The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Algiers, Algeria.
Prior to 16th century
3rd century BC – Yksm (Icosium) settled by Punics. 146 BC – Icosium became part of the Roman Empire. 371 AD – City raided by Firmus. 5th century AD – Vandals in power. 7th century AD – Arabs in power. 960 – Algiers founded by Buluggin ibn Ziri. 1014 – Hammadid dynasty in power. 1018 – Djamaa el Kebir mosque built. 1159 – Almohad Caliphate in power. 1313 – Ziyanids of the Kingdom of Tlemcen in power.
16th–18th centuries
1516 Capture of Algiers by Hayreddin Barbarossa and Aruj Barbarossa. Kasbah construction begins. 1518 – Harbour construction begins. 1529 – Capture of Peñón of Algiers by Hayreddin Barbarossa. 1544 – Lighthouse built. 1545 – Fort de l'Empereur built. 1549 – Muslim hospital founded. 1556 – Citadel built. 1581 – Fort Bab Azoun built. 1612 Ketchaoua Mosque built. Hospital of the Holy Trinity founded. 1622 – Aqueducts and Jama Bitchnin (mosque) built. 1660 – Mosque of the Fishery built. 1661 – Tamentfoust Castle built. 1696 – Mosque of Sidi Abderrahman built. 1769 – Dano–Algerian War begins. 1775 – 8 July: Attempted invasion of Algiers by Spanish forces. 1783 – 4–8 August: Bombardment of Algiers by Spanish forces. 1784 – 12 July: Bombardment of Algiers by Spanish-Neapolitan-Maltese-Portuguese forces. 1791 – Ketshawa Mosque built. 1799 – Palais d'Hiver du Gouverneur built.
19th century
1805 – 29 June: After the assassination of the head of the influential family, Busnach, the Janissaries sacked Algiers killing between 200 and 500 Jews. Causing serious unrest throughout the city. 1816 – 27 August: Bombardment of Algiers by Anglo-Dutch forces. 1817 – Kesba Berranee mosque built. 1824 – Bombardment of Algiers by British forces. 1825 – Fort des Anglais built. 1830 – June–July: Invasion of Algiers by French forces; the city becomes capital of French Algeria. 1832 – Jardin d'essai laid out. 1835 – National Library of Algeria founded. 1836 – Northern harbour construction begins. 1847 – Jardin Marengo laid out. 1866 – Boulevard de la Republique constructed. 1870 – Holy Trinity church built. 1872 – Notre-Dame d'Afrique church built. 1878 – Church of St. Augustin built. 1888 – Population: 56,000. 1890 – Algiers Observatory built in Bouzaréah. 1897 – National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art relocates to Mustapha Superieur.
20th century
1904 Medersa opens. Southern harbour construction begins. 1906 – Population: 138,240. 1908 May: National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers established. Quai de la Marine extended. Cinema opens. 1909 – Algiers 1 University founded. 1910 – Grand Post Office built. 1912 – Population: 172,397. 1921 – Mouloudia Chaàbia d'Alger football club formed. 1924 – Maison Blanche Airport begins operating. 1928 – Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography established. 1930 – Population: 246,061. 1933 – Palais du Gouvernement built. 1935 – Stade communal de Saint Eugène (sport stadium) built. 1942 May: Camus' novel L’Étranger published. November: Conflict between Axis and Allied forces. 1948 – Population: 266,165 city; 488,893 urban agglomeration.
1950s–1980s
1950 – Population: 516,000 (urban agglomeration). 1952 – Aerohabitat housing complex built. 1953 – Jacques Chevallier becomes mayor. 1954 Anti-French unrest. Diar el Mahçoul housing development and 200 Colonnes housing complex built. 1956 30 September: Battle of Algiers begins. National Liberation Front headquartered in city. 1958 – May: Pro-French unrest. 1959 – Siemens branch in business. 1960 January: Pro-French unrest. Population: 872,000 (urban agglomeration). 1961 – April: Coup attempt. 1962 City becomes capital of independent Algeria. 200,000 European residents depart. 1963 Centre National d'Etudes et d'Analyses pour la Population et le Développement headquartered in city. Algerian National Theatre established. 1966 Pontecorvo's film The Battle of Algiers released. Population: 903,530 city; 943,142 urban agglomeration; 1,648,038 metro. 1969 – Pan-African Arts Festival held. 1972 – 5 July 1962 Stadium opens. 1973 – September: International summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in city. 1975 – Hotel El-Aurassi in business. 1977 – Population: 1,523,000 city; 1,740,461 urban agglomeration. 1978 – July: All-Africa Games held. 1982 – Martyrs Memorial erected. 1985 – National Institute for Global Strategic Studies headquartered in city. 1988 – October: Anti-government demonstrations.
1990s
1990 March: African Cup of Nations held. Population: 1,819,000 (urban agglomeration). 1991 – Political unrest. 1992 August: Algiers airport bombing. Casbah of Algiers designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1994 24 December: Air France Flight 8969 hijacked at Algiers Airport. National Library of Algeria building inaugurated. 1997 – Algiers Stock Exchange established. 1998 – Population: 2,988,145. 2000 newspaper begins publication. Population: 2,278,000 (urban agglomeration).
21st century
2001 Flood. Algeria Cinema opens. 2003 – 21 May: The 6.8 Boumerdès earthquake affected northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). With at least 400 killed in Algiers alone, more than 2,200 people were killed altogether, and a moderate tsunami sank boats located near Spain's Balearic Islands. 2004 – September–October: 2004 Pan Arab Games held. 2007 Museum of Modern Art of Algiers inaugurated. April: Bombings. July: All-Africa Games held. 11 December: Bombings. 2008 Centre Commercial Al Qods shopping mall opens. Population: 2,712,944. 2009 – Centre Commercial Bab Ezzouar built. 2010 – Protests. 2011 Protests. Algiers Metro and Algiers tramway begin operating. Population: 2,916,000 (urban agglomeration). 2018 – African Youth Games to be held in Algiers.
See also Algiers history List of Pashas and Deys of Algiers (Regency of Algiers) List of mayors of Algiers, 1830–present (includes French period) History of Algeria Years in Algeria
Timelines of other cities in Algeria: Oran
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