The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Port Said, Egypt.
Prior to 20th century
1859 Port Said founded. Population: 150. 1861 - Population: 4,000. 1863 - Sweet Water Canal built. 1869 Port Said Lighthouse begins operating. November: Suez Canal opens. 1870 - Coal heaving porters guild established. 1870s - Anti-European unrest. 1881 - Abbas Mosque commissioned (built later). 1883 - Population: 17,000. 1895 - Headquarter of the Suez Canal Authority in Port Said built. Edmond coignet 1896 - First Cinema Projection in the city took place. 1899 - De Lesseps statue unveiled on Jetee Ouest (pier).
20th century
1904 - Cairo-Port Said railway begins operating. 1917 - Russian battleship Peresvet sinks offshore. 1920 - Al-Masry Sporting Club founded. 1926 Port Fouad founded on opposite side of Suez Canal. established. 1947 - Population: 177,703. 1955 - Port Said Stadium opens. 1956 5 November: British and French forces arrive during Suez Crisis. 23 December: British and French troops depart. December: Moorhouse Affair. 1960 - Population: 244,000. 1967 - After Israeli forces occupy Sinai Peninsula, some residents begin to flee city. 1974 - Population: 342,000. 1976 Suez Canal University established. Port Said declared a duty-free port. 1992 - Population: 460,000 (estimate). 1995 - Museum of Modern Art opens. 1998 - History Gardens laid out. 1999 - Port Said Hall (arena) opens.
21st century
2004 Suez Canal Container Terminal begins operating. Misr Public Library inaugurated. 2005 - Port Said International School opens. 2008 December: 2008 Arab Futsal Championship held. Population: 588,938. 2010 Port Said University established. Population: 603,787. 2012 - 1 February: Port Said Stadium riot. 2013 26 January: Unrest begins after verdict of stadium riot. 27 January: Anti-Morsi protest. 17–19 February: Labor strike, protest. March: Unrest. 2017 - Population: 749,371 (urban agglomeration).
See also History of Port Said Timelines of other cities in Egypt: Alexandria, Cairo
References
External links
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Port Said, various dates