova: Huge anti-corruption protest in Chisinau", BBC News, 13 September 2015
 
This article incorporates information from the Romanian Wikipedia and Russian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- "Kishinef", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
 - "Kishineff", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t7zk5ms79 – via HathiTrust
 - Herman Rosenthal (1907), "Kishinef", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 7, New York, hdl:2027/osu.32435029752888
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 836.
 - "Southern Russia: Kishinev", Russia with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, hdl:2027/mdp.39015088245025, OCLC 1328163
 
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