The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Prior to 20th century

1761 - Fortress of Saint Dimitry of Rostov established. 1796 - Settlement chartered, becomes seat of Rostovsky Uyezd within Novorossiysk Governorate. 1811 - design adopted. 1834 - Port established; fort demolished. 1842 - Synagogue built. 1868 - Main Choral Synagogue built. 1869 - Rostov-Glavny train station built. 1870 - Kharkiv-Rostov railway begins operating. 1881 - Population: 70,700. 1896 - Moskovskaya Hotel built. 1897 - Population: 119,889. 1899 - Rostov City Hall built.

20th century

1905 - Population: 126,375. 1908 - built. 1912 - Zaslavskaya House built. 1913 - Population: 204,725. 1915 - Rostov State University founded. 1917 - Cossacks take city. 1920 January: Red Army takes city. established. 1926 - Population: 308,103. 1927 - Rostov Zoo established. 1928 Nakhichevan-on-Don becomes part of city. Regional capital relocated to Rostov from Novocherkassk. 1929 created. Rostselmash agricultural equipment company established. 1930 Selmashstroy football club formed. Olimp-2 stadium built. 1936 - established. 1937 RODKA football club formed. , , and Rostov Oblast established. 1939 Rostvertol helicopter manufactory established. Population: 520,253. 1941 - November: Battle of Rostov (1941). 1942 - City taken by German forces. Up to 30,000 Russian Jews massacred there at a site called Zmievskaya Balka. 1965 Voroshilovsky bridge built. Population: 720,000. 1969 - Memorial complex to the Fallen Warriors unveiled. 1971 - SKA SKVO Stadium built. 1973 - created. 1985 established. Population: 986,000. 1992 - Rostov Chamber of Commerce established. 1994 - Rostov State Medical University active. 1996 becomes mayor. Vladimir Chub becomes governor of Rostov Oblast. 2000 - City becomes part of the Southern Federal District.

21st century

2007 - Church of the Intercession built. 2009, 24 July - 2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash occurs near city. 2010 Stele City of Military Glory erected. Population: 1,089,261. 2016, 19 March - Flydubai Flight 981 crashes. 2023, 23 June - Wagner Group rebellion, Rostov is captured by the Wagner Group. 2023, 24 June - Wagner Group withdraws from Rostov.

See also Rostov-on-Don history

Timelines of other cities in the Southern Federal District of Russia: Krasnodar, Volgograd

References

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.

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