Timeline of Tallinn

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tallinn, Estonia.

Prior to 17th century

17th century

  • 1630 – Reval Gymnasium (school) established.[2]
  • 1633 - Gymnasiums printing house is founded.
  • 1638 - Beginning of regular post between Tallinn and other Swedish cities.
  • 1675 - First newspaper in Tallinn, Revalsche Post-Zeitung, starts operating.
  • 1684 - Devastating fire in Toompea.

18th century

  • 1710 – Peter the Great's army besieges Reval, Reval surrenders (Siege of Reval (1710)), and Russian rule begins.[3]
  • 1719 – Catherinethal Palace (Kadriorg Palace) built.[3]
  • 1725 - Toompea orphanage is founded.
  • 1726 - Naval Blockade of Reval (1726)
  • 1758 - City is released for the task to hold up the defence facilities.
  • 1765 - Domeschool is changed to Academic Knightschool. Domechurch loses its control over the school and it is given to Estonian Knighthood.
  • 1769- Mihkli church-monastery is reconstructed as an orthodox church.
  • 1772
    • Castle rebuilt.[3]
    • Population: 6,954.
    • Cemeteries are taken outside of city walls.
  • 1774 – Kopli cemetery and Mõigu cemetery established.
  • 1782 - Population: 10,653
  • 1784 - First theatre is founded by August von Kotzebue.
  • 1795 - The Tallinna saksa teater is founded.

19th century

  • 1801 - British navy under the command of admiral Nelson is on the Bay of Tallinn, but he doesn´t attack.
  • 1816 – Population: 12,000.
  • 1817 - Tallinn´s customs affair
  • 1820 - Oleviste Church´s tower burns down.
  • 1827-
  • 1831 - Cholera strikes Tallinn (758 victims)
  • 1843 - The renovation of city's canalisation begins. It is finished by the year 1860.
  • 1845 – Church of Saints Peter & Paul built.[6]
  • 1848
  • 1851 – Population: 24,000.
  • 1857
    • Tallinn is removed from the list of fortress citys, which marks the beginning of Tallinns rapid expansion and becoming a metropol.
    • First baltic singing festival takes place in Tallinn.
  • 1860 - First edition of the Revalsche Zeitung published
  • 1864 – Kanut Guild Hall built.[6]
  • 1865 - The Gas factory of Tallinn is finished.
  • 1867 – St. John's Church built.
  • 1870
    • Railway begins operating.[2]
    • Baltic Station (Tallinn Railway station, Balti jaam) built.
  • 1880 - June: Estonian Song Festival held in city.[2]
  • 1881 - The construction of a modern canalisation begins.
  • 1883
  • 1886 – Glehn Castle built.
  • 1888 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating.[2]
  • 1889 - Toompea is finally administratively united with Reval.
  • 1896 – Estonian Song Festival relocates to Reval.
  • 1900

20th century

1900s-1940s

1950s-1990s

21st century

See also

References

  1. Ring 1995.
  2. Toivo Miljan (2004). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Estonia. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6571-6.
  3. Britannica 1910.
  4. Murray 1849.
  5. Townsend 1877.
  6. Baedeker 1914.
  7. Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
  8. Robert I. Frost (2014). "Chronology". The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558 - 1721. Routledge. p. 330+. ISBN 978-1-317-89858-0.
  9. "Arhiivindus: History". Tallinn City. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  10. "Tallinn". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. New York: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  11. "Esthonia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 via HathiTrust.
  12. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Western Europe: Russia and former Soviet Union (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. p. 375+. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  13. "Garden Search: Estonia". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  14. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
  15. Film and Television Collections in Europe: the MAP-TV Guide. Routledge. 1995. ISBN 978-1-135-37262-0.
  16. "Estonia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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