The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Prior to 20th century
1654 – Kharkiv founded by Zaporozhian Cossacks (regiment's capital of Kharkiv Regiment). 1689 – built. 1734 – Kharkov Collegium founded. 1764 – Church of the Holy Trinity built. 1765 – Town becomes capital of Sloboda Ukraine governetore in Russian Empire. 1777 – Assumption Cathedral built. 1797 – Town becomes part of the Kharkov Governorate. 1805 – Kharkiv University established. 1817 – Population: 12,892. 1820 – constructed on . 1835 – Town becomes capital of Kharkov Governorate. 1867 – Population: 59,968. 1868 – Railway begins operating. 1878 – Student protest. 1882 Jewish Bilu group moves to Palestine. Population: 133,139. 1885 – Technological Institute founded. (fulltext) 1886 - Kharkiv Public Library and Museum of Art and Industry established. 1893 – Myronosytska Church rebuilt. 1895 – Kharkov Locomotive Factory begins operating. 1897 – Population: 170,682. 1900 Revolutionary Ukrainian Party founded in city. Population: 197,405.
20th century
1901 – Annunciation Cathedral consecrated. 1903 – "People's palace" established. 1906 – Tram begins operating. 1913 Choral Synagogue built. Population: 258,360. 1917 – December: First All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets (Kharkiv) held in city. 1918 February: City becomes capital of Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic. April: troops loyal to the Ukrainian People's Republic take control of Kharkiv together with the German Army. 100 years ago Bakhmut and the rest of Donbass liberated, Ukrayinska Pravda (18 April 2018) 1919 January: Kharkiv taken by the Red Army. March: Annual congress of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) begins in Kharkiv. June: Kharkiv taken by the White Army. December: Kharkiv retaken by the Red Army. 1920 City becomes capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Museum of History opens. 1921 Polish diplomatic mission established. Futurist Komkosmos group formed. 1922 - City becomes part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). 1924 - Kharkov Steam Locomotive Plant housing built. 1925 - Football Club Metalist Kharkiv formed. 1926 Traktor Stadium opens. Population: 417,342. 1927 Nova Generatsiia literary journal begins publication. Morozov Design Bureau (arms industry) established. 1928 Modernist Derzhprom building and Construction Workers Club built. Literaturnyi iarmarok journal begins publication. 1929 Institute of Political Education established. Palace of Labor, and textile workers' club built. 1930 International Conference of Revolutionary Writers held in city. National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation Institute founded. 1932 Holodomor (famine). City becomes part of the Kharkiv Oblast. 1933 - House of Trade and House of Planning Organizations and KhTZ Stadium built. 1934 Ukrainian SSR capital relocated from Kharkov to Kiev. opens. International Hotel built. Red Factory Theatre built (approximate date). 1935 College of Textile and Design established. Shevchenko monument erected in . 1939 – Population: 833,432. 1940 – April–May: as part of the Katyn massacre.
1941 1,200 political prisoners burned alive by the retreating Soviets in the Kharkiv tragedy. 20–24 October: First Battle of Kharkov; Germans in power. Nazi prison established by the Germans. 1942 – 12–28 May: Second Battle of Kharkov. 1943 19 February-15 March: Third Battle of Kharkov. 12–23 August: Fourth Battle of Kharkov; Soviets in power. 1947 – Zerkalʹnaya struya (fountain) built. 1954 Kharkov Airport opens. Institute of Fire Safety established. 1959 - Population: 934,136. 1962 - Institute of Radioelectronics established. 1964 Lenin monument erected in Dzerzhinsky Square. Kharkiv State Academy of Culture active. 1965 – Population: 1,070,000. 1972 – 18 May: Airplane crash occurs near city. 1975 – Kharkiv Metro begins operating. 1979 – Population: 1,485,000. 1981 - Kharkiv TV Tower erected. 1984 - Kharkiv Metro Bridge opens. 1985 - Population: 1,554,000. 1988 – Museum of Literature established. 1989 Population: 1,609,959. Sister city relationship established with Cincinnati, USA. 1990 UkrSibbank (bank) headquartered in city. built. 1991 – City becomes part of independent Ukraine. 1995 - 1995 Kharkiv drinking water disaster.
21st century 2001 - Population: 1,470,902. 2002 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia established. 2004 – Palace of Sports "Lokomotiv" arena opens. 2006 – 22 April: Supermarket bombings. 2010 – Hennadiy Kernes becomes mayor. 2012 June: Some UEFA Euro 2012 football games played in Kharkiv. 15 December: Beheadings 2014 6-8 April: Kharkiv People's Republic is established on 7 April by separatists in the city hall and promptly disbanded the early morning of 8 April following a police raid. 28 April: Attempted assassination of mayor Kernes. Kharkiv Battalion established. Population: 1,451,132.
2015 – 22 February: Bombing. 2018 – Population: 1,430,515 (estimate). 2021 – 21 January: Fire. 2022 – 24 February: Battle against Russia Begins.
See also History of Kharkiv Other names of Kharkiv (e.g. Charkow, Harkov, Kharkoff, Kharkow) List of mayors of Kharkiv
References
This article incorporates information from the Ukrainian Wikipedia and Russian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
External links
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Kharkiv, various dates